Israel Passport Stamping

[Sprucegoose]

Hi,

Does anyone have any recent experience from using a single passport into Israel then into other Arab countries. If you return to DXB as a transit pax do you require a transit visa?

Thanks

 

[ckck]

You can always ask the Israeli passport control officer to stamp a loose page which is placed in your passport and on leaving the country you can toss the page. Theoretically you should have no problems entering another Arab country.

I have no idea about the transit visa though.


hths.

 

[trippin_the_rift]

You can always request a 2nd passport specifically for that reason. You enter/exit certain countries using it so you are not flagged on your main passport...

 

[ckck]

You can always request a 2nd passport specifically for that reason. You enter/exit certain countries using it so you are not flagged on your main passport...

I *think* that you may have trouble in Saudi Arabia if you are caught with two passports. I don't know which Arab countries Sprucegoose wants to travel to but check before you go.

 

[simongr]

I have heard that to re Saudi which is why my UK passport stays at home when I go there. The key thing is being caught - my bags have never been checked for that entering Saudi.

 

[Sprucegoose]

thnxs guys, will go for the piece of paper. I do prefer the British system of two regular passports.

 

[Stephen65]

Are you flying into Israel? If so the stamping a piece of paper will work. If you however you are crossing by land from/to either Egypt or Jordan it may not wprl because the Egyptian/Jordanian entry/exit stamps will give away that you have been to Israel. Some Arab countries don't care about this but some do.

 

[burmans]

I have heard that to re Saudi which is why my UK passport stays at home when I go there. The key thing is being caught - my bags have never been checked for that entering Saudi.

I've done the two passport trick but yes the idea is not to get caught with two in those countries that don't like Israel.

 

[seanpodge]

Syria is reported to take a very dim view of those with evidence of visiting Israel to the extent of searching luggage for second passports with Israeli (or land border stamps of neighbouring countries) stamps. I assume if you are dual national, one way to do it if you're only visiting Israel once is to use the passport that is closest to expiry for entering Israel. I assume that they can't track back entries on old passports (as long as you don't bring the old ones with you for some reason).

Of course, this is making the somewhat wild assumption that anyone would be taking a trip to Syria anytime soon.......

 

[Moopere]

Yes, Syria before the recent troubles would almost certainly refuse you entry if they strongly suspected you'd been to Israel.