No longer required: PCR test and quarantine upon arrival in Israel, and PCR test and quarantine on arrival back in Japan from Israel

Still required: Online entry to the form of the Israeli Ministry of Health 10 days before boarding a plane to Israel, purchase of overseas insurance that covers COVID-19, and PCR test 72 hours prior to departure from Israel

Photo: Megiddo (taken by the team to Israel in November 2021)

Tourists

While tourists and foreign citizens have until now been required to present proof of vaccination or recovery upon entry, this will no longer be the case.

Starting March 1, tourists of all ages will be allowed to enter Israel with or without proof of vaccination.

Instead, the only requirement they must meet will be to present a negative PCR test ahead of boarding the flight and one after landing. They will then be required to quarantine for 24 hours or until receiving the test results.

(Photo below: The Israeli team arriving at Ben Gurion Airport on November 1, 2021, welcomed by the staff of the Immanuel Tours)

According to Israel’s border control measures as of January 11th, 2022, booster (third) vaccine recipients who enter Israel must have been vaccinated for at least 14 days by the time they enter Israel, and must leave Israel within 180 days from the date of their 3rd dose. But this information may be changed at any time depending on the future infection situation. Please pray for those who have already received the third dose that there will be a change in Israel’s border control measures in order for them to join the next Israeli team (scheduled from Monday, October 31, 2022 to Saturday, November 12, 2022).
(The photo below: the last team on Mt. Arbel, Galilee on November 7, 2021)

We have a plan to send another team to Israel from Monday, October 31st to Saturday, November 12th, 2022.

(The photo below is from the worship service of the Return to Zion Congregation in Haifa, Israel on November 6th, 2021.)

It has been decided that a team will be sent to Israel from November 1 to November 10. Please pray pray this team.

To join this team, your latest vaccination was done no longer than 6 months prior to departure date from Israel. 

(picture below: the Sea of Galilee from the top of Mt. Arbel where it is said that Jesus gave the Great Commission to His disciples)