Special Permit Now Required For Business Visitors

Key Points

• Foreign nationals traveling to Israel as business visitors must now apply for a special entry permit. 
• Applicants must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to be eligible. 
• Both the employee traveling as a business visitor and their Israeli sponsoring employer must submit separate applications. 
• Applications must be submitted electronically to the Ministry of Economics in Israel. Upon approval, a subsequent application must be submitted to the Ministry of Interior. 
• Applications must be supported with detailed information and documents that prove why the purpose of the visit cannot be accomplished without traveling to Israel. 
• Additionally, employee applicants must be able to provide proof of their COVID-19 vaccination records.