Please ensure that your passport is valid for at least 6 months after date of entry. Arriving tourists are required, prior to landing, to fill out the L17 form for the registration of personal details, in order to prevent delays during passport control. Make sure to write down all your passport and flight details and don’t forget to keep a copy, as you will need it when you leave the country.

Former Israeli citizens who do not possess of an official document attesting that they have renounced their Israeli citizenship, are required by law to enter and exit the country on an Israeli passport.

In the Arrivals Hall, you will find the duty-free pick-up counter where you can collect the duty free goods that you purchased, prior to your departure, at the duty free shops. Please note: In accordance with Customs regulations, you will not be able to receive your goods once you have exited the Arrivals Hall.

Baggage trolleys are available in the Arrivals Hall, after passport control. For security reasons, please make sure that do not leave your baggage unattended.

Bank Hapoalim and Changeplace counters are located at the center of the Arrivals Hall between conveyor belts 6 and 7.

You can bring into Israel Israeli or foreign currency without limitation.

Under the Money Laundering Prevention Laws you must declare any cash in your possession exceeding NIS 80,000 to the customs officer.

Tip: It is recommended to keep any foreign currency receipts, as you will have to present them when you repurchase foreign currency upon departure.

At this counter you can obtain tourism information and book hotels 24 hours a day, with the exception of Saturdays and Holidays.

Arriving passengers will pass thought the Customs hall with their baggage.

The Green Path is for passengers with nothing to declare.

The Red Path is for passengers bringing with them any electrical appliance worth more than $200.

The Blue Path is for groups and air crew who have nothing to declare.

There is an obligation of declaration regarding bringing money into / taking  money out of Israel:

·            The amount requiring declaration is NIS 80,000 and over (the total amount of money in the possession of the person reporting, whether he is inbound or outbound).

·            For a new immigrant entering the country for the first time, the amount requiring declaration is NIS 1,000,000 or more.

For Additional details Tel. (03) 975-1111

Link to the Customs site – instructions to passengers returning from abroad.

From the Greeters' Hall, there are exit gates to the parking lots, the public transport and taxis, car rental, limousines and to the train station.

There is a system of escalators and elevators for your convenience, leading to the various points of service.

In addition, there are various other facilities at your disposal, such as coffee shops, florists, souvenir shops, a post office, foreign currency exchange, counters to return cellular telephones and banks.

In accordance with the Warsaw Accords, the handling of passenger baggage that did not reach its destination or that was damaged during the course of the flight, is the responsibility of the airline that flew the passenger to BGA The service is provided in the Arrivals Hall, next to Conveyor Belt no. 3.

It is also possible to receive this service at the counter facing the Greeters' Hall.

List of agents:

EL AL.

Laufer.

Eurohandling.

GHI.

QAS.