The implementation of the reciprocity principle, which is one of the main principles of the Visa Waver Program, has begun. The a procedure requires any country that seeks to be accepted as a member of the VWP with the US.

This new procedure establishes an outline that will allow any American citizen to enter Israel, and later, with the acceptance of Israel as a member of the VWP, will allow any Israeli to enter the United States, for tourism, without the need for applying for a visa. The full implementation of the new procedure will apply to any American citizen, including Americans with additional citizenship (regardless of the other country of citizenship), American residents of Judea and Samaria, and American residents of the Gaza Strip.

Guidelines for US citizens for arrival in the state of Israel and at the border control

These guidelines are intended to specify the method of arranging the entry of US citizens who wish to come to Israel and pass through Israel's border crossings, including the stage where they are still outside Israel and have not reached its border crossings.

Moreover, the privileges will also apply, as detailed in this document, to US citizens who are residents of the Judea and Samaria area or who possess additional citizenship included in the appendix to the Citizenship and Entry into Israel Law (Temporary Order), 2022 (hereafter, "The Temporary Order").

Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT)'s website explains the outline and procedures for the arrival of Palestinian citizens who also hold US citizenship, to Israel and the area:

Entry of Palestinian-American Tourists into Israel  

·        Registration of US passport information

·        Entry from the Judea and Samaria area into Israel

·        Entry into Israel from abroad

·        Entering from the Allenby Bridge Crossing

·        Departure into the Gaza Strip by US citizens, for visits to first-degree family

·        Exiting abroad through the Allenby Bridge Crossing, for US citizens who are Gaza Strip residents

·        Q&A

*The Full Procedure for entry of Palestinian-American tourists into Israel

مسار تفتيش الحدود للمواطنين الأمريكيين

דף האינטרנט הייעודי שהקים מתאם הפעולות בשטחים (מתפ"ש) וכולל הסברים מפורטים לאזרחים פלסטיניים הנושאים אזרחות ארה"ב ומבקשים להגיע לישראל ולאיזור:

دخول السائحين الفلسطينيين الأمريكيين إلى إسرائيل

* تسجيل جواز السفر الأمريكي

* الدخول من منطقة يهودا والسامرة إلى إسرائيل

* الدخول من خارج البلاد إلى إسرائيل

* الدخول من معبر جسر أللنبي

* مغادرة المواطنين الأمريكيين إلى قطاع غزة لزيارة أفراد العائلة من القرابة الأولى

* المغادرة إلى خارج البلاد من معبر جسر أللنبي بالنسبة للمواطنين الأمريكيين من سكان قطاع غزة

* أسئلة وأجوبة