Visiting Israel from Schengen area

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I'm a US citizen with a passport traveling in Europe. I have a question regarding staying in the EU. My understanding is that I can only stay 90 days within a 180 day period in the Schengen area.

I was interested to visit Israel and return back to Europe however I've read they do not stamp your passport. If I visit Israel from EU would this still count against my 90 days?

What counts is the exit stamp for whichever Schengen zone country you leave from to go to Israel. What Israel chooses to do about stamping passports is not relevant. How does the 90-180 day rule work — Traveller, Aug 07 '23 at 17:59
Also, just to be careful about terminology: Europe, EU, and Schengen zone are not the same thing :-) https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/policies/schengen-borders-and-visa/schengen-area_en — Traveller, Aug 07 '23 at 18:09

score 6 · Answer 1 · answered Aug 07 '23 at 18:03

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You'll get an exit stamp when you board your flight to Israel. In addition, instead of a stamp you'll get a slip when you enter and exit Israel that you can use as evidence of your status and duration of stay.

answered Aug 07 '23 at 18:03

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Israel does not issue anything upon exit, you just get the one slip when you are admitted. – Ozzy Aug 10 '23 at 17:26
@Ozzy you get a slip on exit that you need to use to pass the automatic gates. – littleadv Aug 10 '23 at 17:29
I see, I don't have a biometric passport so I had to go to the guard. Didn't receive anything. – Ozzy Aug 10 '23 at 17:33

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Aug 07 '23 at 17:14

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Israel is not in the Schengen region so the answer is no. It doesn't matter how Israel handles immigration.

answered Aug 07 '23 at 17:14

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