Israel

Government advisories

• ☐ United States: level 3/4 — Level 3: Reconsider Travel - Level 3: Reconsider Travel
• ☐ United Kingdom: level 2/4
• ☐ Canada: level 3/4 — Avoid non-essential travel (with regional advisories)

Health notices

• ☐ Global Polio (level 2)
• ☐ Global Measles (level 1)

Entry requirements

☐ Visitors to Israel must obtain a visa unless they come from one of the visa-exempt countries and obtain an electronic travel authorization (ETA-IL). Nationals of certain countries may obtain an electronic visa (e-Visa) online, while others must obtain a visa from an Israeli diplomatic mission.

Practical

• ☐ Plug type C/H, 230V — bring an adapter if yours differs
• ☐ Drives on the right
• ☐ Emergency (police): 100
• ☐ Emergency (ambulance): 101
• ☐ Emergency (fire): 102
• ☐ SIM: Roaming with your own device: Israel is mostly covered with 4G and 5G, but make sure to have VoLTE enabled. Other networks like CDMA2000 and iDen were shut down. Previous generation 2G and 3G networks have very limited coverage, and all of them are planned to be completely shut down in 2026.
• ☐ Tipping: Outside of the food industry, tipping is not common. The norm for waiters is a 15% tip unless the service was horribly disrespectful. In bars where you sit down at the bar, tip 15%. In fast food restaurants, food stands, and in bars where you order your drink and go, don't tip.

Before you go

General trip-prep, not specific to Israel — the same short list applies anywhere.

• ☐ Register with your embassy's traveler program if one exists
• ☐ Check your passport's validity and blank-page requirements on your destination's official entry-rules page
• ☐ Photograph/screenshot your passport, visa, and travel insurance documents
• ☐ Download offline maps for your destination
• ☐ Confirm your bank/card issuer knows you're traveling
• ☐ Check whether your phone plan needs a travel add-on or a local SIM