Israeli passport

Israeli passport
דרכון ישראלי
Front cover of a contemporary Israeli biometric passport (), issued since 2013
Data page of a contemporary Israeli biometric passport, 2014
TypePassport
Issued byMinistry of Interior of Israel
First issued1 January 2012 (biometric passport)[1]
PurposeIdentification
EligibilityIsraeli citizenship
Expiration1, 5, or 10 years after issuance
Cost
  • 260 (adult, summer, online payment)
  • ₪165 (adult, winter, online payment)
  • ₪280 (adult, payment at passport office)
  • ₪135 (child, summer, online payment)
  • ₪100 (child, winter, online payment)
  • ₪150 (child, payment at passport office)[2]

The Israeli passport (Hebrew: דַּרְכּוֹן יִשְׂרְאֵלִי Dárkōn Yīśreʾēli; Arabic: جواز سفر إسرائيلي Jawāz Safar Isrāʾīlī) is the travel document issued to citizens of the State of Israel for the purpose of international travel.[3] It grants the bearer visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to 170 countries and territories, where they are entitled to the protection of Israeli consular officials.

Although Israelis are allowed multiple citizenship, a government regulation[specify] from 2002 forbids them from using foreign passports when entering or leaving Israeli territory. Holders of the Israeli passport—or, in some cases, a foreign passport that has been used to enter Israel—are entirely prohibited from entering sixteen countries; this restriction includes the country's Arab or Palestinian citizens of Israel.

  1. ^ "Home". www.consilium.europa.eu.
  2. ^ "Apply for an Israeli passport". GOV.IL. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Travel Documents". 11 May 2005. Archived from the original on 11 May 2005.