Immigration to Israel

What Are the Different Israel Visa Categories?  What are the different types of Israel visa? Are you looking to visit, work, study, volunteer, or move to Israel? In this article Advocate Joshua Pex, an immigration lawyer in Israel, will give a brief outline of the local legal framework that governs Israeli visa law. Aliyah according to…

Do you wish to study in an Israeli school, yeshiva, college or university?  If so, you should know that foreign citizens who wish to study in Israel must have an Israeli student visa in order to legally study and stay in Israel. The first major step is submitting an application for an Israeli student visa.…

How to Apply for an Israeli Tourist Visa The state of Israel, as any sovereign state in the world, has the right to protect its borders and allow entry into the country for foreigners according to its sole discretion. Foreign citizens who wish to visit Israel must receive an Israeli tourist visa (also called a B/2 visa). Citizens…

Our law offices specialize in immigration to Israel and help clients all over the country (Tel-Aviv, Jerusalem, North and South) to obtain a visa to Israel at the Ministry of Interior’s offices. This article details the procedure for obtaining a visa to Israel at the Ministry of Interior for Israelis and citizens of other countries.…

Ways to Obtain Israeli Citizenship In this article we will lay out the common ways to receive Israeli citizenship as stated in the law. An Israeli citizen is different from a permanent resident of Israel and a temporary resident of Israel, as well as anyone residing in Israel on different Israeli visa categories. One distinct…

The Ministry of Interior Procedure to Grant an Israeli Temporary Resident Visa The Israeli temporary resident visa (legally known as the A/5 visa of temporary residency) gives its holder the legal right to reside in Israel and receive an Israeli identification card (teudat zehut) and other social benefits, such as medical insurance. The Israeli temporary…

The Israeli Ministry of Interior is the governmental office that is authorized to issue special visas and legal status in Israel for foreign residents. The Ministry of Interior operates under the Laws of Israeli Citizenship and Entrance to Israel, but specifically each visa has its own regulation and detailed procedure. However, there are cases in…

Obtaining Status in Israel for a Lonely or Elderly Parent of an Israeli The Israeli Ministry of Interior (Misrad HaPnim) procedure for requesting legal status in Israel for elderly and single parents of an Israeli allows the family is intended for Israeli citizens that want to take care of their lone elderly parent, who is…