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After Biden's announcement: All the implications of the impending visa waiver to the US | Israel Today

2021-08-29T08:33:34.963Z


The President of the United States has declared eligibility for a visa exemption for Israelis from • The exemption will put an end to the long queues and refusals received by many who sought to enter the country • And tourism to the popular destination?


US President Joe Biden announced last night (Friday) during a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett at the White House that he intends to add the State of Israel to the list of countries whose citizens will receive an exemption from a US visa. The announcement has quite a few implications Tourism and aviation.

Until now, Israelis had to issue visas to enter the United States.

The payment for the visa was about $ 150, the wait was long and there were many who were refused and thus basically it was determined that they would not be able to enter the country.

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Now, following the decision, all Israelis will be able to enter the United States without the need for special permits.

This is the leading destination on Israeli flights in the period before Corona, but also since the outbreak of the plague.

Now, following the decision, the numbers are expected to rise even more and many Israelis who have not been able to visit the country so far will be allowed to do so.

In addition, in the past year and a half, during the corona period, particularly long queues have been created for visa applications, and many Israelis have been scheduled for long months ahead.

When it was the turn of some of them, they received a rejection notice.

Once the move is approved, it will not be necessary to issue a visa to the United States and Israelis will be able to fly without a special permit for the country.

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There are currently four airlines operating direct flights between Israel and the United States - El Al, United, American Airlines and Delta. Many Israelis fly to the United States via Turkey with Turkish Airlines and via Canada with Air Canada.

At present, Israelis are still not allowed to fly to the United States with a stopover in one of the EU countries, but there are reports that this restriction will also be lifted soon.

A political source noted last night the fact that Biden did what the Israeli delegation hoped to do to create a rift in obtaining a visa exemption for the United States, when he declared his vote on the move.

The source said that in his statement, Biden actually told American officials "go do it" and expressed optimism about it.

Source: israelhayom

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