China to Israel visa requirements

Chinese ordinary passport holders need an Israeli B/2 visitor visa before travel. China is visa-required for ordinary passports, ETA-IL is only for visa-exempt nationals, and Israel does not offer visa on arrival for this route. Mainland Chinese ordinary/private passport holders must obtain the appropriate Israeli visa before travel for tourism, visiting, medical tourism, business meetings, or short non-academic study. Israel's live PIBA country data marks China (CHN) as NEED_PERMIT=1 for regular passports, while diplomatic and official/service passport categories are marked exempt. ETA-IL is not the route for Chinese ordinary passport holders because the Shanghai consulate ETA-IL notice says ETA-IL is for nationals of visa-exempt countries before flying to Israel. For ordinary passport visitors, the B/2 visitor visa is the relevant short-stay category: Chinese MFA guidance says Chinese ordinary passport holders may be issued a multiple-entry B/2 business/tourism visa with each stay up to 90 days, validity up to 10 years but not beyond passport validity, and cumulative stay in Israel during the first year must not exceed 180 days. The Israeli Embassy in Beijing lists core B/2 documents including a travel document valid beyond the visa period, three months of bank statements, employment confirmation, accommodation, round-trip ticket, insurance, two 5x5 cm white-background photos, and an appointment or in-person appearance if required. PIBA operates an official eVisa-B2 page with a 105 NIS non-refundable handling fee and 10-working-day response target, but PIBA's public pilot update names Indian and Sri Lankan passport holders residing in India/Sri Lanka; Chinese travellers should follow the Israeli mission or official PIBA eligibility flow and should not assume an online eVisa-B2 shortcut is available unless the official application confirms it.