Updated Guidelines for those who were vaccinated and/or recovered OUTSIDE of Israel and from a country that is NOT part of the EU agreement, for example, the United States and Canada.

Legal Disclaimer: This information was taken from the Ministry of Health updated guidelines, which were published in Hebrew, and Amudim does not assume any responsibility for any typographical error or any error in translation.

One can always call *5400, which is the Ministry of Health hotline, and request updated information. It is strongly suggested that you either speak Hebrew or have someone on the phone with you that speaks Hebrew, as not all the operators understand and speak English fluently.

There are 3 categories of persons as far as the Ministry of Health is concerned.

1. Persons who were vaccinated abroad
2. Persons who had COVID and recovered abroad
3. Persons who had COVID and were vaccinated abroad
   • • ● # 2 and 3, are listed below in section 2, as the rules are similar.

In Detail:

1. Persons who were vaccinated abroad and want to be released from quarantine
   • • In order to request a release from quarantine and to request a Green Pass, those who took the Pfizer vaccine, must have had their recent dose at least 1 week prior to the request, and within the previous 6 months. For those who were vaccinated with the Moderna vaccine, the most recent dose must have been administered at least 2 weeks prior and within the previous 6 months, to make the request. (There is a lack of clarity as it relates to all other approved vaccines, but it seems to be that the most recent dose must have been administered 1 week prior to, and within the previous 6 months, to make the request, like the rules for the Pfizer vaccine). Upon arrival to Israel, you need to take a PCR test at the airport (which is required anyway for all incoming passengers), and a serology (Antibody) test, which is offered at the airport as well. Once you have the results of both in hand, you should call *5400 and request the Quarantine Exemption.
2. Persons who had COVID and recovered abroad and Persons who had COVID and were vaccinated abroad. (If you were vaccinated before your illness, you CAN NOT use serology as proof of being sick).
   • • Persons who had COVID and recovered when abroad and want to be released from Quarantine (Bidud) MUST have at least one 1 dose of an approved vaccine, details below. They also have to have had the onset of illness at least 10 days prior to travel.
   • A person in this category should have proof of having COVID; either a positive PCR test result, antigen test, and/or positive antibodies from a serology test. If the proof of illness is based on a serology test, they must have the vaccine dose administered AFTER the date of the serology test. You will need to have access to the actual documentation. Upon arrival to Israel, you need to take a PCR test at the airport (which is required anyway for all incoming passengers), and a serology (Antibody) test, which is offered at the airport as well. Once you have the results of both in hand, you should call *5400 and request the Quarantine Exemption.

For anyone not in the above categories, the rule of 7 days with PCR proof still applies. That is as follows. Upon arrival in Israel, you must take a PCR test, and on day 7 you must take a PCR test. Once you have both test results, and they are negative for COVID, technically you are released, but it is strongly recommended that you call *5400, and request an official release request, as we have had many instances where people went to the airport, and the system did not show that they can leave Israel and were stuck for another day or two, getting the proof from the Ministry of Health.

Important Note: Having a Green Pass (Tav Yarok) does NOT exempt a person from the Quarantine (Bidud) requirements. The proper document for the release must come from the Ministry of Health, which as stated above, is done by calling *5400

Note of advice: It is always best if you have an Israeli cell phone #, which you should use when completing your “Preflight declaration form” (The one required to be completed within 24 hours of your flight to Israel – not to be confused with your entry permit application), and use that same # for the PCR and Serology testing. There are 2 reasons for this: One is that they generally send the release via SMS, in addition the system at *5400 reads the caller ID to identify the person.

Note: There are reports about a system where these documents can all be uploaded and stored prior to a flight, but that is not active yet. We will update this page when and if that happens.

This project has been done in conjunction with The JED Group.