New Zealand, Cook Island, Tongan, and Samoan passport holders (also official passports) traveling to Israel for a visit (Business/Tourist) of 90 days or less do not require a visa. Only those traveling to Israel for Employment/Work/Student require a visa.

If you are holding a passport that is not of New Zealand, Cook Islands, Tonga or Samoa, once the visa application has been processed, the applicant will be required to arrive at the embassy for an interview before it will be issued.

check whether you need to obtain a visa to visit Israel (To download click here). It is important to emphasize that the exemption applies only to visas for visits and to passports (not to laissez passer/Travel Documents).

​Step 1 - Visa type - click here

Step 2 - Visa fee charges - click here

Step 3 - Provide the consular with the correct documentation and making an appointment - click here

• Land of the Bible web site - Click here
• Israel Ministry of Tourism - Click here

 

 Step 1 - Visa Type

A B/2 Visitor Visa is granted to someone who wishes to stay in Israel for a short period (such as a business meeting or study in a Hebrew ulpan). A person who enters Israel on a B/2 Visitor Visa is not allowed to work in the State of Israel. A B/2 Visitor Visa is valid for up to three months from the date of issue and for one entry. The duration of the stay in Israel will be determined by the Border Police. A visitor who wishes to extend their visit may submit an application at one of the regional population administration offices of the Ministry of the Interior.


Please note that the visa can only be issued at a maximum of three months prior to your travel to Israel.

* Photo taken by Dana Friedlander for the Israeli Ministry of Tourism.

click here to download​

Continue to step 2 - Visa fee charges - click here
 

1. ​Completed and signed application for a visa to enter Israel : click here to download​
2. One recent 5X5  passport photo in color and white background.
3. Certification of acceptance for study at a recognized educational institution in Israel.
4. Proof that the student has the financial means to pay for his studies and sustenance throughout his stay in Israel.
5. A photocopy of your current passport, which needs to be valid for at least 6 months after the date of departure (If you are not required to interview at the embassy, you must send your physical passport to the embassy + a prepaid self-addressed courier envelope with a signature required sticker). 
6. A photocopy of both parents’ passports. 
7. Copy of your birth certificate (if you are a minor under 18– an original and apostilled birth certificate, and the form “Permission of a parent to issue visa for a minor” signed by both parents in the embassy in front of the consular officer ( Click Here to download). 
8.    Travel itinerary, flights & timetable
9. A bank statement of the past 3 months, or a statement from your parents or sponsor that states they will financially support you for the entire duration of your studies and provide their own bank statement.
10. Accommodation arrangements
    11. Travel insurance (covering hospitalization) for the duration of your stay in Israel.

1. A certificate of good conduct, verified by an apostille stamp. For more information regarding how to obtain an apostil in New Zealand - click here
2. Certification of medical examinations performed in a recognized clinic or hospital (the certification must cover, inter alia, normal results in a general blood test as well as tests for tuberculosis, hepatitis, and AIDS).
3. A declaration of consent to the taking of fingerprints  - click here to download
4.  Visa Application Form filled and signed: click here to download​
5. One recent 5X5 cm passport photo in color, white background.
6. A birth certificate, verified by an apostille stamp. For more information regarding how to obtain an apostil in New Zealand - click here​
7. Health insurance, which covers the entire period of stay.
   The validity of the B/1 Work Visa will be in accordance with Ministry of Interior guidelines. The worker must enter Israel within the period of time specified in the visa and can remain for the specified period of time. Once in Israel, a person with a B/1 Work Visa can apply to the population administration office of the Ministry of the Interior to have their visa extended.

1. Fill in and sign the form “Application for entry visa to Israel” : click here to download​
2. Your passport - needs to be valid for six months beyond the date of your departure
   from Israel.
3. A photocopy of both parents’ passports.
   
4. Confirmation letter of participation in the program (in Hebrew).
5. One updated passport photo (5x5cm - color).
6. Travel insurance (covering hospitalization) for the duration of your stay in Israel.
7. Copy of your birth certificate (if you are a minor – and original and apostilled birth certificate).
8. A prepaid self-addressed courier envelope with a signature required sticker).
   

Click Here to download

For further information about Taglit-Birthright Israel (click here).
For further information about MASA (click here).

To continue to Step 3 - Provide the consular with the correct documentation and making an appointment - click here

 

Aliya Visa

Aliya is the immigration of Jews from the diaspora to the State of Israel. According to an arrangement between the government of Israel and the Jewish Agency, the latter handles immigration (aliya) to Israel. This is to say, the Jewish Agency is responsible for checking candidates, providing advice and guidance, seeing absorption arrangements, referrals to immigrant centers, places of study, employment, etc.
The Jewish Agency can recommend a person's immigration and transfer their application (together with a written recommendation) to an official representative of the State of Israel for aliya.

All applications for Aliyah from New Zealand are made through Jewish Agency Aliyah office in Melbourne Australia.
The Israel embassy in NZ will provide the visa ones the Aliyah application has been approved and a letter of approval on the applicant’s name was presented.

To contact the JAFI Aliyah office in Australia:

   Melbourne - PH +61-03-92725688
   OzAliya@jafi.org
 
Web Sites:  http://www.jewishagency.org/aliyah
                 http://www.jewishagency.org/Global_Center
        Aliyah - Zionist Federation of Australia (zfa.com.au)

Web Site: http://www.jewishagency.org/aliyah 

                http://www.jewishagency.org/Global_Center

For the issuing of a Aliya Visa, the following are required:

Please note that the visa can only be issued at a maximum of three months prior to your travel to Israel.

 

1. Visa Application Form filled and signed (AliyaVisaApplication.pdf).​
2. Fill in and sign the form "Health-declaration" (click here to download) - Please request help from the JASI Aliyah office.
3. Your passport – valid at least for one year on the day you enter Israel.
4. Your passport - needs to be valid for six months beyond the date of your departure from Israel.
5. Two recent 5X5 cm passport photos in color, white background.
6. A photocopy of both parents’ passports. 
7. For a minor (under 18) the form “Permission of a parent to issue visa for a minor” signed by both parents in the embassy in front of the consular officer ( Click Here to download) and an original birth certificate.
   
   

 

To continue to Step 3 - Provide the consular with the correct documentation and make an appointment - click here

 

Step 2 - Visa fee charges
Please note that these fees are subject to change.

B/1 Work visa - 85NZD

B/2 Visitor visa - 43NZD

B/3 Visa - 43NZD

B/4 Volunteer visa - 43NZD

A/2 Student visa - 85NZD

A/3 Clergy visa - 85NZD

A/4 Temporary visa - 85NZD

A/5 Temporary residence visa - 85NZD

Return visa - 43NZD

Postal payment track&trace courier bag:

- $12 NZ for courier bag+Courier signature required (insted of sending courier bag).

- For rural delivery: $17.5 NZ for courier bag+Courier signature required +  rural delivery (instead of sending courier bag).

How to pay fee charges:

a) Pay by cash or EFTPOS, by coming to the consular section in person.

b) Deposited via direct or online banking to:
  Account Name: Embassy of Israel
  Bank: ANZ
  Account No: 01-0505-0439510-01

  In the “Particulars” field: please write your full name.
  In the “References” field: please write the word “Visa”.
NB: If using online banking, please include receipt number and payment details with your application.

 

 

Step 3 - Provide the consular with the correct documentation

Either by way of a) post or b) in person.

a) By Post:
   Postal Address:
   Consular Section
   Embassy of Israel
   PO Box: 25485
   Wellington 6140

NB: Please include your contact information (email address and phone number) so that our consular section can contact you.

NB:You will need to mail us by track and trace mail ONLY & include additional courier bag referred to next section.

 

b) In Person:
    i) You must visit during our Consular Services hours:
       Monday to Friday – From 09:30am to 12:30pm
   ii) You must make an appointment with the consular section by:
       Tel : 04- 4399514 b. E-mail: consular@wellington.mfa.gov.il
  iii) Follow security procedure:
      - Please bring photo ID.
      - Every visitor and his belongings will be required to undergo a security check.
      - For security purposes, no personal objects will be allowed into the embassy, including handbags, mobile phones and electronic devices.
      - Do not bring large handbags or suitcases to the embassy.
      - Do not bring food and/or beverage bottles or containers.
      - The embassy security directives apply to people in the consular waiting room.
      - The instructions of the security staff must be obeyed at all times.

 

When arriving at the Embassy building, please press the button on the right of the elevator bank in order to declare your arrival to security.

 

NOTE: You must provide an NZ Post courier bag for passport return

 

 

If you have applied for your passport by post OR if you cannot return to the Embassy in person to collect your passport you must include an additional courier bag with the rest of your documentation (so that the consular can return your passport to you via mail). The additional courier bag can either be sent with the rest of your documentation by post or brought to the embassy when you visit in person.

 

The courier bag must fit the following requirements:

 

a) It must be an unsealed prepaid New Zealand Post courier bag, complete with courier signature required for tracking.

 

b) The courier bag must have your name and postal address filled out on the front (ready for the consular to return it to you).

 

c) If you live at a rural address please insure you purchase a rural delivery prepaid ticket.

 

NB. You are responsible for the address to be clearly printed on the bag. The Embassy will not take any responsibility for incorrectly addressed or ineligible printing on the bag. Be sure to take note of the tracking number. Delays in the sending of your documents may occur if any of the above is incorrect.

 

You can not send cash or cheque by mail - You must pay by direct bank deposit.