Visa Requirements
Do Russian citizens need a visa for Israel?
Official Requirement
eTA required
for Russia citizens travelling to Israel
As of January 2025, visitors from eligible countries must obtain an Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA-IL) before arriving in Israel. The ETA-IL is valid for two years and permits stays of up to 90 days for tourism or business purposes. Applications are submitted through the Israel Population and Immigration Authority portal.
Last checked 5 months ago (19 April 2026)
We are not a government authority. Requirements change without notice. Always verify with the official consulate link before travel.
Jerusalem
At a glance
Key facts for Russian citizens visiting Israel
- Requirement
- eTA required
- Maximum stay
- Up to 90 days
- Official source
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Step by step
How Russian citizens enter Israel
Check your passport is valid for the whole trip. Many countries also want it valid for a period beyond your departure date, so confirm the exact rule on the official page below.
Apply online before you travel and wait for approval. Book nothing that you cannot change until the approval arrives.
Carry proof of onward or return travel and of where you are staying. Border officers ask for both, and an airline can refuse boarding without them.
Check the requirement again close to your departure date. This route was last checked on 19 April 2026, and rules change without notice.
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Avoid Some Regions
UK FCDO: The FCDO advises against all travel to Gaza, to areas within 500m of the Gaza border, to the Tulkarm, Jenin, and Tubas governorates of the West Bank other than Route 90, to northern Israel and the occupied Golan Heights north of Route 89 and Route 91, and to areas within 500m of the Area of Separation. It advises against all but essential travel to the remainder of the West Bank, excluding East Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Ramallah, and certain highways. Strikes and retaliatory attacks involving Iran have continued since July, bringing a risk of rocket and drone attacks, falling shrapnel from interceptions, and border closures at short notice.
Updated 2026-09-26 11:52:30
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Questions
What Russian citizens ask about entering Israel
Not a visa, but Russian citizens do need an approved electronic travel authorisation before boarding a flight to Israel. This was last checked on 19 April 2026.
Up to 90 days on this entry route. A longer trip needs a different permission, which this page does not cover. A border officer decides the length granted on the day.
Through the official application page linked on this page. Yoogo does not process applications and takes no fee for them.
A passport valid for the trip, proof of onward or return travel, and proof of where you are staying. Officers can ask for evidence that you can support yourself for the visit. Entry is always the officer's decision, whatever the paperwork says.
Israel uses ILS. Check the rate before you exchange anything at the airport, where the spread is usually widest.
Changes to this route
No changes recorded since the first check on 19 April 2026.
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