This summer I'm planning a middle east trip starting in Israel and later going to Lebanon.
Has anyone managed the passport juggling to make this happen?
It seems to me like I need to do something like this:
Pretend to lose my passport before the trip and get a second one. Use one for entering Israel. Leave Israel and use the second one to enter either Jordan or Cyprus. From Jordan or Cyprus go to Lebanon.
Then if I return to Israel, they don't care about the stamps from other countries, right?
Not sure if this will work, especially if places scan my passport as they do in U.S. airports. If I get a replacement passport will that make my original not scan? I am unsure on this part and any help would be great.
Has anyone managed the passport juggling to make this happen?
It seems to me like I need to do something like this:
Pretend to lose my passport before the trip and get a second one. Use one for entering Israel. Leave Israel and use the second one to enter either Jordan or Cyprus. From Jordan or Cyprus go to Lebanon.
Then if I return to Israel, they don't care about the stamps from other countries, right?
Not sure if this will work, especially if places scan my passport as they do in U.S. airports. If I get a replacement passport will that make my original not scan? I am unsure on this part and any help would be great.