After document signing should pass about three months that Israel with Russia have exchanged missives and only then the visa-free regime will come into force rest abroad rest burning permits burning rounds hot rounds responses rounds of the permit of travel tour operator tour agency travel company a card hotel hotels search of round search of rounds travel agency tourist agency tourism sports tourism of bureau of tourism bus rounds shop of permits good permits tourist permits travel of travel booking of round booking of tickets air tickets the best hotels beach rest of the visa foreign отдыхИзраиль for a long time offered Russia mutual cancellation of tourist visas and visas to the private persons going to the country for the term up to 14 days. It was first supposed that the visa-free regime will take effect in the end of 2007, then terms have been transferred for March, 2008. However till now cancellation of visas between Russia and Israel and has not taken place. At last on March, 20th in Israel Minister of Internal Affairs Sergey Lavrov has signed the agreement on visa regime cancellation between two countries.
According to the head of department of the Ministry of tourism of Israel in the CIS and Baltic countries, Netty Peleg-Briskin, after document signing should pass about three months that Israel with Russia have exchanged missives, and only then the visa-free regime will come into force. Under forecasts of Netty Peleg-Briskin, it happens not later than the middle of June. The head of Department has explained that with cancellation of a visa regime Israel does not blame Russia for the developed delays - nevertheless it is the big step which should be approved many structures both in Russia, and in Israel. Israel counts that visa regime cancellation will allow to increase a tourist stream from Russia at least three times rest abroad rest burning permits burning rounds hot rounds responses rounds of the permit of travel tour operator tour agency travel company a card hotel hotels search of round search of rounds travel agency tourist agency tourism sports tourism of bureau of tourism bus rounds shop of permits good permits tourist permits travel of travel booking of round booking of tickets air tickets the best hotels beach rest of the visa foreign rest
Benefits from cancellation of visas are obvious. Israel counts that visa regime cancellation will allow to increase a tourist stream from Russia at least three times. By estimations of the ministry of tourism of Israel, everyone 100 thousand the tourists, visiting the Sacred Earth, create four thousand new workplaces and provide the additional income at a rate of not less 100 million dollars. Russia also has designated the interest in this question already by the end of 2007.
The first attempts to cancel a visa regime Israel has undertaken in 2003 when in the country again it was necessary to entice intimidated интифадой tourists rest abroad rest burning permits burning rounds hot rounds responses rounds of the permit of travel tour operator tour agency travel company a card hotel hotels search of round search of rounds travel agency tourist agency tourism sports tourism of bureau of tourism bus rounds shop of permits good permits tourist permits travel of travel booking of round booking of tickets air tickets the best hotels beach rest of the visa foreign rest. For today visa reception occupies from one day about one week, and consular gathering makes about 550 roubles.
What cancellation of visas to us will bring? First, it will be possible to do without tourist agencies and independently to buy the ticket aboard the plane, to reserve hotel and to fly to Israel. Israelis, of course, are afraid of growth of number of illegal citizens in the country. But, nevertheless, they are ready on this step.