Working visa for Israel

People leave their countries not only on sightseeing tours and medical treatment, but also get a job. In this article we will tell you how to get a working visa so that you can officially find a job in Israel .

Israel gladly accepts specialists from other countries, but to get an opportunity to work in this country, it is not enough to have only one desire, it is necessary to get an invitation from an organization that has been granted a license to admit foreign citizens. That is, the future employer should apply to the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Israel in order to be given permission to do so. It is made out only on the condition that the place of work is located in those areas that are territorially far from the areas of armed conflict.

In the case of a positive response from the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Israel, a person in another country can apply for a work visa (category B / 1). It must do this within a month, because the time limit for resolution is limited to 30 days.

Documents for a work visa to Israel

To obtain this type of visa you need:

  1. International passport.
  2. 2 color photographs with a size of 5x5 cm.
  3. Certificate of criminal record. It is issued at the place of registration within a month after the appeal. Therefore, it must be done beforehand, and then be certified with an apostille.
  4. The result of the medical examination. Pass medical examination only in polyclinics, determined by the Israeli mission.
  5. Application for fingerprinting (taking fingerprints).
  6. A receipt for payment of a visa fee of $ 47.

After submitting documents, the applicant must pass an interview, after which a decision is made on issuing a visa or the need to provide additional documents to the embassy.

Working visa to Israel has a specific validity period (most often it is 1 year). After the expiration of this time, the employee can extend it, who has applied to the management of the registrations of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, or will have to leave the country.