Benefits
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Israeli passport and ID
Israeli citizens can hold an Israeli identity card and passport or, in some cases, another travel document.
A travel document instead of a passport may be issued if a new citizen did not settle in Israel for 36 of the first 60 months after gaining citizenship.
Live in Israel for life
Israeli citizens can live in Israel indefinitely without a residence visa, and can enter and leave the country.
Study in Israel
Israeli citizens can study in Israel without a residence visa.
Work in Israel
Israeli citizens can work in Israel without a work permit.
Get help abroad
Israeli citizens can get practical help abroad from Israeli embassies and consulates, including help with passports and other citizen services.
Vote in elections
Israeli citizens can vote in Knesset elections, subject to election rules.
Use public healthcare
Israeli citizens who also live in Israel are covered by public health insurance and can register with one of four health funds.
Living abroad for a long time can affect coverage.
Get social support
Israeli citizens who live in Israel can be insured by National Insurance and may qualify for income support and unemployment, disability, maternity, child and old-age benefits.
Each payment has its own conditions, which can include contributions, income, age, disability and family circumstances.
How to apply
From outside IsraelFrom outside Israel
Open your application file
Contact the Jewish Agency Global Center or the Nativ office or Israeli mission responsible for where you live to open your Aliyah application file.
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Get the application form
Get the Aliyah or repatriation visa application form from the office handling your application. It will tell you if you should use Nativ’s online form.
Find the application formGather your documents
Prepare the documents requested by the office handling your application.
See required documentsFill in the form
Complete your Aliyah visa application form and prepare the requested scans to send with it.
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Submit your application
Send your completed form and requested scans to the office handling your application. Use Nativ’s online form if that office directs you to do so.
Submit the online formAttend your interview
Attend the interview or verification appointment when the office directs you to do so. Bring the original documents and any other records it requests.
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Wait for the decision
Wait for the office to decide your application. Answer its questions and provide any further records it requests.
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Get your Aliyah visa
Once your application is approved, obtain your Aliyah visa from the office handling your application. You can then travel to Israel.
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Travel to Israel
Travel to Israel with your valid passport containing your Aliyah visa and your original documents for immigrant reception.
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Once in IsraelOnce in Israel
Complete immigrant reception
On arrival at Ben Gurion Airport, complete immigrant reception and present your passport and original documents. This completes your airport reception in Israel.
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Documents needed
Family certificates and recordsFamily certificates and records
Birth certificates
Get your birth certificate and the birth records that connect you or your spouse to the Jewish parent or grandparent through whom you are applying. Provide the originals when the office asks for them, and include official proof of any name changes.
Proof of Judaism
Provide confirmation from a Jewish community or other documents showing that the person through whom you are applying is Jewish. An Israeli spouse’s citizenship alone does not establish eligibility for Aliyah, and an unmarried partnership alone does not establish a qualifying relationship.
Marriage certificates *
Get your marriage certificate and any family marriage records needed to show your connection to the Jewish person through whom you are applying. Include official records of any previous divorce or death of a spouse.
* Only if you are married.
May need translationMay need apostille/legalisationSingle status certificate *
Get an official certificate showing your current marital status. Include official records of any previous marriage, divorce or death of a spouse.
* Only if you are single.
May need translationMay need apostille/legalisationConsiderations
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Military service
Fit men aged 18–29 and fit women aged 18–26 may have to serve, even if they live abroad; ignoring orders can be a crime.
Service depends on fitness, age, family history and residence abroad; some people, including physicians, have different rules.
Citizens abroad may need to register for service from age 16 years and four months and obtain an approved delay.
Citizenship can be lost
Citizenship can be taken away in certain cases, including fraud in acquiring it or serious conduct covered by law.
An adult living abroad may ask to give it up if they live in another country and have or are assured another citizenship; the minister must approve.
A child can be included in a parent's request only under certain parental and consent conditions.
Discuss
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