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We’re here to help with your Aliyah and Integration into Israeli life!
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We’re here to help with your Aliyah and Integration into Israeli life!
Shivat Zion is a comprehensive, multilingual knowledgebase for Olim. Some sample categories and topics are:
How to make Aliyah? What steps should you take? What benefits are available?
Choosing a community? How to rent an apartment or buy a home? How to get rental assistance benefits?
Who needs to serve? How long do I need to serve? Are there deferments?
How do I find a job? Creating a CV, Understanding your paycheck slip and other legal documents, Workers rights
How to Open a Bank Account? Tax Benefits for Olim, Bringing Money to Israel
From Aliyah to Klita — Access all our Guides
Your questions — our answers
Depending on your personal (family) situation, your background and the countries you (and your family members) lived in, you will need to gather a number of documents and get approval on your eligibility for Aliyah from the Jewish Agency for Israel. Click here to start your Aliyah, and here to understand more about the whole process and documents.
Depending on your background, family situation and countries you have resided in you need different documents. Click here to learn more about the specific documents you need.
It depends. According to Israeli law, all Israeli citizens between the ages of 18-21 are required to be enlisted into the IDF. If you fall within this age group, are healthy, and are unmarried, then you may be drafted.If you are between 22-27 years old, you are exempt from serving but can choose to volunteer for service. Olim (immigrants) who are 28 years old and above do not need to serve and cannot volunteer for service. Important Note: There are some exceptions to the rule above. Olim may be drafted despite being officially overage, for example, if they received a deferment or postponed their service until finishing their academic studies. It’s also possible that people who made Aliyah after having an A1 Visa for a few years will be drafted despite being overage. To verify your obligation, contact the IDF Meitav Overseas Recruitment Department for instructions via WhatsApp at +972-52-945-8579, email joinidf@mail.idf.il, or phone at +972-3-7387080
Depending on your personal (family) situation, your background and the countries you (and your family members) lived in, you will need to gather a number of documents and get approval on your eligibility for Aliyah from the Jewish Agency for Israel. Click here to start your Aliyah, and here to understand more about the whole process and documents.
A few days after making Aliyah you should schedule a meeting with Misrad HaKlita where you will need to hand in documentation from an Israeli bank providing your account details, so they can start to deposit monthly payments as part of your Sal Klita – סל קליטה – Absorption Basket. If applicable, you have to open a joint bank account under both spouses’ names before going to Misrad HaKlita.
More information is available here.
To facilitate the absorption of new immigrants, the State of Israel grants Olim certain benefits depending on their status, age, family situation, etc. Below is a general guideline of these benefits.
Note: This is not a guarantee that you will receive the benefits. Each case is considered individually by Misrad HaKlita and the Jewish Agency based on your personal status and previous residency in Israel.
More info here.