The Palestinian Business Visa for your Business Trip
If you are thinking of going to Palestine for business, then applying for a Palestinian business visa can become a necessary task.
Usually, you can apply for the required Palestinian business visa online/ at the nearest Palestinian embassy in the country of your residence for a stay in Palestine of up to 3 months.
General Visa Requirements and Validity Period of Palestinian Business Visa
It is advisable to check the Palestinian business visa requirements, before applying for your business visa to Palestine.
A brief list of the most important requirements and conditions when obtaining the business visa for Palestine:
- You do not intend to carry out volunteer job that would otherwise be done by a paid employee in Palestine.
- You do not mean to participate in a work relationship in Palestine.
- You do not intend to give services to Palestinian organisations (this is permitted with a Palestinian work visa or business visa).
- You do not plan to provide or sell services or products to consumers in Palestine.
- You and your relative are not in debt to the Palestine Government.
- You do not pose a threat to the health or safety of residents of Palestine.
- You have the ability to show that you have sufficient financial resources to cover your visit and return from Palestine.
Do I require a Palestinian business visa?
It depends on your citizenship as well as the kind of travel document you are using to take a trip to Palestine.Please go here to find out if you need a Palestinian visa.
Who can request a Palestinian business visa?
Anybody hoping to go on vacation to Palestine can request a Palestinian business visa.
There are many kinds of visa for Palestine which you can use as a traveller to Palestine. If you are not exactly sure which type of Palestinian business visa you need to apply, please contact the nearby Palestinian visa office to get additional clarification as goal of this page is to offer you general overview when getting Palestinian business visa.
What kind of Palestinian visa do I require?
This depends on three factors:
- The nationality according to your passport – If the nationality according to the passport is from a country that is on visa free travel to Palestine or eligible to obtain a visa on arrival in Palestine, then you may not need to apply for a Palestinian business visa before leaving from your home country. Please go here to confirm if you require a Palestinian visa.
- The duration of your trip in Palestine – If you want to stay in Palestine for a much shorter duration no more than 90 days, then you can apply for the Palestinian business visa. If you like to stay much longer, then get in touch with the local Palestinian visa office to obtain the appropriate visa for your trip.
- The activities you like to perform in Palestine – If your sole reason of travelling is for tourism, then you can make an application for all types of Palestinian business visas mentioned on this page.
General Visa Application Requirements to Obtain Palestinian Business Visa
- Business visa Form for Palestine – Completed Palestinian visa application form.
- Original and signed passport – The passport has to be valid for at the very least six months before entering Palestine and three months after leaving Palestine. It must have a minimum of 2 extra visa web pages and can not be older than 10 years.
- Passport type photo – Photo must be no older than six months and must be 35 x 40mm in width.
- Previous passport – Give a previous passport if you had any.
- Previous visas – Copies of previous Palestinian visas information if you had any.
- Flight tickets to Palestine – Reservation of return or round trip flight tickets. In some instances the Palestinian visa office might request for pre paid air travel tickets to Palestine.
- Travel insurance policy – Evidence of travel insurance coverage with a minimum cover set by the Palestinian consular office provided with the Certification of Insurance policy and the table of benefits. The travel insurance policy should cover the expense of repatriation for medical reasons and the Certificate of Currency have to be issued by an insurance company. If you are considering utilizing your credit card travel insurance for your travel to Palestine, please contact Palestinian embassy for more information and travel insurance policy requirements for the Palestinian visa.
- Original bank declarations – Original financial institution statements for the last 3 months showing enough funds to cover your visit in Palestine. If statements are printed online then it needs to be Confirmed (stamped) by the bank officials.
- Hotel Reservations in Palestine – Copy of confirmed hotel reservations including name of the applicant, name and address of the hotel, time-span of stay. In a lot of situations, only bookings which are partly or completely pre-paid can be accepted.
- Work letter – This letter has to be: original and signed letter from employer written on company letter head paper, validating your ongoing employment, the status of employment, monthly income and yearly leave. Additionally, please provide your three latest pay slips. If you are self-employed: give certified copies of business registration, tax return.
- For students. Please give the following:
- Evidence of current student status: Certificate of Enrollment.
- Original and signed letter from university written on university letter head paper, affirming ongoing enrolment, confirming the payment of tuition fees or any type of scholarships, and confirming semester break.
- Insurance policy from Organisation/University – Give a letter from the University specifying the purpose, duration of travel and confirmation that you are going to be covered by the insurance for the whole trip together with the Certificate of Currency and summary of benefits.
Generally, visa applications for Palestinian visa should be submitted for an optimum of 6 months, and no behind 15 days, before the journey.