Is it possible to go to the UAE after Israel? What is not allowed in the UAE for tourists Is it possible to go to the UAE after Israel

However, only people who are absolutely far from politics and did not know about the long-standing very complex relations between Israel and other Middle Eastern countries could be surprised at this. Including with one of the richest in the Persian Gulf region - the United Arab Emirates. The main reason for the constant conflicts and periodically flaring up wars is that the Arab world, with a few exceptions, did not recognize as legitimate both the division of Palestine into two equal territories, and the emergence in May 1948 of the independent state of Israel. 20% of the population is made up of Arabs.

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The UAE, in particular, insists on the speedy withdrawal of the Israeli army from the occupied Arab territories and legal guarantees for the rights of the Palestinians, including the creation of their own state. In addition, the Emirati sheikhs generally do not recognize the right of the Israelis to live in the Middle East. That is why they banned entry into their territory to any citizens who have Israeli passports and live in the territory of this country. And they are not going to lift their ban. True, the UAE army has not yet taken part in hostilities.

Tel Aviv's answer

But in recent years the situation has changed for the better. The sheikhs have softened the regime of access to their country, which attracts so many tourists from all over the world, and “turn a blind eye” to the fact that foreigners who come to them have previously managed to visit, for example, Israeli Eilat. The situation is a little stricter with those who fly to Israel after the Emirates. Here they can directly arrange a serious interview with questions like “What exactly did you do in the UAE?” and “Why did you come to Israel?” True, entry and subsequent rest are usually not denied.

Where they won't let you

The border guards of these countries can refuse even if they find only circumstantial evidence of your stay in Israel. These include, as a rule, stamps about a trip through it to the Israeli embassies Egypt and Jordan on their territory. By the way, the Israelis themselves can freely visit not only Egypt and Jordan, but also Tunisia and Morocco, which suspended diplomatic relations with Tel Aviv in 2000.

There are a lot of "horror stories" on the Internet about how tourists were deployed at the border of a state due to the presence in the passport of a stamp on entry into another, "unfriendly" state. For example, the neighbors of acquaintances once spent a wonderful vacation in Abkhazia, and then went to Georgia, and they were deployed at the Tbilisi airport. And vacation, of course, "covered." Or how a young couple who had previously visited Israel flew to the Maldives on their honeymoon, but they were not allowed to go there. Most of these stories, fortunately, turn out to be just horror stories. And yet, let's figure out which of all this is true. Because it is still worth considering the simplest rules of “visa hygiene”, regardless of whether you are an independent traveler or prefer traveling as part of groups organized through a travel agency.

Georgia

Many, for sure, are aware of the Georgian law on the occupied territories adopted after the conflict in August 2008 (establishes a special legal regime in the territories of Abkhazia and South Ossetia). In 2012, there was a high-profile incident with the Russian Konstantin Rodionov: Konstantin was detained at the Tbilisi airport on suspicion of illegally visiting the “occupied territories” (actually, Abkhazia). Rodionov spent about a month and a half in a pre-trial detention center and was eventually released on bail. This incident is one of the most sensational in the press, but, unfortunately, by no means the only one.

Representatives of Georgian travel companies, who specifically consulted with the Georgian Foreign Ministry, on condition of anonymity, give Russian tourists the following recommendations:

“We recommend our tourists not to enter Georgia through the Abkhaz checkpoints, because we are practically in a state of war. Georgia does not recognize Abkhazia as a separate state, considers it its original territory and does not have a checkpoint there. Understand, you can't cross the border if it doesn't exist! It is easier to leave through Abkhazia, but again, if there are no problems on our part, then we are not responsible for the Abkhazian. In principle, everything is not so difficult, they pump more.

I would advise you to follow a simple rule: we travel to Abkhazia and Transnistria (and now also to the DPR and LPR) with a Russian passport. Passport - burn and eat (just kidding, of course!). Better to leave at home. If the labels on entry into the territory of Abkhazia / South Ossetia / Transnistria / DPR / LPR are already in your passport, the law on the second passport comes to the rescue.

When hiking in the city, clothing should cover the shoulders and knees. There should be no visible underwear, no cleavage or frankly tight-fitting outfits.

These norms exist not in the form of laws, but in the form of recommendations and regulations. As such, there are no punitive measures. Of course, if you appear in the city naked, you will be arrested, since this already falls under the articles “Violation of public morality”.

If you do not follow the dress code, then they may simply not be allowed into shopping centers or attractions. They will definitely not be allowed into the mosque, we showed the dress code in mosques clearly in the article “”.

In Sharjah, the clothes of tourists are especially strict. A policeman may approach an improperly dressed tourist and ask him to change. If you ignore the policeman, he can arrest you, take you to the station and issue a fine.

There are 2 times more men in the UAE than women, just imagine for a moment their gigantic dissatisfaction. If you dress provocatively, will it be pleasant to look at their undressing looks and profuse salivation?

Man + woman = prison?

In the United Arab Emirates, public displays of love and tenderness, even between spouses, are prohibited. You can still hold hands, but you can’t passionately hug and kiss. These are the rules for all seven emirates, there are no exceptions.

From time to time, news appears in the media about another pair of tourists who were detained by the police for kissing in public. The usual penalty in this case is one month in prison. Most often, tourists are not detained, but only warned. But it's better not to risk it.

The UAE has a particularly negative attitude towards extramarital affairs. Ten years ago, it was forbidden to accommodate an unmarried couple in the same hotel room. At the time of publication of the article (note: 2017), this ban is already in the past. Also, young unmarried women were not allowed into the UAE before, now they are already allowed in without any problems.

Sexual relations outside of marriage are punishable by up to 2 years in prison. In the Western media, news constantly appears about the next tourists who were convicted of having sex outside of marriage.

A case in point occurred on March 6, 2013. Norwegian citizen Marte Dalelv (in the photo below, click on the photo to enlarge) went on a business trip to Dubai. She reported the rape to the police. The circumstances of the incident are not fully clarified, as she was drunk.

We will not talk about all the vicissitudes of this case now, we will only talk about the result. The police did not acknowledge the fact of rape. Marthe Dalelv herself was convicted of having sex outside of marriage and drinking alcohol without a license, she was sentenced to 16 months in prison, but later pardoned. Her offender was sentenced to 13 months in prison.

The UAE police handle rape allegations a little differently than we do here. We state the fact of rape according to the words of a woman. In the UAE, the fact of rape is determined based on objective circumstances.

Arab police think like this: “Rape is violence. There are traces of violence (beatings), so there was rape. No trace means no rape.” If there is no fact of rape, then there is the fact of sex outside of marriage. So we are trying both - the applicant and her sexual partner.

Man + man = definitely a prison!

Even the very fact of homosexual orientation is punishable by prison. In different emirates, the punishment is different. For example, in Abu Dhabi - 14 years in prison, in Dubai - 10 years. We generally do not recommend visiting the UAE for people with non-traditional sexual orientation.

Before I get started on my November trekking trip to Nepal, it's worth telling a funny story about how I made the wrong choice to fly across the Emirates with a stopover for a few days. In general, in November, instead of Nepal, I had to go to the south of India, to the state of Kerala, combining a short trip with a yoga seminar. But a month before departure, circumstances suddenly changed, so the choice was: either fly to India, but hang out at a resort for 9 days without a yoga seminar, where, apart from trips to the surrounding towns, there would be nothing special to entertain yourself with; or cancel your tickets and join your other yoga teachers and go trekking around the Annapurna massif in Nepal. Since the beach has never been a priority and will not be until extreme old age and weakness, I decided to go to Nepal for the third year in a row. Trekking around Annapurna was in the plans for the future, but since there was an opportunity to realize them earlier in a pleasant company, then why not take advantage of it.
I wanted to add something else to Nepal, and the choice fell on Dubai, through which we had to fly to India without a stopover. Insanely cheap tickets were found: Moscow-Kyiv-Dubai for 2700 rubles (UIA) and Dubai-Kathmandu for 4600 (FlyDubai), and I flew S7 to Moscow for 3600 rubles. The price tag turned out to be ridiculous, and it was possible to hang out at airports for short connections without any problems. Since Dubai was somewhere at the end of the "must see" list, I did not know about the visa regime. I thought that I would go to the embassy, ​​hand over my documents and get a sticker in my passport in a week. But it turned out that the embassy is only in Moscow, the "Visa Center for Asian Countries", through which many people make visas, is also located in Moscow. In St. Petersburg, a visa could only be obtained by buying a tour to Dubai or at the Emirates office when buying tickets from this airline. An appeal to the notorious Vinsky forum led me to the page of the Marhaba Services company, which, in addition to VIP escort services and other things for the elite, also offers a transit visa on arrival for a maximum of 96 hours + accommodation in 2-3 * hotels for mere mortals. After filling out the forms on their website and sending them by mail, I did not receive any answer for a week. I had to call the Emirates and explain the situation to the Arabs: I’m flying in from Kiev then, I’ll be less than 4 days, Russian, then I’m flying to Kathmandu, I need a hotel. I was assured that everything would be OK, only everything would be done upon arrival, directly at the airport; and the service via mail works only for corporate clients.

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There was a week left before departure, and I began to doubt again. They wrote to Vinsky that there was a similar situation, they did not answer the mail, but upon arrival everything was promptly done. But I thought about buying a new same day ticket from Dubai to Kathmandu and hanging out for an extra 3 days in my favorite city. Nevertheless, I decided to take a chance after another call to the Emirates. They assured me again that everything would go smoothly, unless suddenly the customs officers specifically wanted to let me into their country, then "Marhaba Services" could not do anything.
The adventure began back in Kyiv: in the transit zone, they didn’t want to let me on a flight to Dubai, arguing this with fines imposed on the airline if it brought its passenger without a visa. I immediately connected to wi-fi in Boryspil and started looking for a new ticket to Kathmandu on the same day. At that moment, when all the data had already been entered and it remained to press the "Pay" button, wi-fi flew off - the free time was over, it was necessary to reconnect. And then the woman at the counter, after another session with the visa inspector on the phone, decided to let me on the flight. It will be easier to buy a ticket in Dubai!
The time is 3 a.m., I fly up to Dubai and look through the window at the lights of the city that has arisen in the desert, I see the Burj Khalifa spire with thoughts: “If the bummer comes out now, then at least I saw this“ miracle of the world ”from the air. At the airport I follow the crowd and before passport control, I turn to the "Marhaba Services" desk. Again I explain: who I am, where from, how much and where later. I give the tickets and passport. The woman leaves and returns with the words: "No, they did not allow it." So, it's a great fail! I go back and take a queue at the ticket office, which they promised to open somewhere by 5 a.m. I need to fly out of the Emirates within 24 hours. Just in case, I put more money on the card before departure. My FlyDubai low-cost airline can no longer be rebooked for today's flight They're running out of seats too. They're offering a Qatar Airways ticket via Doha for noon as the cheapest option possible. Well, I'll look at Qatar from the air again. Now I need to reload and check in my luggage for a new flight - I can't get to it myself. These services are offered by the same company "Marhaba Services" for 80-something dollars. Hmm, well stuck on the money; but he tried to cheer up and accept the current situation as a necessary life experience.

I hadn't slept properly for more than a day, but I didn't want to settle down on the floor among the other passengers waiting to dock. So I went to have breakfast and drink coffee at Starbucks, and then wandered around the huge airport with palm trees, carpets and other luxury, while surfing the Internet. I wrote a letter to my hotel in Kathmandu that I would arrive 3 days earlier. We flew to Doha quickly, from the plane it was clear that there was absolutely nothing to do in Doha - skyscrapers in the desert and that's it.

There was free fast wi-fi again at the airport, so I wrote to another hotel in Kathmandu because they have free pick-up. I was supposed to arrive in Kathmandeevka around 11 pm, so a transfer to the hotel would have helped me a lot after 2 days on the road. In Doha, a huge delegation of some pilgrims in white robes boarded the flight. They were terribly noisy, and finally I couldn’t take a nap in this chaos for at least a couple of hours on the plane. But suddenly, before boarding, a girl from the Qatar Airways service says just a magic phrase: "You" ve been upgraded ". I have a business class boarding in my hands - at least it’s not so sorry for the money that has been planted; now you can have a great meal, fall apart in comfortable chair and sleep in. But I didn't feel like sleeping at all.

In Tribhuvan, I received a visa in a couple of minutes, filling out a questionnaire on board the plane. My backpack, which I said goodbye to at Domodedovo, was the first to leave the luggage belt. And at the exit, the guys from "Tibet Guest House" were already waiting for me with a sign. I drove along the dark streets of Katmandeevka with a satisfied smile - in this city you feel at home. In the hotel, leaving my clothes, I went up to the roof, looked at the night city, at the stars and was glad that the misadventures were over. The next morning I got up for breakfast, and then fell asleep again until 6 pm. Then I went to wander around the shopping streets and have dinner and figured out what to do in Nepal for an additional 2 days.
The conclusions are drawn, but I will one day visit Dubai on a stopover when I fly Emirates somewhere in Asia. And now you can start talking about Nepal. Keep it locked!

After visiting Israel, many people have questions: “Will they be allowed into Israel after a trip to the UAE”, “Will they be allowed into the UAE after a trip to Israel”. The same questions often arise when traveling to Egypt.

We answer all questions in order.

Will they be allowed into Israel after a trip to Egypt:

Israel and Egypt have no conflicts with each other. There are separate excursions from Egypt to Israel and no problems arise. Therefore, it can be unequivocally said that to Israel after a trip to Egypt will definitely be allowed without any problems.

Will they be allowed into Egypt after a trip to Israel

The situation is similar when visiting Egypt after Israel: since the same excursions always end in Egypt, there will be no difficulties for tourism when crossing the border.

It should be noted that when visiting Israel by land, the passport is stamped with a visit to the country - this may affect further travel to countries such as the UAE.

Will the UAE be allowed after Israel

Currently, when visiting Israel, if you arrived and departed by plane, no stamps are put in your passport, a separate document is issued, as in the figure below. This document is not pasted anywhere, and when you leave Israel, there will be no evidence that you were in Israel. Therefore, now you can safely fly to Israel without fear of any problems in the future, especially since in Israel visa is not required.

Israeli visa example

If you still have a stamp in your passport about visiting Israel, then you should remember that a visa is required to travel to the UAE. When you submit documents for a visa and it is confirmed for you, you don’t have to worry. Border guards at the border do not look at passports, and having a UAE visa is a guarantee that you will be allowed into this country (this is what a visa is made for).

Will Israel be allowed after a trip to the UAE

The most difficult situation.

It should be noted that in most cases there are usually no problems when visiting Israel after the UAE. In the worst case, an interview is possible - this is not a very pleasant procedure, which may or may not be subjected. Matter of chance.

Thus, if you want to travel to Israel and the UAE, you should first go to Israel and then go to the UAE. Another option is to replace the passport - this can be done before the document expires without any problems.