Originally Posted by
pipsi
not wanting to hijack the thread but I'm considering a trip to Israel in the coming months and have heard mixed things regarding passport stamps and Israel. My current stamps are Turkey, several from USA, Syria, Jordan, Egypt, Tunisia, Cuba. The middle eastern stamps are related to academic visits and my Israel trip would be for academic reasons too, although I'll likely book it as a BA holiday so that I get a flight and hotel package. As long as I can demonstrate my academic reasons for visiting those countries (I suppose most specifically Syria) should I be ok?
I would urge you, as a visitor to a similar range of destinations as you, to get another passport, if you are UK citizen doing a lot of travel. You're in for quite some questioning with that mix / academic background. Entirely understandable given the security situation, and I am sure you'll get in, but I can foresee potentially a lot of questions, and potentially checks of baggage, computers etc.