Minister of Interior Silvan Shalom and Tourism Minister Yariv Levin announced further leniencies to ease the travel of tourists from China desiring to visit Israel.
Chinese tourists holding valid entry visas to the EU or US will merit an expedited process to obtain a visa to Israel and will be exempt from presenting certain documents upon processing the visa request. In addition, tour groups attempting to obtain a group visa to Israel can file a visa request up to 24 hours before their flight.