Foreign Workers

Our law firm specializes in immigration, visas, and Aliyah to Israel. As we help obtain Israeli work visas for foreign specialists, members of the general public often ask us “How can I, as a non-Jew, work in Israel”? In this article we will explain the laws and practical process involved in obtaining a foreign worker…

Legal residency status for children of foreign workers in Israel has changed over the years following various government resolutions on the issue. What does this imply in practice for foreign workers and their children? Our Law Firm, which specializes precisely in the issue of entry and immigration into Israel, tends to this question below. Advocate…

Do you need to urgently bring a foreign worker to Israel? A short term foreign expert visa to Israel can be obtained more easily than a regular work visa. The Ministry of the Interior has a procedure which allows a foreign expert who specializes in a unique field to enter Israel for a short period.…

This article addresses the Israeli expert work permit and when it is not needed for negotiations. Working without an Israeli Expert Work Permit There are serious penalties for individuals and companies who seek to work in Israel without the proper permits and work visas.  Foreign workers can face detention upon entry to Israel and even…

This article addresses the three month expert worker permit to Israel.  While there are various durations of the B1 visa, a relatively recent introduction (as of 2015) is the Israeli 3 month expert work visa. The Three Month Expert Worker Permit to Israel In order to obtain this three month expert work permit, the foreign…

This article addresses a short expert worker permit to Israel, particularly for cases where the worker will be in the country for 90 days or less. Requirements for the Short Expert Worker Permit to Israel In order to apply for a short expert worker permit to Israel, the applying company must ensure that the foreign…

This article will address the topic of local and foreign companies and expert workers in Israel.  In the past there were more differences in the process to bring a foreign expert worker to Israel depending on whether it was a local or foreign company that sought to do so, but this is no longer the…

This article addresses a B1 expert visa extension for foreign expert workers in Israel. Annual Renewals Up to Five Years Israeli B1 visas are only valid for one year at a time.  These visas must be renewed annually if a company wishes to continue employing a foreign expert worker.  It is important to note that…

Many times foreign or local companies seek to have a foreign expert academic worker in Israel who comes from outside the country with a particular skill set that will enhance the company’s ability to carry out its tasks.  Sometimes these foreign or local companies come to us and inquire about the differences between bringing an…