The Palestinian Visa for your Trip to Palestine
Applying for a Palestinian visa is necessary if you are going on holiday trip or to see a family or living in Palestine or on a business trip.
Usually, a visitor should be able to apply for the necessary Palestinian visa online/ at the nearest Palestinian consulate in the country of your residence.
General Visa Requirements and Validity Period of Palestinian Visa
Before applying for a visa for Palestine, it is advised you check whether you meet all the Palestinian visa requirements.
A brief summary of the most important requirements and conditions when obtaining the visa for Palestine:
- You do not plan to perform volunteer job that may otherwise be performed by a paid worker in Palestine.
- You do not intend to join a work relationship in Palestine.
- You do not mean to provide services to Palestinian organisations (this is permitted with a Palestinian work visa or business visa).
- You do not intend to give or offer services or products to consumers in Palestine.
- You and your family members are not in debt to the Palestine Government.
- You do not pose a threat to the health or safety of the people of Palestine.
- You are able to show that you have adequate funds to cover your stay and return from Palestine.
Do you need a Palestinian visa?
It depends upon your nationality and the type of travel document you are using to travel to Palestine.Please go here to verify if you need a Palestinian visa.
Who can make an application for a Palestinian visa?
Anyone hoping to go on holiday to Palestine can request a Palestinian visa.
There are several types of visa for Palestine which you can use as a visitor to Palestine. If you are unsure which type of Palestinian visa you need to apply, please get in touch with the local Palestinian visa office to obtain additional clarification as goal of this web page is to give you general overview when making an application for Palestinian visa.
What type of Palestinian visa do I require?
This relies on three factors:
- The citizenship according to your passport – If the citizenship according to the passport is from a nation that is on visa free travel to Palestine or eligible to get a visa on arrival in Palestine, then you may not require to make an application for a Palestinian visa before departure from your home country. Please click here to find out if you need a Palestinian visa.
- The duration of your stay in Palestine – If you want to remain in Palestine for a much shorter duration less than ninety days, then you can apply for the Palestinian visa. If you want to stay longer, then call the closest Palestinian visa office to find the suitable visa for your travel.
- The activities you hope to execute in Palestine – If your main purpose of travelling is for vacation, then you can apply for all types of Palestinian visas talked about on this page.
General Visa Application Requirements to Request Palestinian Traveller Visa
- Traveler visa application for Palestine – Completed Palestinian visa Form.
- Original and signed passport – The passport has to be valid for at the very least 6 months before going into Palestine and three months after departing Palestine. It should have a minimum of two spare visa web pages and can not be older than ten years.
- Passport type photo – Photo needs to be no older than 6 months and must be 35 x 40mm in size.
- Previous passport – Provide a previous passport if you had any.
- Previous visas – Copies of previous Palestinian visas details if you had any.
- Flight tickets to Palestine – Reservation of return or round trip flight tickets. In some scenarios the Palestinian visa office may request for prepaid air travel tickets to Palestine.
- Travel insurance coverage – Evidence of travel insurance with a minimum cover set by the Palestinian embassy provided with the Certificate of Insurance policy and the table of benefits. The travel insurance coverage need to cover the cost of repatriation for medical reasons and the Certificate of Currency must be issued by an insurance provider. If you are thinking about using your credit card travel insurance for your travel to Palestine, please contact Palestinian embassy to learn more and travel insurance coverage requirements for the Palestinian visa.
- Original financial institution declarations – Original bank statements for the last 3 months revealing adequate funds to cover your trip in Palestine. If statements are printed online then it needs to be Validated (stamped) by the financial institution officials.
- Hotel Reservations in Palestine – Copy of confirmed hotel bookings including name of the applicant, name and address of the hotel, time-span of stay. In a lot of scenarios, only bookings which are partially or completely pre-paid can be accepted.
- Employment letter – This letter has to be: original and signed letter from employer written on company letter head paper, verifying your ongoing employment, the status of employment, regular monthly income and yearly leave. Also, please give your three newest pay slips. If you are self-employed: provide certified copies of company registration, tax return.
- For students. Please offer the following:
- Evidence of current student status: Certificate of Enrollment.
- Original and signed letter from university written on university letter head paper, confirming on-going enrolment, verifying the payment of tuition fees or any scholarships, and confirming term break.
- Insurance policy from Organisation/University– Give a letter from the University specifying the purpose, period of travel and confirmation that you will be covered by the insurance policy for the whole trip along with the Certificate of Currency and summary of benefits.
In general, visa applications for Palestinian visa must be submitted for an optimum of 6 months, and no later than 15 days, before the journey.