Our law office specializes in immigration and legal status in Israel. The firm’s founders and senior partners are US citizens. We are eager to help American citizens obtain the opportunity to live and conduct business in Israel. Attorney Joshua Pex will explain how to obtain a B-5 visa based on an investment in an Israeli business.<\/p>\n
Who can live and work in Israel with a B-5 investment visa?<\/h4>\n
The spouses (who hold B-52 visas) and children (B-53 visas) of the investor \/ managers \/ foreign workers can live, work, and study in Israel. They are free to work anywhere, not being limited to the investor’s business.<\/p>\n Any skilled foreign workers must prove they possess skills that are difficult to find in Israel and are needed for business enterprise. However, a balance must be found between bringing foreign workers to Israel and creating job opportunities for Israeli citizens.<\/p>\n The application can only be submitted at specific Israeli consulates in the US. This Israeli consulate must have a Ministry of Economy and Industry representative on staff to evaluate the application. These consulates can be found in: Washington DC, New York, Houston and San Francisco.<\/p>\n![\"The](\"https:\/\/lawfirmbackup_200125.k1uagm.ap-southeast-2.wpstaqhosting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/American-Israeli-flags-Tel-Aviv-177x300.jpg\")
After the visa is approved, the investor and their family (spouse and children under the age of 21) receive status in Israel. In addition, the investor can bring to Israel senior executives to manage the business, and skilled foreign workers<\/a> whose skills the business requires (and their families). The investor, and any foreign employee (holder of a B-51 visa) must be a US citizen or hold a US passport. A person who has been in Israel illegally in the past is not entitled to enter the country on the basis of a B-5 visa or any of the accompanying visa types.<\/p>\nHow to apply for a B-5 visa and what are the required documents?<\/h4>\n