PASSPORT INDEX
RUEN

Passport

Israel: passport 2026 and visa-free countries

Passport: Israel. 166 countries and territories without a prior visa, rank 20 of 199. Entry terms and length of stay for every destination as of 4 October 2026.

Destinations by entry terms, 226 in total

  • 124Visa-free
  • 17ETA
  • 25On arrival
  • 30eVisa
  • 30Visa required
Passport · ПаспортBRIDGES INDEX
Israel
Rank20
No prior visa166
CodeISR

Passport strength

A strong passport 20

Rank 20 of 199. 166 of 226 destinations without a prior visa. Key countries this passport opens without a visa: 16.

Schengen AreaVisa-free90 daysUnited KingdomETA180 daysUnited StatesETACanadaETA180 daysNew ZealandETA90 daysJapanVisa-free90 daysSouth KoreaETA90 daysSingaporeVisa-free30 daysUnited Arab EmiratesVisa-free90 daysTürkiyeVisa-free90 daysThailandVisa-free60 daysBrazilVisa-free90 daysMexicoVisa-free180 daysHong KongVisa-free90 daysSouth AfricaVisa-free90 daysArgentinaVisa-free90 days

Weak spots

Where a visa is needed and what is weaker 60

A prior visa is needed for 60 destinations, electronic or consular. Below are the main ones and the criteria where the passport is weaker. A second passport closes these gaps.

AustraliaeVisaChinaVisa requiredIndiaeVisaIndonesiaVisa requiredEgyptVisa requiredVietnameVisaMaldivesVisa requiredCubaeVisa
Taxes30/100up to 50%, no inheritance tax, worldwide income taxed
What a second passport opens →

What the passport gives

What a Israel passport gives

74of 100
rank 35 of 199

Balanced index: all criteria weighted equally. Open sources, licences and method on the index page.

Ranking for your goal →
  • Mobility84166 destinations without a prior visa
  • Stability and rule of law66score 0.48 on a -2.5 to 2.5 scale
  • Quality of life91HDI 0.919
  • Health and longevity8882.4 years life expectancy
  • Education86education index 0.87
  • Taxes30up to 50%, no inheritance tax, worldwide income taxed
  • US access100E-2 investor visa available, entry with ESTA
  • Plan B and family50dual citizenship restricted, passes to children

All destinations

Destinations by entry terms 226

The score adds up the first three types: destinations you can travel to without a visa arranged in advance.

Visa-free 124

Entry on your passport

Popular:FranceItalySpainGermanyGreecePortugal
AlbaniaEurope · 90 daysAndorraEurope · 90 daysAngolaAfrica · 30 daysAnguillaCaribbean · 90 daysArgentinaAmericas · 90 daysArubaCaribbean · 90 daysAustriaEurope · 90 daysBahamasCaribbean · 90 daysBarbadosCaribbean · 180 daysBelarusEurope · 90 daysBelgiumEurope · 90 daysBelizeAmericas · 90 daysBermudaAmericasBoliviaAmericas · 90 daysBonaire, St. Eustatius and SabaCaribbean · 90 daysBosnia and HerzegovinaEurope · 90 daysBotswanaAfrica · 90 daysBrazilAmericas · 90 daysBulgariaEurope · 90 daysCayman IslandsCaribbean · 180 daysCentral African RepublicAfrica · 90 daysChileAmericas · 90 daysCook IslandsOceania · 31 daysCosta RicaAmericas · 90 daysCroatiaEurope · 90 daysCuraçaoCaribbean · 90 daysCyprusEurope · 90 daysCzechiaEurope · 180 daysDenmarkEurope · 90 daysDominicaCaribbean · 180 daysDominican RepublicCaribbean · 30 daysEcuadorAmericas · 90 daysEl SalvadorAmericas · 90 daysEstoniaEurope · 90 daysEswatiniAfrica · 30 daysFalkland IslandsAmericasFaroe IslandsEurope · 90 daysFijiOceania · 120 daysFinlandEurope · 90 daysFranceEurope · 90 daysFrench GuianaAmericas · 90 daysFrench PolynesiaOceania · 90 daysFrench West IndiesCaribbean · 90 daysGeorgiaEurope · 365 daysGermanyEurope · 90 daysGibraltarEurope · 90 daysGreeceEurope · 90 daysGreenlandEurope · 90 daysGrenadaCaribbean · 90 daysGuatemalaAmericas · 90 daysHaitiCaribbean · 90 daysHondurasAmericas · 90 daysHong KongAsia · 90 daysHungaryEurope · 90 daysIcelandEurope · 90 daysIrelandEurope · 90 daysItalyEurope · 90 daysJamaicaCaribbean · 90 daysJapanAsia · 90 daysKazakhstanAsia · 30 daysKiribatiOceania · 90 daysKosovoEurope · 90 daysKyrgyzstanAsia · 30 daysLatviaEurope · 90 daysLesothoAfrica · 90 daysLiechtensteinEurope · 90 daysLithuaniaEurope · 90 daysLuxembourgEurope · 90 daysMacaoAsia · 90 daysMalawiAfrica · 90 daysMaltaEurope · 90 daysMarshall IslandsOceania · 90 daysMauritiusAfrica · 90 daysMayotteAfrica · 90 daysMexicoAmericas · 180 daysMicronesiaOceania · 30 daysMoldovaEurope · 90 daysMonacoEurope · 90 daysMongoliaAsia · 30 daysMontenegroEurope · 90 daysMontserratCaribbean · 180 daysNetherlandsEurope · 90 daysNew CaledoniaOceania · 90 daysNicaraguaAmericas · 90 daysNiueOceania · 30 daysNorth MacedoniaEurope · 90 daysNorwayEurope · 90 daysPalauOceania · 90 daysPanamaAmericas · 90 daysParaguayAmericas · 90 daysPeruAmericas · 90 daysPhilippinesAsia · 60 daysPolandEurope · 90 daysPortugalEurope · 90 daysRéunionAfrica · 90 daysRomaniaEurope · 90 daysSan MarinoEurope · 90 daysSerbiaEurope · 90 daysSingaporeAsia · 30 daysSint MaartenCaribbean · 90 daysSlovakiaEurope · 90 daysSloveniaEurope · 90 daysSolomon IslandsOceania · 90 daysSouth AfricaAfrica · 90 daysSpainEurope · 90 daysSt. HelenaAfricaSt. LuciaCaribbean · 42 daysSt. Vincent and the GrenadinesCaribbean · 30 daysSurinameAmericas · 90 daysSwedenEurope · 90 daysSwitzerlandEurope · 90 daysTaiwanAsia · 90 daysThailandAsia · 60 daysTongaOceania · 90 daysTrinidad and TobagoCaribbean · 90 daysTürkiyeEurope · 90 daysTurks and Caicos IslandsCaribbean · 90 daysUkraineEurope · 90 daysUnited Arab EmiratesMiddle East · 90 daysUruguayAmericas · 90 daysUzbekistanAsia · 30 daysVanuatuOceania · 120 daysVatican CityEurope · 90 daysZambiaAfrica · 30 days

ETA 17

Electronic authorisation online

Popular:United KingdomUnited StatesSouth KoreaSri LankaCanadaKenya
American SamoaOceaniaCanadaAmericas · 180 daysGuamOceaniaKenyaAfrica · 90 daysMozambiqueAfrica · 30 daysNew ZealandOceania · 90 daysNorthern Mariana IslandsOceaniaPalestineMiddle EastPuerto RicoCaribbean · 90 daysRussiaEurope · 90 daysSeychellesAfrica · 90 daysSouth KoreaAsia · 90 daysSri LankaAsia · 30 daysSt. Kitts and NevisCaribbean · 90 daysUnited KingdomEurope · 180 daysUnited StatesAmericasUS Virgin IslandsCaribbean

On arrival 25

Visa issued at the border

Popular:ArmeniaTanzania
ArmeniaMiddle East · 120 daysAzerbaijanEurope · 30 daysBurundiAfrica · 30 daysCambodiaAsia · 30 daysCape VerdeAfrica · 30 daysComorosAfrica · 45 daysEthiopiaAfrica · 90 daysGuinea-BissauAfrica · 90 daysJordanMiddle EastLaosAsia · 30 daysLiberiaAfrica · 90 daysMadagascarAfrica · 90 daysNamibiaAfrica · 90 daysNauruOceaniaNepalAsia · 90 daysPapua New GuineaOceania · 60 daysRwandaAfrica · 30 daysSamoaOceania · 90 daysSenegalAfrica · 30 daysSierra LeoneAfrica · 90 daysTajikistanAsia · 60 daysTanzaniaAfrica · 90 daysTimor-LesteAsia · 30 daysTuvaluOceania · 30 daysZimbabweAfrica · 30 days

eVisa 30

Applied for online before travel

Popular:VietnamIndiaCubaAustraliaMorocco
Antigua and BarbudaCaribbeanAustraliaOceaniaBahrainMiddle EastBeninAfricaBhutanAsiaBurkina FasoAfricaCameroonAfricaChadAfricaCôte d'IvoireAfricaCubaCaribbeanDjiboutiAfricaDR CongoAfricaEquatorial GuineaAfricaGabonAfricaGuineaAfricaGuyanaAmericasIndiaAsiaMauritaniaAfricaMoroccoAfricaMyanmarAsiaNigeriaAfricaRepublic of the CongoAfricaSão Tomé and PríncipeAfricaSomaliaAfricaSouth SudanAfricaSyriaMiddle EastTogoAfricaUgandaAfricaVenezuelaAmericasVietnamAsia

Visa required 30

Through a consulate

Popular:ChinaEgyptIndonesiaMaldivesMalaysiaQatar
AfghanistanAsiaAlgeriaAfricaBangladeshAsiaBritish Virgin IslandsCaribbeanBruneiAsiaChinaAsiaColombiaAmericasEgyptAfricaEritreaAfricaGambiaAfricaGhanaAfricaIndonesiaAsiaIranMiddle EastIraqMiddle EastKuwaitMiddle EastLebanonMiddle EastLibyaAfricaMalaysiaAsiaMaldivesAsiaMaliAfricaNigerAfricaNorth KoreaAsiaOmanMiddle EastPakistanAsiaQatarMiddle EastSaudi ArabiaMiddle EastSudanAfricaTunisiaAfricaTurkmenistanAsiaYemenMiddle East

How to strengthen the passport

A second citizenship opens the countries where this passport needs a visa. We count the better of the two passports.

Nearby in the ranking

  1. 16Brazil170
  2. 17Andorra169
  3. 18Argentina168
  4. 19San Marino167
  5. 20Israel166
  6. 21Barbados161
  7. 21Brunei161
  8. 22Bahamas156
  9. 23St. Kitts and Nevis155

Frequently asked questions

Israel: how many countries are visa-free?

In the BRIDGES index as of 4 October 2026: 166 of 226 countries and territories, 124 visa-free, 17 with an ETA and 25 with a visa on arrival. That is rank 20 of 199.

Israel: is a Schengen visa needed?

No. Short trips to Schengen countries need no visa, up to 90 days. Once ETIAS starts, an electronic authorisation will be needed; no launch date has been announced yet.

Israel → United Kingdom: is a visa needed?

ETA, 180 days. Electronic authorisation online.

Israel → United States: is a visa needed?

ETA. Electronic authorisation online.

Israel → United Arab Emirates: is a visa needed?

Visa-free, 90 days. Entry on your passport.

How can the list of countries be expanded?

A second citizenship. For example, a passport of Austria adds 24 destinations without a prior visa, Türkiye adds 23. We will match a programme to your travel and budget.