Said It Here

Will border security know I've been to Israel?

Travelers risk unexpected entry denials and detention if border officials discover stamps or records from certain countries in their passports. This leaves people unsure whether to scrap their plans entirely or risk traveling during active crises and natural disasters.

What people tried

Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.

  1. 1
    planning for another day
  2. 2
    scrapping the trip altogether
  3. 3
    asking locals or travelers currently in the region for updates
  4. 4
    switching the travel destination to an unaffected area

In their words

Unedited, grouped by where they were said, most upvoted first within each place, each linked to the thread it came from.

r/travel2 people · September 2026

“Anyone in Colombia right now or has been since the earthquakes?”source ↗

“Is it still ok to travel?”source ↗

Kindly_Advantage_350 · r/travel · 2 upvotes

“I just learned that if I have an Israeli passport stamp I will be denied entry and could be detained.”source ↗

“My question is will they ask me if I have been to Israel ?”source ↗

“Or should I just scrap the trip all together.”source ↗

Strong_Piglet3037 · r/travel

Where this came up

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