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Puerto Rico → Israel: Short-stay tourist

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Required documents

14 items

Identity

  • Completed and signed visa application form

    Required

    Fill in the ministry's "Entry Visa to Israel" application form in Hebrew or English, sign it and attach a recent photo. It asks for your personal and passport details, purpose of visit, address in Israel, expected entry date and length of stay, and any family or acquaintances in Israel, and ends with a signed declaration.

    Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, State of Israel

  • Two passport photos

    Required

    Two recent duplicate passport photos: colour, against a white background, full front view of your face, 5 x 5 cm.

    Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, State of Israel

  • Valid travel document

    Required

    A passport or other travel document valid for at least 3 months beyond the period of the visa.

    Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, State of Israel

Financial

Purpose of travel

  • A trip that fits a B/2 tourist visa

    Required

    The B/2 visa is for tourism, medical tourism, business meetings or short-term non-academic study. It usually gives a single entry and is valid for three months from the day it is granted, and holders may not work in Israel. Someone who has worked in Israel in agriculture, construction or caregiving may apply for a B/2 one year after leaving Israel.

    Source: Population and Immigration Authority (PIBA), State of Israel

Accommodation

Insurance

Employment

Travel

  • Apply in person at an Israeli embassy or consulate

    Required

    This is a short-stay visa for visiting, touring, medical tourism, business or short non-academic study. Book an appointment at an Israeli mission in your country of residence and appear in person, the page adds that appearing in person is at the consular officer's discretion. Bring all your documents and completed forms. The appointment is an interview only and doesn't guarantee a visa; the consul can ask for more documents, and the Israeli consulate in Atlanta suggests booking about a month before you travel. Some missions add local requirements on their own pages, so read the page for your mission. Indian and Sri Lankan residents also have an online option (see the eVisa-B2 line below).

    Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, State of Israel

  • Online option for Indian and Sri Lankan residents (eVisa-B2 pilot)

    Israel's immigration authority says Indian and Sri Lankan passport holders living in India or Sri Lanka can apply for a B2 visa online through its eVisa-B2 pilot (notice dated 25 June 2025 on its home page). The eVisa-B2 page lists a 105 NIS handling fee (non-refundable, stated as valid for 2026) and a reply by email within 10 working days, and says you may still be asked to visit the nearest Israeli consulate. You upload a copy of your passport, a recent photo on a white background, return tickets, health insurance valid in Israel, proof of where you'll stay, and proof of funds (bank statements for the last three months, a bank approval or another document showing enough money).

    Source: Population and Immigration Authority (PIBA), State of Israel

  • Two-way plane ticket

    Required

    A two-way plane ticket. You don't need to present it when you submit the application.

    Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, State of Israel

Other

  • Check first whether you need a visa at all

    Many nationalities don't need a visa and only need an ETA-IL. Israel's ETA-IL site has an eligibility check (nationality, passport type and purpose of visit); its text says that if you are not eligible for an ETA-IL, you need to apply for a visa.

    Source: Population and Immigration Authority (PIBA), State of Israel

  • Children under 18 can be listed on a parent's application form

    Israel's tourist entry visa application form has a section for dependents included in the application, with space for children under 18. Ask the Israeli mission where you apply whether your child can be included on a parent's form or needs their own.

    Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, State of Israel

Why applications on this route get refused

  • An untrue declaration, or an existing bar on entering Israel

    The application form ends with a signed declaration: that your details are correct, that you have not committed a criminal offence or any act against the Jewish people or Israel's security, that you have no illness that could endanger public health, that no court warrant or police search is out for you, and that you have not been given an order barring your entry or been refused entry to Israel. The form says that if such an order exists you will be denied entry, and that holding a visa does not stop the Interior Ministry refusing you entry if the visa was issued on false information.

    How to avoid it: Fill in the form accurately and answer the declaration truthfully. If you think an entry ban, a past refusal or a similar issue could apply to you, ask the Israeli mission before you pay for travel.

  • Assuming an approved visa guarantees entry

    For its eVisa, Israel's immigration authority says approval only lets you reach the border crossing: a border control officer checks you on arrival and may decide you are not authorized to enter Israel.

    How to avoid it: Treat approval as permission to travel, not a promise of entry, bring the documents you used for the application and answer the border officer's questions honestly.

  • Applying too soon after working in Israel

    Israel's immigration authority says a foreign worker who has worked in Israel in agriculture, construction or caregiving may apply for a B/2 tourist visa only one year after leaving Israel, even if they come from a visa-exempt country.

    How to avoid it: If you have worked in Israel in one of those fields, wait until a year after you left before applying for a tourist visa.

Sources

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