Visa policy of Israel
Policy on permits required to enter Israel From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Policy on permits required to enter Israel From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Visitors to Israel must obtain a visa from one of the Israeli diplomatic missions unless they come from one of the visa-exempt countries. From January 2025, all visitors from visa-exempt countries must obtain an electronic travel authorization (ETA-IL) before traveling to Israel.[1]
Holders of ordinary passports of the following countries do not need a visa to Israel for tourism, business or study up to 90 days, or culture or sport activities up to 30 days. From January 2025, they must obtain an electronic travel authorization (ETA-IL) before traveling to Israel. The ETA-IL costs 25 ILS and is valid for 2 years or until the passport expires, whichever occurs first.[1][2]
| Date of visa changes | ||
|---|---|---|
Unknown: Andorra, Chile, Grenada, Italy, Macau, Marshall Islands, Monaco, North Macedonia, Paraguay, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Uruguay
Canceled: Unknown: Central African Republic, Nicaragua[81]
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Kazakhstan - On 19 August 2024, Israel and Kazakhstan discussed the possibility of establishing a visa exemption agreement.[83]
Seychelles – On 11 January 2024, Israel and Seychelles signed a visa exemption agreement.[84]Nationals of Israel can travel without a visa to all countries whose nationals can travel without a visa to Israel, except Australia.
Israel grants a visa exemption for nationals of all countries that grant a visa exemption or electronic travel authorization (ETA) for nationals of Israel, except Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kazakhstan, Kiribati, Kyrgyzstan, Nicaragua, Thailand, Turkey, Uzbekistan, and Vatican City.
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Holders of diplomatic and service passports of all visa-exempt countries (listed above) do not need a visa to Israel, except those of Australia, Belarus, Dominica, Russia, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Taiwan, United States, and holders of service passports of South Africa.[2]
In addition, holders of diplomatic and service passports of Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Burkina Faso, China, Gabon, Gambia, Guyana, India, Ivory Coast, Kazakhstan,[lower-alpha 2] Madagascar, Morocco, Nicaragua, Republic of the Congo, Sierra Leone, Thailand, Togo, Turkey, Vatican City, and holders of diplomatic passports of Armenia, Kenya, Liberia, Nepal, Rwanda, and Vietnam do not need a visa to Israel.[2]
In 1952 the Knesset passed the law "The entry law to Israel" which describes the first official entry policy of Israel. The law permits four types of visas for foreigners, transit visa (5 days), visit visa (3 months), temporary resident visa (3 years), and permanent visa. [85] During the 50s' discussions on visa free took place as in 1955 the Israeli government decided to exempt visa fees from visitors from United States, Sweden, Denmark, Belgium, and Luxemburg to boost the early tourism sector. [86][87]
Visa exempt countries in 1966 Ordinary passports: Uruguay, Iceland, Argentina, USA, Brazil, Denmark, Switzerland, UK, Lichtenstein, Norway, Finland, Chile, France, Canada, Australia, New Zeeland, Belgium, The Netherlands, and Luxemburg. Diplomatic and service passports: Austria, Italy, El Salvador, Belgium, Dahomey, The Netherlands, Switzerland, The Philippines, Brazil, Gabon, Ivory Coast, Tanganyika, Luxemburg, Liberia, Niger, France, Colombia, Costa Rica, Thailand, Togo, Honduras, Siera Leone, and Congo Leopoldville. [86] [88]
1967 Israel started to consider the vise exemption of German diplomatic and service passports as Germany promised not to allow Germans with Nazi background to use the visa exemption. Germany exempted Israeli ordinary passports even if Israel haven’t as Germany understood that they can’t demand it from Israel due to the Holocaust. In the same year Israel also exempted German passport from visa. [89] [90] [21] Israel signed visa exemption agreement for ordinary passports with the United Kingdom, Lichtenstein, and Switzerland in 1967. [89] [91] For the international tourism year of 1967 Israel called in the UN to other countries to extend their visa exemptions for tourist to boost tourism and the share of cultures. [89][92]
| Category | Code | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Temporary resident | A/1 | Aliyah visa | For those eligible for immigration by the Law of Return (aliyah).[93] |
| A/2 | Student visa | For those who want to study in a recognized academic institution.[94] | |
| Yeshiva visa | For those who want to study in a yeshiva.[94] | ||
| A/3 | Clergy visa | For clergymen for the purpose of long-term fulfilling their clerical duties among their religious communities in Israel, pursuant to the invitation of a recognized religious institution in Israel. | |
| A/4 | Family of holders of A/2 and A/3 visas | For spouses and minor children of recipients of A/2 or A/3 visas.[95] | |
| A/5 | Temporary resident visa | General temporary resident visa for any other reason that is not under A/1, A/2, A/3, or A/4 visas. Usually for partners of Israeli citizens or for humanitarian reasons. | |
| Work | B/1 | Work visa | For those whose stay in Israel is approved for a limited period of time for the purpose of work. |
| Working holiday visa | For nationals of certain countries between the ages of 18 and 30 years. | ||
| Visitor | B/2 | ETA-IL | Electronic travel authorization for nationals of visa-exempt countries for tourism, business or study up to 90 days. |
| Visitor visa | For nationals of visa-required countries for tourism, business or study up to 90 days. | ||
| Visitor visa extension | Extension of visit for tourism, business or study.[96] | ||
| Doubtful status | B/3 | Doubtful status visa[97] | For those whose entry status is not clear. Valid for one month, during which the applicant may reclassify the entry status.[98] |
| Volunteer | B/4 | Volunteer visa | For volunteers in a recognized organization, institute or settlement.[99]
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In February 2024, the Israeli Population and Immigration Authority announced plans to introduce an electronic visa for tourists, starting with a pilot for nationals of India.[100][101]
Nationals of the following countries between the ages of 18 and 30 years may apply for a working holiday visa for 12 months in Israel.[102]
In 2023, Israel signed agreements for a working holiday visa with Japan[103] and Taiwan.[104]
Visitors with an Israeli passport stamp are not allowed to enter a number of countries because of the Arab League boycott of Israel. Some countries, such as Austria, Canada, Germany, Russia, United Kingdom and United States, allow their nationals to hold two or more passports of their country to circumvent such travel restrictions, but some of these countries also restrict or forbid the holding of passports of more than one country (multiple citizenship).
However, since 15 January 2013, Israel no longer stamps passports at airports and land border crossings with Jordan. Instead, the entry or departure record is printed on a small paper card, called an electronic gate pass, which includes the traveler's passport data, date, visa status, and other details. The card also includes a barcode which is used to pass through the gate out of the passport control hall.[105]
Israel accepts passports of all member states and observer states of the United Nations, Kosovo and Taiwan.[2][106]
The Haudenosaunee passport is a travel document with limited recognition issued by the Iroquois nation in Canada and the United States.[107] For the 2018 World Lacrosse Championship, which was hosted by Israel, the Israeli government accepted the Haudenosaunee passports of the Iroquois team after communicating with the Canadian government.[108][109]
Israel's crossing points.[110] Main crossing points are bold.
| Name of crossing point | District | Type of entry point | Description | Statistics of crossings [111][112] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rosh Hanikra crossing point | Northern District | Land | Israel - Lebanon border Closed to the general public. Serving mostly UN personal. Crossing only with special permit. | |
| Quneitra crossing point | Northern District | Land | Israel - Syrian border Closed to the general public. Serving mostly UN personal. Crossing only with special permit. |
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| Fishing port at the Kishon (Ma'agan Shavit) | Haifa District | Sea | Serving arrivals by yachts | |
| Greater Haifa Port | Haifa District | Sea | International port | 2019: visitors: na - Israelis: 89.1 2022: visitors: na - Israelis: 130.6 |
| Haifa Airport | Haifa District | Air | Mostly domestic airport with some international flights | |
| Hadera port (Israel Electric Corporation) | Haifa District | Sea | Commercial ships only | |
| Jordan River crossing point (Sheikh Hussein) | Northern District | Land | Israel - Jordan border crossing | 2019: visitors: 75.0 - Israelis: 106.5 2022: visitors: 23.9 - Israelis: 97.9 |
| Allenby Bridge crossing point | Judea and Samaria District | Land | Israel - Jordan border crossing Serving residents/citizens/visitors of the Palestinian Authority. | |
| Ben Gurion Airport | Central District | Air | International airport and major point of entry | 2019: visitors: 3,853.7 - Israelis: 8,262.6 2022: visitors: 2,442.3 - Israelis: 7,472.5 |
| Herzliya Marina | Tel Aviv District | Sea | Serving arrivals by yachts | |
| Tel Aviv Marina | Tel Aviv District | Sea | Serving arrivals by yachts | |
| Ashdod Port | Southern District | Sea | International port | 2019: visitors: na - Israelis: 0.5 2022: visitors: na - Israelis: 0.3 |
| Ashkelon Marina | Southern District | Sea | Serving arrivals by yachts | |
| Ashkelon-Eilat pipeline | Southern District | Sea | Commercial ships only | |
| Erez crossing point | Southern District | Land | Israel - Gaza border Closed to the general public. Crossing only with special permit. |
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| Nitzana crossing point | Southern District | Land | Israel - Egypt border Closed to the general public. Commercial only |
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| Rabin (Arava) crossing point | Southern District | Land | Israel - Jordan border crossing | 2019: visitors: 128.4 - Israelis: 76.7 2022: visitors: 38.7 - Israelis: 89.7 |
| Ramon Airport | Southern District | Air | Mostly domestic airport with some international flights | 2019: visitors: 113.3 - Israelis: na 2022: visitors: 6.4 - Israelis: na |
| Eilat Port | Southern District | Sea | International port | |
| Taba border crossing point | Southern District | Land | Israel - Egypt border crossing | 2019: visitors: 93.3 - Israelis: 499.4 2022: visitors: 39.2 - Israelis: 565.6 |
Foreign nationals who may travel to Israel without a visa or who hold an Israeli visa may also enter the West Bank on the same basis. Foreign nationals may also apply for an entry permit valid only for the West Bank.[113] All foreign nationals need a permit to enter the Gaza Strip.[114]
Israeli citizens may enter West Bank Areas B and C, but not West Bank Area A or the Gaza Strip, without a permit.[106][115]
Palestinians registered in the West Bank need a permit to enter Israel or the Gaza Strip, and Palestinians registered in the Gaza Strip need a permit to enter Israel or the West Bank. Palestinian men over age 55 and women over age 50 registered in the West Bank, without a security restriction, receive an automatic permit to enter Israel for up to 6 months. Palestinians who receive a permit to depart from an Israeli airport may also return in the same way.[106]
Most visitors arriving to Israel were from the following countries of nationality:
Tourist arrivals, by country of citizenship (in thousands):[116][117][118][119][120][121] [122][123][124][125][126]
| Country | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 United States |  605.1 |  538.0 | 600.6 | 532.4 | 494.0 | 457.5 | 379.1 | 271.9 | 206.1 | 266.2 | 488.5 |
 Russia | 318.7 | 231.4 | 205.4 | 133.3 | 73.6 | 68.0 | 55.7 | 41.3 | 36.9 | 55.8 | 74.6 |
 France | 274.1 | 254.0 | 256.3 | 242.1 | 252.2 | 311.4 | 257.5 | 174.4 | 117.9 | 129.3 | 202.4 |
 Germany | 171.5 | 139.8 | 137.4 | 98.7 | 89.6 | 105.2 | 75.9 | 49.0 | 38.8 | 65.5 | 176.0 |
 United Kingdom | 168.8 | 163.5 | 173.3 | 160.1 | 161.2 | 156.7 | 146.5 | 104.2 | 97.3 | 140.2 | 201.2 |
 Italy | 150.2 | 116.5 | 120.6 | 79.4 | 58.1 | 72.9 | 42.0 | 26.0 | 16.9 | 25.0 | 171.4 |
 Canada | 70.2 | 59.5 | 68.5 | 58.0 | 51.4 | 50.8 | 43.6 | 31.3 | 25.1 | 34.2 | 55.0 |
 Spain | 69.4 | 53.8 | 86.8 | 51.9 | 30.7 | 51.9 | 21.4 | 15.9 | 8.6 | 11.8 | 65.6 |
 Slovakia | 59.7 | 49.0 | 61.0 | 45.4 | 5.0 | 7.1 | 6.9 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 3.8 | 7.9 |
 Ukraine | 55.3 | 46.5 | 63.9 | 49.9 | 30.7 | 28.3 | 24.2 | 19.3 | 18.4 | 33.5 | 38.0 |
 Netherlands | 53.4 | 44.5 | 48.3 | 40.3 | 43.0 | 49.8 | 40.4 | 27.3 | 22.8 | 43.3 | 91.3 |
 Brazil | 48.8 | 27.9 | 31.2 | 20.1 | 15.5 | 19.8 | 11.4 | 7.8 | 5.4 | 8.7 | 25.3 |
 India | 40.1 | 23.1 | 29.5 | 24.2 | 20.4 | 19.0 | 12.7 | 8.4 | 9.3 | 12.0 | 15.9 |
 Romania | 38.5 | 28.9 | 37.4 | 19.2 | 11.4 | 9.6 | 7.9 | 6.7 | 5.9 | 9.6 | 11.9 |
 Switzerland | 32.1 | 26.6 | 27.0 | 23.3 | 22.8 | 25.6 | 22.6 | 17.0 | 13.9 | 19.6 | 32.8 |
 Nigeria | 31.6 | 43.9 | 34.3 | 31.2 | 24.6 | 10.7 | 16.8 | 11.8 | 12.9 | 8.5 | 9.3 |
 Belgium | 31.2 | 23.7 | 23.1 | 20.8 | 24.5 | 25.5 | 22.8 | 17.8 | 15.4 | 21.6 | 39.9 |
 Australia | 30.7 | 23.5 | 26.3 | 20.9 | 18.2 | 19.7 | 14.9 | 9.9 | 8.2 | 10.4 | 23.4 |
 South Korea | 30.0 | 17.3 | 30.6 | 29.4 | 28.0 | 25.9 | 18.5 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 11.2 | 16.8 |
 Austria | 28.1 | 23.6 | 23.7 | 17.0 | 15.3 | 13.3 | 11.1 | 8.3 | 7.6 | 9.6 | 22.0 |
 Greece | 24.2 | 18.4 | 28.8 | 20.8 | 16.7 | 15.0 | 10.0 | 6.1 | 4.8 | 7.8 | 24.4 |
 Mexico | 22.7 | 15.0 | 22.2 | 18.1 | 13.3 | 24.0 | 14.7 | 8.2 | 4.2 | 9.5 | 37.9 |
 Argentina | 22.3 | 16.0 | 19.6 | 15.0 | 11.8 | 14.8 | 11.7 | 10.0 | 7.3 | 10.6 | 22.7 |
 South Africa | 21.1 | 18.1 | 22.4 | 18.8 | 16.6 | 16.5 | 12.6 | 9.8 | 9.1 | 13.4 | 20.6 |
 Sweden | 20.2 | 17.0 | 16.7 | 14.0 | 16.8 | 18.3 | 12.6 | 8.6 | 6.7 | 10.8 | 37.0 |
 Finland | 19.5 | 17.8 | 12.3 | 8.7 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 6.5 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 11.2 | 25.7 |
 Jordan | 17.8 | 15.0 | 15.3 | 10.5 | 15.1 | 8.3 | 22.9 | 18.4 | 24.5 | 24.6 | 77.9 |
 Indonesia | 17.7 | 9.6 | 14.4 | 11.4 | 7.3 | 8.4 | 5.6 | 2.7 | 1.1 | 3.5 | 9.8 |
 Denmark | 15.2 | 12.7 | 12.2 | 11.2 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 8.7 | 6.9 | 6.1 | 9.5 | 24.1 |
 Norway | 14.2 | 12.1 | 13.4 | 9.8 | 9.2 | 9.2 | 6.7 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 6.4 | 13.8 |
 Turkiye | 13.7 | 13.4 | 16.3 | 13.7 | 15.7 | 15.7 | 13.8 | 13.1 | 12.0 | 15.1 | 23.5 |
 Czech Republic | 13.7 | 10.9 | 16.4 | 9.6 | 14.4 | 10.0 | 5.5 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 5.5 | 11.4 |
 Poland | 13.6 | 6.9 | 11.6 | 5.0 | 42.1 | 26.8 | 10.3 | 6.1 | 5.3 | 13.1 | 41.9 |
 Japan | 13.2 | 9.8 | 14.4 | 10.6 | 9.4 | 8.3 | 6.2 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 7.1 | 18.1 |
 China | 12.9 | 7.6 | 8.9 | 7.7 | 5.8 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 6.3 | 9.8 |
 Hungary | 11.8 | 9.4 | 13.8 | 10.0 | 7.6 | 8.7 | 6.9 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 8.1 | 14.3 |
 Portugal | 11.6 | 8.1 | 8.9 | 5.4 | 3.4 | 7.8 | 3.2 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 18.8 |
 Belarus | 11.4 | 9.7 | 11.8 | 9.0 | 5.9 | 5.6 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 6.1 | 6.2 |
 Colombia | 10.9 | 7.9 | 9.0 | 7.1 | 5.1 | 8.9 | 6.3 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 5.3 | 13.0 |
 Cyprus | 10.4 | 9.4 | 11.9 | 9.3 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 5.9 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 10.3 |
 Philippines | 10.2 | 7.3 | 9.0 | 6.7 | 4.6 | 5.6 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 7.1 | 14.4 |
 Ireland | 9.1 | 7.5 | 9.0 | 7.3 | 5.7 | 7.0 | 4.2 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 4.3 | 9.7 |
 Singapore | 8.7 | 6.5 | 8.5 | 7.3 | 5.2 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 2.8 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 3.6 |
 Bulgaria | 7.2 | 6.1 | 8.6 | 5.2 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 4.0 |
| Kazakhstan | 6.5 | 4.5 | 6.1 | 4.9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
 Croatia | 6.1 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 2.4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
 Chile | 5.8 | 4.2 | 5.5 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 5.1 | 3.6 | 2.4 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 9.3 |
 Estonia | 5.3 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 1.1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
 Lithuania | 5.1 | 4.2 | 7.4 | 5.5 | 3.3 | 2.4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
 Latvia | 4.7 | 4.2 | 5.9 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 4.2 |
 Georgia | 4.5 | 4.6 | 6.0 | 5.1 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 3.8 |
 Moldova | 4.4 | 3.1 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 4.0 |
 Hong Kong | 4.1 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1.4 |
 New Zealand | 3.9 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 4.4 |
 Taiwan | 3.9 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 2.7 |
 Ecuador | 3.5 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 2.5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
 Uzbekistan | 3.4 | 3.0 | 4.9 | 3.5 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 5.9 | 7.1 |
 Thailand | 3.0 | 3.4 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 2.4 |
 Serbia | 3.0 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
 Azerbaijan | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 2.7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
 Venezuela | 2.8 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 1.9 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 5.9 |
 Uruguay | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 4.0 |
 Egypt | 2.6 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 5.3 | 12.8 |
 Slovenia | 2.6 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 1.5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
 Morocco | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 3.0 |
 Malaysia | 1.6 | 0.6 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 2.6 |
 Lebanon | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 15.6 |
| Grand total | 2,803.1 | 2,321.4 | 2,559.6 | 2,063.1 | 1,825.2 | 1,902.8 | 1,505.5 | 1,063.2 | 861.9 | 1,195.7 | 2,416.8 |
Tourist arrivals, by country of citizenship (in thousands):[127][128][129][130][131][132] [133][134][135][136][116]
| Country | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 200.5 | 969.4 | 898.1 | 778.8 | 648.3 | 620.3 | 602.6 | 597.2 | 583.6 | 581.0 | 605.1 |
| France | 56.0 | 367.5 | 346.0 | 308.6 | 287.5 | 293.7 | 288.9 | 292.3 | 263.6 | 269.5 | 274.1 |
| Russia | 56.0 | 318.1 | 316.3 | 331.5 | 266.0 | 294.0 | 411.4 | 405.0 | 380.7 | 353.4 | 318.7 |
| Germany | 50.3 | 289.0 | 262.6 | 218.1 | 164.1 | 159.8 | 162.3 | 159.8 | 158.5 | 171.0 | 171.5 |
| Poland | 45.2 | 156.9 | 151.8 | 97.3 | 51.6 | 57.8 | 62.0 | 67.3 | 58.9 | 60.4 | 69.4 |
| United Kingdom | 44.1 | 235.4 | 218.0 | 198.5 | 181.3 | 174.6 | 164.6 | 173.3 | 165.1 | 168.0 | 168.8 |
| Italy | 25.1 | 190.7 | 150.6 | 107.8 | 82.2 | 84.4 | 111.2 | 127.7 | 126.2 | 113.3 | 150.2 |
| Romania | 24.8 | 121.1 | 106.9 | 78.9 | 48.8 | 43.2 | 43.1 | 34.6 | 39.6 | 37.8 | 38.5 |
| Ukraine | 24.6 | 135.4 | 137.4 | 146.3 | 131.9 | 112.7 | 110.7 | 108.0 | 109.2 | 106.8 | 55.3 |
| South Korea | 17.1 | 60.4 | 45.1 | 39.7 | 27.8 | 22.3 | 21.6 | 28.1 | 28.6 | 28.0 | 30.0 |
| Spain | 16.3 | 104.7 | 77.7 | 62.4 | 44.5 | 42.2 | 45.3 | 47.9 | 50.1 | 51.0 | 59.7 |
| Canada | 15.6 | 95.8 | 91.9 | 80.5 | 64.5 | 63.5 | 62.6 | 65.3 | 65.0 | 64.4 | 70.2 |
| Netherlands | 15.3 | 91.0 | 83.1 | 64.1 | 50.2 | 47.7 | 50.2 | 52.0 | 62.0 | 58.7 | 53.4 |
| Brazil | 13.5 | 82.1 | 62.7 | 55.0 | 34.1 | 42.3 | 50.1 | 54.0 | 56.6 | 53.1 | 48.8 |
| Indonesia | 12.2 | 38.7 | 35.3 | 36.2 | 22.8 | 22.0 | 26.6 | 29.5 | 27.8 | 21.9 | 17.7 |
| China | 11.4 | 142.8 | 104.5 | 113.2 | 79.2 | 51.3 | 37.7 | 29.8 | 23.6 | 20.1 | 17.0 |
| Greece | 10.2 | 41.9 | 29.7 | 27.9 | 17.7 | 15.7 | 16.3 | 18.0 | 20.4 | 19.0 | 24.2 |
| Austria | 10.0 | 49.4 | 38.6 | 29.0 | 24.0 | 22.9 | 27.9 | 26.9 | 27.9 | 27.7 | 28.1 |
| Switzerland | 9.6 | 63.5 | 57.0 | 48.8 | 41.3 | 38.1 | 37.5 | 38.4 | 37.1 | 36.3 | 32.1 |
| Hungary | 9.4 | 39.1 | 31.1 | 22.4 | 16.5 | 16.4 | 16.4 | 14.6 | 9.3 | 11.4 | 11.8 |
| Belarus | 9.1 | 44.6 | 40.7 | 36.3 | 33.1 | 15.9 | 16.1 | 15.1 | 14.2 | 11.8 | 11.4 |
| Argentina | 8.6 | 34.7 | 34.8 | 31.4 | 25.4 | 24.3 | 22.5 | 24.5 | 23.2 | 21.6 | 22.3 |
| Czech Republic | 8.2 | 32.4 | 31.7 | 24.3 | 15.9 | 14.2 | 16.8 | 15.0 | 13.8 | 13.0 | 13.7 |
| India | 8.0 | 65.1 | 70.5 | 58.2 | 44.6 | 39.3 | 34.6 | 39.0 | 43.0 | 38.5 | 40.1 |
| Lithuania | 7.9 | 23.3 | 19.2 | 17.9 | 12.9 | 10.6 | 10.1 | 6.5 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 5.1 |
| Turkiye | 7.3 | 32.0 | 38.3 | 40.5 | 34.0 | 25.7 | 22.4 | 22.5 | 16.3 | 13.5 | 13.7 |
| Mexico | 6.4 | 50.2 | 36.6 | 28.4 | 20.7 | 22.4 | 20.7 | 21.4 | 21.5 | 18.7 | 22.7 |
| Australia | 6.3 | 48.8 | 43.1 | 39.9 | 29.4 | 28.7 | 30.3 | 32.5 | 30.1 | 28.9 | 30.7 |
| Philippines | 5.9 | 32.9 | 28.6 | 22.2 | 14.2 | 11.1 | 10.2 | 11.3 | 12.2 | 9.4 | 10.2 |
| Slovakia | 4.7 | 22.7 | 20.1 | 14.4 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 10.4 | 8.4 | 10.1 | 10.2 | 11.6 |
| Sweden | 4.4 | 33.4 | 33.4 | 27.3 | 21.3 | 23.9 | 25.1 | 24.5 | 22.2 | 20.7 | 20.2 |
| Belgium | 4.4 | 27.2 | 27.3 | 27.3 | 22.4 | 32.6 | 32.3 | 32.5 | 31.3 | 31.8 | 31.2 |
| Denmark | 3.9 | 23.6 | 22.5 | 19.2 | 18.4 | 19.6 | 22.6 | 19.2 | 18.6 | 18.9 | 15.2 |
| Japan | 3.5 | 26.1 | 19.6 | 17.1 | 11.9 | 10.0 | 13.0 | 13.5 | 16.0 | 13.4 | 13.2 |
| Taiwan | 3.4 | 16.0 | 12.5 | 9.6 | 6.4 | 5.6 | 6.0 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 3.9 |
| Bulgaria | 3.2 | 19.8 | 16.4 | 11.8 | 8.4 | 8.7 | 8.5 | 6.7 | 7.1 | 7.5 | 7.2 |
| Portugal | 3.2 | 18.8 | 13.2 | 10.9 | 8.6 | 8.3 | 7.6 | 8.8 | 8.4 | 8.5 | 13.6 |
| Finland | 3.2 | 18.7 | 17.2 | 15.3 | 13.9 | 12.7 | 15.7 | 18.7 | 17.5 | 18.3 | 19.5 |
| South Africa | 3.1 | 29.5 | 27.4 | 25.8 | 20.8 | 19.9 | 20.0 | 23.5 | 24.0 | 22.1 | 21.1 |
| Jordan | 3.1 | 19.2 | 18.1 | 14.4 | 18.9 | 21.4 | 17.3 | 17.9 | 23.4 | 20.3 | 17.8 |
| Nigeria | 3.1 | 12.7 | 10.0 | 9.0 | 8.4 | 16.3 | 20.5 | 24.6 | 29.4 | 45.0 | 31.6 |
| Chile | 2.9 | 11.9 | 9.1 | 7.4 | 5.4 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 6.0 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 5.8 |
| Colombia | 2.6 | 19.2 | 16.0 | 11.9 | 8.5 | 8.0 | 8.6 | 10.6 | 11.0 | 9.5 | 10.9 |
| Latvia | 2.6 | 12.9 | 14.2 | 13.2 | 8.1 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 4.7 |
| Cyprus | 2.4 | 10.9 | 8.4 | 8.2 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 5.9 | 6.8 | 9.2 | 10.2 | 10.4 |
| Serbia | 2.2 | 10.5 | 8.1 | 6.4 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 3.0 |
| Croatia | 2.1 | 10.1 | 7.3 | 6.3 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 6.1 |
| Ireland | 2.0 | 12.8 | 11.3 | 9.9 | 10.3 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 7.6 | 8.9 | 9.1 |
| Norway | 1.9 | 17.9 | 16.1 | 13.7 | 11.8 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 16.4 | 15.5 | 16.0 | 14.2 |
| Moldova | 1.9 | 10.7 | 11.0 | 10.8 | 8.7 | 7.6 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 4.4 |
| Georgia | 1.9 | 8.3 | 9.3 | 11.4 | 14.2 | 10.1 | 0.8 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.5 |
 Peru | 1.8 | 8.4 | 6.8 | 5.5 | 3.9 | 3.8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
 Ethiopia | 1.8 | 6.8 | 5.1 | 5.7 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 4.4 | 3.2 |
| Malaysia | 1.5 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 10.3 | 7.4 | 5.5 | 8.7 | 9.2 | 6.5 | 2.9 | 1.6 |
| Estonia | 1.3 | 6.1 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 5.3 |
| Hong Kong | 1.2 | 12.8 | 9.5 | 9.1 | 5.3 | 4.3 | 5.3 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 4.1 |
| Singapore | 0.9 | 15.9 | 14.0 | 12.8 | 11.3 | 9.7 | 10.4 | 10.6 | 10.2 | 8.3 | 8.7 |
| Uruguay | 0.9 | 5.9 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.6 |
| Kazakhstan | 0.9 | 5.5 | 5.9 | 8.6 | 5.7 | 7.7 | 8.1 | 9.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 6.5 |
| Slovenia | 0.9 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 2.6 |
| Thailand | 0.8 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 3.0 |
| Morocco | 0.8 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.5 |
| Uzbekistan | 0.8 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.4 |
 Panama | 0.8 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Ecuador | 0.7 | 4.8 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.5 |
| Azerbaijan | 0.7 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 2.9 |
| Egypt | 0.6 | 8.0 | 6.3 | 7.0 | 8.7 | 6.1 | 5.2 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 2.4 | 2.6 |
| New Zealand | 0.6 | 7.0 | 6.1 | 4.9 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.9 |
 Vietnam | 0.6 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 1.9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
 Costa Rica | 0.6 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 2.1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
 Guatemala | 0.4 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 1.6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
 Kenya | 0.3 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 2.4 |
| Grand total | 831.5 | 4,551.6 | 4,120.9 | 3,613.2 | 2,900.0 | 2,799.4 | 2,926.4 | 2,961.7 | 2,885.8 | 2,820.2 | 2,803.1 |
Tourist arrivals, by country of citizenship (in thousands): [137] [138][139][127]
| Country | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 920.1 | 810.5 | 149.1 | 200.5 |
| France | 237.9 | 235.5 | 41.5 | 56.0 |
| United Kingdom | 195.8 | 177.9 | 32.4 | 44.1 |
| Russia | 176.1 | 162.9 | 14.4 | 56.0 |
| Germany | 167.4 | 151.1 | 16.5 | 50.3 |
| Italy | 115.6 | 82.7 | 7.0 | 25.1 |
| Romania | 95.3 | 50.3 | 2.0 | 24.8 |
| Poland | 90.3 | 41.0 | 2.3 | 45.2 |
| Spain | 82.3 | 53.8 | 5.3 | 16.3 |
| Canada | 75.3 | 62.1 | 10.0 | 15.6 |
| Brazil | 65.3 | 64.8 | 2.3 | 13.5 |
| Ukraine | 63.6 | 71.5 | 14.1 | 24.6 |
| Netherlands | 49.3 | 42.3 | 5.5 | 15.3 |
| Mexico | 47.0 | 35.7 | 2.4 | 6.4 |
| India | 42.1 | 30.8 | 3.6 | 8.0 |
| Australia | 40.4 | 27.1 | 1.6 | 6.3 |
| Greece | 38.3 | 24.8 | 3.7 | 10.2 |
| South Korea | 38.0 | 12.7 | 0.8 | 17.1 |
| Switzerland | 35.4 | 33.2 | 7.0 | 9.6 |
| Belgium | 32.7 | 12.3 | 2.1 | 4.4 |
| Czech Republic | 31.1 | 20.3 | 3.1 | 8.2 |
| Argentina | 29.4 | 24.6 | 2.3 | 8.6 |
| Philippines | 26.4 | 20.9 | 1.7 | 5.9 |
| Turkiye | 26.3 | 20.4 | 1.7 | 7.3 |
| Austria | 25.7 | 23.5 | 4.2 | 10.0 |
| Indonesia | 24.4 | 15.0 | 0.0 | 12.2 |
| China | 23.2 | 6.6 | 1.7 | 11.4 |
| Hungary | 23.1 | 16.1 | 1.4 | 9.4 |
| South Africa | 22.7 | 19.9 | 1.5 | 3.1 |
| Bulgaria | 20.5 | 9.6 | 0.7 | 3.2 |
| Cyprus | 18.8 | 11.0 | 1.0 | 2.4 |
| Slovakia | 17.5 | 8.6 | 0.7 | 4.7 |
| Portugal | 17.3 | 13.6 | 1.2 | 3.2 |
| Jordan | 17.0 | 16.6 | 5.0 | 3.1 |
| Sweden | 15.4 | 15.5 | 1.4 | 4.4 |
| Colombia | 14.9 | 15.1 | 1.2 | 2.6 |
| Belarus | 14.2 | 30.4 | 7.3 | 9.1 |
| Denmark | 12.4 | 13.7 | 1.3 | 3.9 |
| Lithuania | 12.4 | 6.9 | 0.8 | 7.9 |
| Japan | 10.6 | 6.1 | 0.8 | 3.5 |
| Nigeria | 9.8 | 6.7 | 0.3 | 3.1 |
| Ireland | 9.7 | 8.2 | 0.8 | 2.0 |
| Georgia | 9.0 | 6.7 | 1.1 | 1.9 |
| Chile | 9.0 | 6.7 | 0.6 | 2.9 |
| Finland | 8.9 | 7.4 | 0.7 | 3.2 |
| Norway | 8.7 | 8.9 | 0.8 | 1.9 |
| Singapore | 8.4 | 7.0 | 0.4 | 0.9 |
| Serbia | 8.0 | 6.1 | 0.6 | 2.2 |
| Moldova | 7.7 | 9.0 | 3.7 | 1.9 |
| Peru | 7.3 | 5.7 | 0.5 | 1.8 |
| Taiwan | 6.9 | 2.1 | 0.2 | 3.4 |
| Croatia | 6.8 | 3.9 | 0.4 | 2.1 |
| Ecuador | 6.5 | 2.9 | 0.5 | 0.7 |
| Egypt | 5.4 | 5.0 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
| Latvia | 5.2 | 4.3 | 0.6 | 2.6 |
| Malaysia | 4.9 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 1.5 |
| New Zealand | 4.8 | 2.4 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| Ethiopia | 4.6 | 2.6 | 0.6 | 1.8 |
| Costa Rica | 4.1 | 3.1 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
| Uruguay | 3.5 | 5.6 | 0.3 | 0.9 |
| Morocco | 3.2 | 2.9 | 0.5 | 0.8 |
| Slovenia | 3.4 | 2.1 | 0.2 | 0.9 |
| Kazakhstan | 3.3 | 2.8 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
| Guatemala | 3.3 | 2.8 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Vietnam | 3.2 | 2.3 | 0.4 | 0.6 |
| Panama | 2.9 | 2.6 | 0.4 | 0.8 |
| Hong Kong | 2.9 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.2 |
| Estonia | 2.5 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 1.3 |
| Thailand | 2.5 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 0.8 |
| Uzbekistan | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 0.8 |
| Azerbaijan | 2.3 | 2.2 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
| Kenya | 2.2 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Grand total | 3,239.1 | 2,675.0 | 396.5 | 831.5 |
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