US Visa Waiver Program

Federal judge strikes down Trump’s $100,000 H-1B visa fee, ruling it an unauthorized tax

US District Judge Leo Sorokin issued the ruling in a suit filed by 20 Democratic state attorneys general challenging a fee Trump announced that dramatically raised the cost of obtaining H-1B visas.

President Donald Trump signs an executive order in the Oval Office at the White House on September 19, 2025 in Washington.
El Al Israel Airlines Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner takes off from Los Angeles international Airport on November 11, 2020 in Los Angeles, California.

Israeli tourists could soon be required to show five years of social media history to enter US

 Tourists on vacation

US proposes 5-year social media review for World Cup tourists

 MK ZVI SUKKOT protests last week at the Sde Teiman military base, against the detention of reserve soldiers suspected of sexually abusing an imprisoned Hamas terrorist. There’s a growing population that believes the law doesn’t apply to them, says the writer.

MK Zvi Sukkot blocked from entering US due to Sde Teiman riots participation - report


US bans visas for violent Jewish extremists who attack Palestinians

“We expect this action to impact dozens of individuals and potentially their family members,” US State Department Spokesman Matthew Miller told reporters in Washington on Tuesday.

 US Secretary of State Antony Blinken attends a press conference, during his visit to Israel, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Tel Aviv, Israel November 3, 2023

US to impose visa bans on Israeli extremist settlers for West Bank violence

The West Bank, among the territories where Palestinians seek statehood, has experienced a surge of violence in recent months.

 US-Israel visa waiver deal: American and Israeli passport (illustration)

US says preventing Palestinian-Americans from entering Israel violates waiver program

A senior American official said that the Biden administration intends to give Israel time to find a solution to the problem.

 US-Israel visa waiver deal: American and Israeli passport (illustration)

Israelis gain visa-free travel to US: ESTA applications now open

The process takes only three days and costs under $25.

 US-Israel visa waiver deal: American and Israeli passport (illustration)

Close to two million Israelis currently ineligible for US visa waiver

The Population and Immigration Authority says that it has its "finger on the pulse" and is readying to deal with the matter.

 US-Israel visa waiver deal: American and Israeli passport (illustration)

'Reward for racism': Pro-Palestine groups slam Israel's entry to US visa plan

The appeal was submitted alongside other organizations including CAIR, Jewish Voice for Peace, and The Jerusalem Fund.

 US-Israel visa waiver deal: American and Israeli passport (illustration)

Pollard: Visa Waiver Program is a trojan horse of the US gov’t

"The people that we're letting in are not appropriate," says the ex-spy.

 Jonathan Pollard has emerged as an influential figure in Israel since his release from prison in 2015

Israel's national airline boosts flights to NY after visa waiver deal

Israel’s entrance into the US’s Visa Waiver Program is expected to increase business potential in a variety of sectors, from tech to healthcare.

 An El Al plane flying above the clouds.

Brace yourself, America: The Israelis are coming! - editorial

In truth, given the closeness of the relationship between the two countries, it is somewhat hard to believe that Israel hasn’t been a part of this program up until now.

An illustration picture shows a new Israeli passport and an Old Israeli passport with American Visa in Jerusalem, on January 18, 2023.

Israel officially in US visa waiver program, State Dept. announces

Those who use the ESTA applications system will receive a response within 72 hours and receive a two-year visa that is good for multiple trips.

 US-Israel visa waiver deal: American and Israeli passport (illustration)