Immigration & foreign workers
Supporting employers, corporations and foreign companies – so the work gets done on time, and lawfully.
Foreign experts
Immigration and foreign-worker lawyers in Israel: employment permits, B/1 work visas, foreign experts, manpower corporations and foreign companies operating in Israel, together with status regularisation before the Population and Immigration Authority. Информация на русском языке →
We guide Israeli companies employing experts from abroad: permit applications, visas and licences, salary and reporting conditions, extensions and change of employer.
Visa and residence licence types
| Type | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| B/1 | Temporary paid work (an employer may apply for the worker) | Visitor licence; for a foreign worker up to 5 years and 3 months, save exceptions |
| B/2 | Tourist / visit, no work | Up to 3 months |
| B/5, B/51–B/53 | Investor from a treaty country, essential employee, spouse and children | As decided by the Minister on advisory-committee recommendation |
| A/1 | "Potential immigrant" entitled under the Law of Return | Up to 5 years in total |
| A/2, A/3, A/4 | Student, clergy, spouse and child of such holders | Temporary residence |
| A/5 | General temporary – among others in the graduated procedure for partners | Up to 3 years, extensions of up to 2 years |
Source: Entry into Israel Law, ss. 2–3A; Entry into Israel Regulations, regs. 5, 5A, 6.
Employer duties towards a foreign worker
- An employment permit before hiring (Foreign Workers Law).
- A written contract in a language the worker understands (s. 1C).
- Medical insurance at the employer's expense (s. 1D).
- Adequate housing throughout employment and a week after (s. 1E).
- Deductions for housing and insurance capped at 25% of wages together with agreed deductions.
Breaches may lead to fines, cancellation of permits and refusal of new permits for up to three years.
Manpower corporations and foreign companies
Ongoing counsel to corporations bringing workers in construction, agriculture, care and industry; multilingual training materials; and representation of foreign contractors and companies in Israel.