i realise that this may have been covered before, but i can't find anything - so here goes.
i understand that as an aussie, i just receive a stamp on arrival - i don't require a visa. my question is whether having been to israel will cause any problems when entering any other countries?
or if there are any countries i shouldn't visit before i get to israel (to avoid a little extra attention from security - i've grown fond of not being searched etc)
any help would be appreciated!
With an Israeli stamp in your passport, Syria and Lebanon will definitely be a no go. Even if you have exit and entry stamps from a crossing such as Aqaba, this may also cause you to be denied entry to these countries. I had Sharm El Sheikh stamps in my passport when I entered Syria and it took them quite some time to establish I had only been to Egypt.
Other countries that could be difficult to enter with an Israeli stamp include Saudi, Iran, Sudan and UAE.
I'm a British citizen with a passport full of Arab stamps, and whilst I wasn't denied entry into Israel, it did incur a lot of waiting around and questioning.
If you're going to go to Israel, cross over the Allenby Bridge (when entering and exiting), as you're not stamped in or out of Jordan. Although you'll have to request the lemon sucking immigration official at Israel's border not to stamp you, which means more questioning and waiting around, but at least your safe to travel as you please afterwards.
Enjoy!
There are literally hundreds of posts on TT dealing with this issue. Do a general search and see the FAQ.
i have an australian and a british passport - what if i got the stamp in the aussie one, and then travelled on my british one to any countries where the israeli stamp could cause trouble? do you see any loop holes there Brit?
Assuming you do this, you must have a "proper" series of stamps in the Brit one (for Syria and Lebanon at least, probably also for Iran). I'll give an example of what I mean:
You fly into Israel on the OZ one. Then you cross over the King Hussein/Allenby Bridge to Jordan and present your Brit one (you must have the Jordanian visa in advance to do this). The Jordanians do not stamp passports at this crossing. You then go on to Syria. The Syrians look at your Brit one and do not see any evidence of entering Jordan. This can happen only if you entered from Israel. Entry denied.
We're having the same problem figuring out our next trip as we want to go to Syria by way of Jordan. We'd go to Syria or Jordan first and then over to Israel but the flights are very expensive to fly there instead of Tel Aviv. The only thing I can figure is to fly to Amann, get a passport stamp at the airport go to Syria then back to Israel by way of Jordan. We have two passports as well.