# Palestine, State of entry answer

Switzerland passport → Palestine, State of
Entry date: 2026-09-12

Travel authorisation, stay set by the visa
Before you travel: you need a travel authorisation (ETA-IL).
How long you may stay is set by your visa.

Conditions:
- The advance authorisation is Israel's ETA-IL electronic travel authorisation: visitors from visa-exempt countries are obligated to apply for it before travelling, the online application and payment are submitted a few days before the trip, the authorisation is valid for up to 2 years or until the passport expires, and it allows stays of up to 90 days. The B/2 West Bank visit permit itself is not this authorisation and is dealt with in the other conditions.
- The ETA-IL obligation is not avoided by crossing from Jordan: every entry into the Judea and Samaria area is through the international crossings, and the procedure defines an international border crossing as a border station designated by the Minister of Interior in the Entry into Israel (border stations) order, 5747/1987 — an Israeli control point, not a Palestinian one.
- The permit issued at the crossing is a B/2 tourist permit capped at a maximum of three months, and it expires when the holder departs; a further stay needs a fresh permit. Application is made at the Allenby Bridge Crossing rather than in advance, and the decision is taken on arrival.
- 'As a rule' has a stated carve-out: a visa-exempt national who was refused entry before, has criminal or security episodes, resided illegally, or was bonded in the past five years must coordinate arrival in advance through the COGAT centre — for that traveller the answer is advance authorisation, and it is the traveller who knows whether it applies.
- For the Gaza Strip, all foreigners must apply to the Palestinian Ministry of Interior - General Directorate of Residence and Foreign Affairs - a week before the date of entry, and must regulate their residence with the Directorate if they wish to stay for more than a week.

Source: https://israel-entry.piba.gov.il/api/getalldata
Source checked: 2026-08-30
Data snapshot: 2026-09-10

This establishes the recorded entry rule and stay allowance, not admission, work permission, residence rights or a tax position.
https://aevamo.com/requirements/che/pse/

## Source passage

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