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| There is only one way to not have your passport show evidence of a visit to Israel and that is to fly in and fly out, requesting no stamp on both entry and exit. Entering by any overland crossing, except maybe ferry to/from Greece or Cyprus, and you will have an exit or entry stamp of the boarding nation i.e. Egypt or Jordan that will be a tell-tail sign. Or in the case of the King Hussein Peace Bridge to Jordan from the West bank, no stamp at all that is equally a give away. You can still request officials not to stamp your passport at any crossing, it just won't do any good. Don't believe what other travellers tell you about the Peace Bridge crossing or asking for no stamps, it will not work - I have personally seen travellers turned away at the Syrian border with a valued visa for Syria, but evidence of a trip to Israel. The only other way apart from flying in and out is to have two passports (i.e. you are dual nationality), which is very handy for many things. Oh, and of course to get a new passport, but don't try reporting it lost in Egypt since the embassies all know this trick and are less than happy about it. |
 Posted by User Not Logged In. on 17/04/2003 19:01:57 |