Today, traveling to Israel for permanent residence has gained incredible popularity. First of all, this is due to the fairly high level of social development of the country compared to others. Israel provides a lot of benefits for its people regarding residence and employment. Residents of Russia and Ukraine do not need less than 90 days at all.

Not everyone can obtain a permanent residence permit in the country. The country's legislation provides for certain categories of the population that can apply for a residence permit in Israel.

These include:

  1. Jews.
  2. A category of people who want to work on the territory of the state.
  3. People who are officially married to a person who has Jewish citizenship.
  4. The elderly population with children who live in Israel.

The first category includes not only Jews, but also people who are closely related along the Jewish line. For such representatives of the people, Israel issued a law on repatriation in 1952, which clearly delineates their belonging to the Jewish people and the path of their return to their native land.

In the second case, only those who wish to work in this country can apply for the right to permanent residence. But for this you must first, having previously received sanction from the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the country. In this case, you are allowed to stay on the territory of the state for one year.

Such a visa can be extended at will at the Ministry of Internal Affairs for a certain period. But in this case, you will need to present to the authorities not only your desire to live in Israel, but also an employment contract with the employer, who will act as a guarantor for you.

Sample employment contract in Hebrew

One of the most common ways to travel for permanent residence is to enter into an official marriage with an Israeli citizen. Moreover, a marriage can be registered both on the territory of the state and abroad. Immigration to Israel in this way implies the issuance of a permit for one year with the right to extend it in the future.

In the latter case, in order to obtain permanent residence, you must meet two criteria, such as:

  1. Be an elderly person (pensioner).
  2. Have a child or be married. But the main condition is that the child or spouse must reside in Israel legally, or be an official citizen of this country.

Initially, such people are granted a visa category B 1. Next, a temporary certificate. In order to obtain a residence permit, after three years of residence in the state, parents submit an application for permanent residence.

The application is submitted to the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Israel. It is also necessary to attach documents such as:

Repatriation Law

According to the law on repatriation, all people with Jewish roots or those who are directly Jewish can return to their native land.
The law states that a person is considered a Jew who meets the following requirements:

  1. Having a mother of Jewish origin.
  2. Religion: Judaism.

This legislation also provides for the rights to move to Israel for the following people:

  1. Children and grandchildren of Jews.
  2. Jewish spouses.

If a person is a repatriate, he can seek help from a specialized agency - Sokhnut. The employees of this company provide assistance to repatriates, such as:


It is important that regardless of the service provided, the repatriate does not need to pay the agency. All financial expenses are paid by the organization itself.

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In order to obtain a residence permit, you must contact the Israeli Embassy in your country of actual residence. Emigration to Israel with the permission of the embassy is possible only for repatriates or parents whose child lives in the Holy Land.

The spouse of a citizen of this country can also move to Israel for permanent residence in this way. Registration of permanent residence for people who work in Israel is carried out directly at the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

A visit to the embassy involves going through two procedures, such as:

  1. Submission of documents.
  2. Interview with the consul.

For more information about the interview, watch this video.

It is important to remember that submission of documents is carried out strictly by appointment. Admission requires the presence of all family members who intend to move and obtain permanent residence in Israel. This includes children under three years of age.

In order to travel to Israel for a residence permit, you must have a special document for living abroad. Each country has its own requirements regarding such a document. In Russia and Ukraine, a stamp is placed in a foreign passport with a similar note, but in Belarus it is necessary to make a new passport for this purpose.

This stamp is placed in the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the country in which the person actually resides.

If it is necessary to obtain permission while already in Israel, one of the spouses must contact the Ministry of Internal Affairs with an application. This document is based on a request for change of status.

After its submission, the Ministry of Internal Affairs checks the documents and issues a permit for a period of one year. After this time, the B1 category visa is extended for another year.

Required documents

Emigration to Israel involves a very long and labor-intensive process. Legislative bodies carefully check everyone who wants to obtain a residence permit, regardless of whether the person is a repatriate or not.

The first step for immigration to Israel is submitting documents to the country's embassy at the place of actual residence and registration. The consul must submit documents such as:


Documents about relatives imply data on three generations along the mother’s or father’s line of descent.

It is important to remember that all documents submitted to the embassy must be translated into two languages, such as:

  1. Hebrew.
  2. English.

Documents must be certified by a notary to confirm their authenticity. You will also need to submit copies of the originals with notarized signatures.

In parallel with the submission of the necessary documents, an interview will be carried out with the consul, who will try to find out the reasons for obtaining permanent residence. During an interview, it is better to answer the questions posed as honestly as possible. This can significantly influence the consul's decision regarding immigration to Israel.

When filling out the questionnaire, special attention should be paid to the item regarding religion. Israel only accepts Jews into its territory, and another faith may serve as a refusal. You will learn more about how to correctly fill out the consular check form in this video.

For a positive decision from the consul, you can also provide him with photographs from the family archive confirming the relationship.