List of countries that DO NOT accept the Israeli stamp in passport
Replies: 12 - Last Post: Aug 1, 2011 2:05 PM Last Post By: yaofeng
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List of countries that DO NOT accept the Israeli stamp in passport
Is there a list I can look at that has this info? A friend of mine is a flight attendant and has invited me on a whirlwind trip to Tel Aviv for 3 days. I have a brand new passport with no stamps and want to make sure getting an Israeli stamp won't sabotage my travels for the next 10 years.1
Syria, Sudan, Lebanon, iffy .. Malaysia, Saudi, Iran - maybe others can expand on this ....You can always ask them NOT to stamp your passport - also if they do not oblige you have the
option to change your passport if you explain you are going to visit a country which objects to
the stamp. Of course this will involve the passport fee renewal.
But its not the end of the world.
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AFAIK, this is the list:Definitely*: Syria, Iran, Lebanon, Yemen, Sudan, Saudi Arabia, Libya.
Most likely**: Kuwait, Algeria, Iraq
*The first 3 countries will comb your passport to search for any indirect eviidence of having visited Israel (for example, an entry stamp to Jordan without an accompanying exit stamp). The others may not be as thorough, but the chances are they'll spot 'incriminating evidence'.
**Travellers have reported entering these countries with both indirect and direct evidence. However, the chances are that you won't be allowed in.
All others don't care. These include the UAE, Qatar, Bahrain, Tunisia, Morocco, Indonesia, Malaysia, Egypt and Jordan.
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#3 (AIB)Hi - great to hear from you again.
I know. You can even fly in wearing an IDF shirt or an "I LUV TEL AVIV" logo, and they wouldn't care. That's why I put Malaysia in the "others don't care" list. :) Only Israeli passport holders are denied entry to Malaysia (without advance special permission).
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I think Pakistan and Afghanistan cause problems too. Note that it's really not a big deal to get a new passport before the 10 years are up; I think it costs about $20 in the US.6
There are no problems with the Israel stamp for either country. Please see this thread for Pakistan, and this thread for Afghanistan (from post #8).9
I have never met anyone in Indonesia that was travelling on an Israeli Passport. I have met a few dual Israeli-Dutch ciitizens who were travelling on their Dutch passport.10
Anyone know if there is a problem getting into Qatar with an Israeli Stamp in the passport?11
No. See A1's list above. There are direct flights to Qatar.12
Add passport pages costs $82. If you are in a hurry to travel add $60 for expedited service. If you want pages added to your passport chances are you will be paying for expedited service. I did expedited service a month ago. Took two weeks plus a few days. My guess is because I still have eight years left on my 10 year passport the State Department gave me 48 more pages for visa stamps rather than the usual 24.
