ISRAEL TRIP
August 7-18, 2012
PASSPORT / VISA / GREEN CARD
Your passport must be valid for a full six months after the return date of the program. If your passport expires before this projected date (February 18, 2013) you will need to apply for a new passport. No exceptions.
If you have a USA, CANADA, UK or EU passport, you will receive an Israel Tourist Visa and be allowed to enter Israel upon arrival.
If you do not have a USA, CANADA, UK or EU passport you may be required to have an Israel Tourist Visa in advance of departing the USA. If an Israel Tourist Visa is required prior to your arrival in Israel, the Visa and administrative arrangements are your personal responsibilities. CCC will assist you but is not responsible for the satisfaction of this visa requirement. CCC will advise you once your passport nationality is known.
If you have any entry or exit stamps in your passport reflecting previous travels to an Arab or Muslim nation, you must notify the Israel 2012 Travel Coordinator at (718) 975-6643 or israel2012@cccinfo.org.
It is the full responsibility of the person traveling to have a valid Passport, Green Card, Entry Visa, Return Visa or any other documentation that permits acceptable travel to and from the USA and to and from Israel.
Citizens of the countries listed below will be issued tourist visas free of charge at every port or entrance terminal to Israel. No special visa requirements are necessary.
EUROPE: Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, United Kingdom.
ASIA and OCEANIA: Australia, Cambodia, Fiji Islands, Hong Kong, Japan, Macau, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Mongolia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Russian Federation, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Turkey, Vanuatu.
AFRICA: Central African Republic, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius, Senegal, South Africa, Swaziland.
AMERICA: Argentina, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nevis and Saint Kitts, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, St. Lucia, Surinam, Trinidad and Tobago, United States, Uruguay.
It can take up to 10 weeks to get a visa to enter Israel. A person will need to begin the Israel vias process right away. To begin the process print the following file and follow all instructions carefully: 5 PAGE VISA INSTRUCTIONS
If YES, take steps immediately to get a Passport.
US State Department Passport Web Site: http://travel.state.gov/passport/passport_1738.html
To find a Passport Acceptance Facility near you: http://iafdb.travel.state.gov/
US Post Office Passport Services: https://www.usps.com/shop/apply-for-a-passport.htm?
If this is your first USA Passport: http://travel.state.gov/passport/get/first/first_830.html
To renew a USA Passport: http://travel.state.gov/passport/renew/renew_833.html
if you are a current GREEN CARD holder, you need valid documentation to reenter the USA. If seeking to enter the United States after temporary travel abroad, you will need to present a valid, unexpired “green card” (Form I-551, Permanent Resident Card). When arriving at a port of entry, a U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officer will review your permanent resident card and any other identity documents you present, such as a passport, foreign national I.D. card or U.S. Driver’s License, and determine if you can enter the United States. For information pertaining to entry into the United States, see U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s webpage at www.cbp.gov.
Green Card Renewal Information: https://www.usimmigrationsupport.org/greencard-renewal.html