Entry to Israel

Border Security: Entry into Israel

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    Steps aimed at protecting the security of the citizens of Israel are taken by Israeli border control officials at the port of entry, including the inspections of electronic devices. ​These are routine and follow international standards in terms of regulations and procedures. Israel does not collect entry statistics regarding the religion, race or ethnicity for any of its visitors.

    More than 626,000 American citizens entered Israel in 2012, and only 142 denied entry. This puts the refusal rate at about 0.023%, which is more or less the annual average.  Similar steps, of the same nature and purpose, are also taken by the United States and other countries, whereby the American refusal rate for Israeli applications for "B" visas was 5.4% in 2012.