Israeli exit stamp

[johnnyb]

I think they will understand that you are a pilot and that as a pilot you fly many different places......

NO - they won't.

 

[another cfii]

Latest intel from some travel message boards saying that as of now, they won't even stamp it on a separate piece of paper. I hope it's just 1 incident, but if so, time to order a 2nd passport, or better yet, tear that page out after you come back and blame it on the dog

 

[oceandude]

I think you have to submit a special form to the State Department, but there is a provision to get a second passport for that exact reason. Actually, the only way you can have two passports is if one is specifically for Israeli use.

nope. got one while in africa at the embassy. real easy.

 

[propdog]

Latest intel from some travel message boards saying that as of now, they won't even stamp it on a separate piece of paper. I hope it's just 1 incident, but if so, time to order a 2nd passport, or better yet, tear that page out after you come back and blame it on the dog

I wouldn't tear the page out. Some immigration officials in middle east check to see for missing pages for the same reason...remember...the passport pages are numbered. It can also cause unnecessary delays at US entry points.

 

[Motown]

Even entering Israel can be tough...I have had to sit and explain why I have entries and exits from Jordan in my passport from years earlier. All were work related and she eventually warmed up to it...but still, make it as easy as possible.

Really? I find that surprising, especially since Jordan and Israel have an open border with each other. Israelis and Jordanians viewed each other longingly for years across the border, and when they finally opened the border in the 90's citizens from both sides poured in. (The border is also open with Egypt, but the travel seems very one sided-- Israelis visit Egypt but Egyptians are disuaded from visiting Israel, illustrating that the Israeli-Egyptian peace is very one sided.)

In January I had the following conversation with the Passport Control agent at Ben Gurion airport:

Passport Control Agent: Baruchim Haba'im. Welcome to Israel.
Me: Thank you. May I ask a question. Next month I plan to visit Dubai for a job interview. Will I have a problem the next time I come to Israel.
PCA: No, of course not. Why would you have a problem?
Me: Umm... Because I will have a stamp from an Arab country that does not have diplomatic relations with Israel?
PCA: So? We have many people with Arab stamps in their passport. Especially with Dubai, UAE there will not be a problem. Some Israeli businessmen travel to the UAE, and they have no problem there and they have no problem here.
Me: Really? They let Israelis in? I thought they didn't recognize Israel.
PCA: Well, they recognize the money the businessmen bring. For business the sometimes forget they hate us.
Me: Okay, thank you very much.
PCA: Enjoy your visit Mr. XXXX. L'hitra'ot Shalom, XXXXX (to my 4-year-old).

 

[TWA Dude]

Even entering Israel can be tough...I have had to sit and explain why I have entries and exits from Jordan in my passport from years earlier. All were work related and she eventually warmed up to it...but still, make it as easy as possible.

Don't take it personally. Five of my immediate famliy crossed from Jordan to Israel and it took over an hour of searches and interrogation -- and we're Jewish. It's just the way things are peace treaty or not.

 

[Diesel]

Man you let them stamp your passport?

I've never had them do that. You must have pissed someone off bad.

 

[TWA Dude]

Passport Control Agent: Baruchim Haba'im. Welcome to Israel.

You should've inquired why he was addressing you in the plural. When talking to just one person I say baruch haba (or to a woman b'rucha haba'a).

 

[Gulfstream 200]

Don't take it personally. Five of my immediate famliy crossed from Jordan to Israel and it took over an hour of searches and interrogation -- and we're Jewish. It's just the way things are peace treaty or not.

Oh I dont....they often split up the flight crew and ask questions...I guess just SOP there at times.

Often the chiks doing this are very hot, and toting a nice gun...which is even hotter.

 

[Motown]

You should've inquired why he was addressing you in the plural. When talking to just one person I say baruch haba (or to a woman b'rucha haba'a).

I was traveling with my son... so together we were plural. My (almost) 4-year-old was having fun flirting with her-- they were winking back and forth with each other.

 

[UpNDownGuy]

From personal experience, you won't have a problem with an Israeli stamp in your passport. I once flew with a guy that had heard having the stamp would get you kicked out of Arab countries (his lifelong goal).

On a trip into Israel, he demanded a stamp on his passport. About 15 minutes later, he finally wore the Immigration guy down far enough to do it. One week later, we were in Jeddah. He approached the Immigration official with his passport open to the stamped page, and literally shoved the guys nose in it. The guy ignored the stamp, flipped to the pic page page, and waved us through. This really pissed off the Captain, who demanded to know why he wasn't being ejected from lovely Saudi Arabia ( still his goal). The Immigration guy just laughed and said "next."

 

[Daddy]

I think they kill people who have that stamp whether they get a new passport or not...nice knowin ya!

 

[bigsky]

Depending on who you work for and whether or not you have a gen dec, etc.... They probably wont even look at a passport. We have to arrive in uniform and fill out some type of temporary visa but they never look at passport.