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A Palestinian man at the Rafah border crossing holds his Palestinian Authority-issued passport on June 12, 2015. (Aaed Tayeh/Flash90)
September 1, 2025, 9:26 am
US refusing visas to Palestinian passport holders, in unannounced policy
State Department instructed diplomatic missions to refuse ‘all otherwise eligible’ applicants who seek visas on PA passport, via statute typically applied to individual cases
By ToI Staff
Passengers arriving at Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv on April 17, 2024. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
December 29, 2024, 6:12 pm
Visitors to Israel face a new headache from Jan. 1: Applying for a travel permit
Foreign nationals from visa-exempt countries seeking to visit Israel, including those from the US and European Union, will have to apply for a travel permit and pay a $6.80 fee
By Sharon Wrobel
Passengers arriving at Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv on April 17, 2024. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
May 30, 2024, 11:14 pm
Travelers to Israel will soon need to apply in advance for travel authorization
ETA system to be launched for tourists from visa-exempt countries, including US; gradual pilot program to kick off Saturday, before going into full effect on August 1
By Ron Kampeas
An Israeli passenger from a flydubai flight from Tel Aviv waves her Israeli passport on arrival at Dubai International Airport in the United Arab Emirates, November 26, 2020. (AP Photo/Jon Gambrell)
January 13, 2021, 6:49 pm
UAE approves visa exemption agreement with Israel, Foreign Ministry says
Israel’s first such deal with an Arab country is now set to enter into force in 30 days’ time
By ToI Staff
An Israeli passenger from a flydubai flight from Tel Aviv waves her Israeli passport on arrival at Dubai International Airport in the United Arab Emirates, November 26, 2020. (AP Photo/Jon Gambrell)
December 3, 2020, 5:44 pm
UAE launches tourist visas for Israelis as waiver deal lags
Measure is a stopgap to open doors to visitors from Jewish state until mutual visa waiver agreement is finalized
By AFP
An El Al airliner carrying Israeli and US delegations to Abu Dhabi for talks takes off from Ben Gurion Airport, near Tel Aviv, August 31, 2020. (Ariel Schalit/AP)
November 23, 2020, 8:25 pm
UAE to open to Israelis in coming weeks, before visa-waiver deal takes effect
As mutual program will take at least 30 days to begin, Foreign Ministry says Emiratis will allow airlines to grant permits electronically; El Al announces flights from December 13
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: An Etihad Airways plane lands at at Israel's Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv, on October 20, 2020. (JACK GUEZ / AFP)
November 22, 2020, 5:05 pm
Israel ratifies visa exemption agreement with UAE, its first with Arab state
Netanyahu hails agreement as boost for reciprocal tourism; misleadingly says Sudan abstained on anti-Israel UN resolution when instead it was absent from vote on Israeli resolution
By Raphael Ahren
El Al's airliner, carrying a US-Israeli delegation to the UAE, landing on the tarmac at the Abu Dhabi airport, August 31, 2020. (Karim SAHIB / AFP)
November 1, 2020, 5:43 pm
UAE ratifies mutual visa exemption agreement with Israel
Deal for visa-free travel receives final okay from Abu Dhabi’s cabinet; Israeli ministers must now do same for it to go into effect
By ToI Staff
Emirati official Omar Saif Ghobash (R) handing a letter to Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi at a ceremony in Israel on October 20, 2020. (Foreign Ministry)
October 20, 2020, 4:56 pm
UAE asks Israel to move quickly on establishing mutual embassies
Jerusalem says Emirati foreign minister sent official request to establish mission in Tel Aviv as soon as possible, is hoping Israel does the same in Abu Dhabi
By Raphael Ahren and ToI Staff
PM Netanyahu, left, greets US Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin and UAE Minister of State for Financial Affairs Obaid Humaid Al Tayer ahead of a ceremony during which Israel and the UAE signed four bilateral agreements at Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion Airport, October 20, 2020 (Amos Ben Gershom/GPO)
October 20, 2020, 1:36 pm
Senior UAE delegation comes to Israel; Netanyahu: ‘Today we are making history’
Israeli and Emirati officials sign visa exemption agreement and announce, together with the US, a $3 billion regional development fund
By Raphael Ahren
The crew of an Etihad Airlines flight wave Israeli flags after landing at Ben Gurion Airport, October 19, 2020 (Sivan Farag)
October 20, 2020, 1:14 am
Israel to sign visa exemption agreement with UAE, its first with an Arab state
Netanyahu, Ashkenazi set to welcome first senior Emirati delegation to Israel, headed by country’s finance and economy ministers; sides will sign several bilateral agreements
By Raphael Ahren
US President Donald Trump during a campaign rally, in North Charleston, South Carolina, February 28, 2020. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
June 24, 2020, 4:06 pm
For Israelis who need to relocate, new Trump visa policy ‘more bark than bite’
US president’s executive order suspends, till end of the year, L-1 visa used by Israeli firms to transfer workers; luckily, more commonly used E-1 and E-2 visas are untouched
By Shoshanna Solomon
Illustrative: A Ramat Gan office park. (Miriam Alster/FLASH90)
April 24, 2019, 6:42 am
Israel launches investor visas for US citizens
Move comes after US says it will also extend visas to Israelis looking to invest in the country and send employees to grow enterprise
By JTA
Human Rights Watch's Israel and Palestine director Omar Shakir at his office in the West Bank city of Ramallah on May 9, 2018. (AFP Photo/Abbas Momani)
May 23, 2018, 4:46 pm
Court freezes expulsion of top Human Rights Watch official
Omar Shakir, who rejects accusation that he supports an Israel boycott, allowed to remain in country pending decision on bid to deport him
By Sue Surkes
The owner of England's Chelsea Football Club, Russian tycoon Roman Abramovich, as he leaves court in London, October 4, 2011. (AP/File)
May 22, 2018, 12:12 am
Russian Jewish billionaire Abramovich’s UK visa not extended, associate confirms
Source close to Chelsea soccer club owner says renewal process taking longer than usual, but unclear why
By Agencies
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