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What questions do Israeli customs officers ask when crossing the border on an excursion to Jerusalem?
Tell me, please, what questions do Israeli customs officers ask when crossing the border on an excursion to Jerusalem? Thank you.
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The most different. What is your name, why are you traveling, where do you work, where is your husband, with whom are your children, etc. somewhat unexpected, especially since many answers cannot be verified. (eg who your children are with).
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answered 7 years ago
Whom will you hit), but in general a very serious interrogation. Where, where and who do you work for? Why are you going? Do you have relatives in Israel? They can check your mobile, so if there are acquaintances there, it is recommended to delete all phone numbers and correspondence. Viewed photos on mobile, asked questions..
In our bus, many were left for a second conversation in a separate office. And if people were traveling together, up to cross-examination: on which floor the room is, and in which direction the door opens ... But, in principle, if you are not worried, then not very much .. Just a long time.
Good luck)
In our bus, many were left for a second conversation in a separate office. And if people were traveling together, up to cross-examination: on which floor the room is, and in which direction the door opens ... But, in principle, if you are not worried, then not very much .. Just a long time.
Good luck)
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answered 7 years ago
my daughter was registered in the passport since childhood, and we visited with her when she already had her own passport. We stand with her at the same time in 2 booths at the Israeli customs, they demand to show me the child who is in the passport, they demand to show the mother to the small one ... at the same time, they don’t allow me or her to leave)) somehow they taxied, but with them everything -it’s better not to joke, somehow they don’t perceive humor at all ((
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answered 7 years ago
they asked us for names and who we work for, they also asked us to present a voucher and insurance, since we did not take them with us, they showed us the key to the room with the hotel key fob. So be sure to take your voucher and insurance with you!
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answered 7 years ago
They asked us for names and where we work, also take a voucher and insurance with you, we didn’t take it, so they showed the room key with the hotel’s key fob)
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answered 7 years ago
Thank you all for your help. We calmed down a bit. The travel agency dissuaded us from this trip, but we really want to go.
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answered 7 years ago
The problem is not the questions. you can answer them, and you personally may not be asked a single question at all. But customs officers can detain for an indefinite time 1-2-3 people from your group, and the whole bus will be waiting for them for an unknown number of hours. That's what's annoying. So really think. If you are believers, go, if you just want new experiences - they can turn out to be negative.
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answered 7 years ago
I agree, it’s better to go there in December-March, well, April, and then, if you really are very drawn to it .. in my travel-rich tourist life there was nothing worse than 4 hours of standing on my feet at night from 2 to 6 o’clock, (and there is nowhere to sit down, if only on the floor ..) and triple control on izr. border. the most idiotic questions were asked, and it happens that 20% of tourists are not allowed in ... it’s good if some bus takes them to Sharm ... so if the travel agency dissuades, it means they suspect that they won’t let you out ...
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answered 7 years ago
There is nothing particularly terrible. Asking questions is their job. do not be nervous, answer concisely and without unnecessary worries. As for the heat, thanks to the well-conditioned buses, you won't feel it. and in the temples there are stone walls everywhere, they cool. Take more water with you. and don't forget to drink it.
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answered 7 years ago
Go and don’t worry! Especially if you have dreamed of going to Israel for a long time. The questions are asked a variety of: the name and date of birth of parents, grandparents, the purpose of the trip, the name of your hotel, place of work. The main thing is not to worry and answer questions confidently. And be sure take your voucher and insurance with you.
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answered 7 years ago
If you plan to make this excursion in the summer, I, personally, a person who tolerates heat perfectly, would not go for any gingerbread!!! This is the first, the second is that, unfortunately, this excursion has become so stressful and uncomfortable lately that I categorically do not recommend it!!! This has been discussed many times in other threads lately - take a look.
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answered 7 years ago
If the most important thing for you in this excursion is the religious component, you really understand that there is no other opportunity to visit these cornerstone Christian shrines - be patient, of course, pilgrims used to go there on foot ...;)
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answered 7 years ago
Questions are not asked by customs, questions are asked at the border control, and then (most likely), in a separate office, the migration control inspector. Questions can be the most unexpected and the most stupid - from your point of view, all these questions must be answered absolutely seriously!!!
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answered 7 years ago
At the moment, no one can give you a guarantee of a safe border crossing with Israel, you must clearly understand this for yourself! What do you care what questions they ask? The most important thing is to answer these questions honestly! In December, I was asked the question: why do you have $1,000 in your pocket, and your wife has $300?... - do you know the correct answer to this question? Or rather, the answer that will suit the inspector?!!!... - no one knows! My wife was asked: why do you have only $ 300 in your pocket?.....)))))), passing the Israeli border is something!!!...(((
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answered 7 years ago
I was in May 2017. I went on a one-day excursion-super Israel. At the border they asked: with whom did you come? She said - with a friend, but she did not go to Israel. Everyone didn't ask anything more. We liked the tour, we were lucky - we saw and visited everything that was planned. The only thing I did not like was the divorce of guides for buying candles, which then could be bought 4 times cheaper.
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answered 7 years ago
We traveled from Taba on a one-day bus tour, my husband and I weren't asked questions, and the group also somehow quickly cleared customs.
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answered 7 years ago
well, Taba is practically on the border with Israel, and we drove from Sharm to the border from 8 pm to 2 am (6 hours !!!), a convoy of 9 tour buses, accompanied by several military vehicles, with stops in the bare desert and 15 minutes each, and for half an hour for inexplicable reasons ... it’s still unsafe there, etc. and then another 4 hours at the border, a night without sleep and in terrible conditions standing in line for 4 hours, and then this control ... and those questions that are here they write - these are flowers ... they asked me why I had not traveled to Israel before (at that time I had already been to Egypt 5 times, there were stamps). answered - "didn't want to" (this is reading the truth!). I asked why I wanted to now. then I thought, I began to remember (well, really - I was lying on the beach and suddenly the thought came, and if I could finally go to Israel ..) ... I: "I just wanted to." why did you want to? Lord, a sleepless night, and here are such stupid questions that I really wasn’t ready for, didn’t even suspect about it. Well, how can you answer this question?
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answered 7 years ago
Me: I don't know, I just wanted to. (pure truth!). I was "tortured" for another 15 minutes - with whom when did I go to Egypt, and why did my friend not want to go with me, and in the end this inspector says "what if we don't let you into Israel now"? I just “woke up” instantly and laughed - “well, it means that it’s right that I didn’t want to go before” (I generally went berserk from this, after all the nightly ordeals, they won’t let me in yet? I didn’t really want to, and it’s true ... ) in general, they let me in, but they don’t pull me there anymore ... although they visited all the holy places, but speaking when a chain of groups of tourists ... I didn’t feel any holiness ... just lay out the money and the guide tells you - here 1 dollar, here 2 dollars, then 5 dollars ... and no one warned that the money should be exchanged for a trifle ... in general, purely business. and a friend flew with a friend to Israel for a week, and there she managed to visit these temples in a calm atmosphere, the locals drove and told, so of course - completely different impressions.
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answered 7 years ago
"why do you have $1,000 in your pocket and your wife has $300?"
Is there a declaration to be filled out? Or are border guards looking into your pocket?
Is there a declaration to be filled out? Or are border guards looking into your pocket?
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answered 7 years ago
ollennka - no one looks into your pocket, you don’t need to declare anything, there was a question: - how much money do you have with you, how much money does your wife have, where is the money that you are taking with you - answered that in our pockets, the next question was the one you asked about.
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answered 7 years ago
They asked me Alena, I don’t say - Elena, she says go ahead Elena, everything at once, then the girl in the booth a voucher from the hotel, insurance, in relation to me and the friend with whom we traveled, they didn’t ask anything like that, but tourists with Ukrainian passports, 20 people were kept for a very long time, one was not allowed in, what they were asked about - we were not interested, but they were clearly in shock. Before that, they asked a young couple from Kyiv and an aged lady about crossing the border, there were all sorts of questions, in a tough form. The couple was asked, little known, why they went to rest together, what underwear the second half has today. The lady switched to you, they asked where her husband is, why not with her on vacation, why are you going
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answered 7 years ago
NellyK We specially took vouchers to Taba, knowing that we would go to Israel. And they did not regret it, because the reefs there are not as torn as in Sharm.
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answered 7 years ago
The East is a delicate matter .. and not everyone can understand these subtleties. Israel is part of this east, and therefore people need to be a little prepared for non-standard situations. The country protects its borders from terrorists, and today from illegal immigrants. The national airline ... is considered the safest airline in the WORLD. In the modern world, and in the Middle East in particular - the foundation of the foundations. The methods of this company are used not only when crossing the air border, but also the land border too (the Taba checkpoint is one of several land gates in Israel). I hope that the article will help to understand what is happening... https://goseepost.wordpress.com/2015/10/05/el-al/
P.S The security service recommends not locking suitcases. Otherwise, they can be cut.
P.S The security service recommends not locking suitcases. Otherwise, they can be cut.
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answered 7 years ago