Apply for a work permit for a foreign worker in the nursing sector

Overview

• You need a permit to employ a foreign worker in the nursing sector.
• You cannot get a permit if you live in a care institution (except for assisted living).

Who can apply

Adults over retirement age

Men over 67 and women over 62 who meet one of the following conditions:

You've taken a National Insurance Institute (NII) dependency test and:

• have 4.5 ADL points
• have 4 ADL points with an additional point
• you're eligible for partial supervision (0.5 a point under the supervision section) and one ADL point
• you're over 90 and have 4 ADL points

If you can't take a NII dependency test high due to high income, you'll be referred to the nursing department to take a dependency test.

Adults between 18 to retirement age

You're eligible for special services by the National Insurance.
 

Children (under 18) 

You're eligible for 100 percent child disability benefits from the NII and meet one of the following conditions.

You:

• need close ongoing special medical care on a daily basis at home. For example, special care needs at night
• need assistance form a nurse throughout most of the day, and cannot attend a school or therapeutic institute
• attend an education institute and are dependent on a nurse to provide physical assistance

IDF veterans and victims of terrorism

You can get a minimum of 17 hours of assisted care if you're eligible according to:

• the Ministry of Defense Assistance Committee
• or the NII Department of Victims of Terrorism with Disabilities.

Job related injuries

You've been recognized by the NII as having a job-related injury and need 'extensive care' or are 'dependent on assistance'.

You might also be eligible if you:

• have a malignant oncological disease and need help for most of the day
• a hospital inpatient soon to be discharged and have both:
  • a hospital doctor's diagnosis stating that you need a nurse
  • an expected discharge date
• a senior citizen under care of the Ministry of Defense rehabilitation department

Required documents

In all cases you'll need:

• a completed application to employ a foreign worker in the nursing sector
• confirmation of payment of the application fee - ILS 340
• a photocopy of your ID card and slip (of the person who needs a carer)

Required documents depending on the circumstances of the applicant (the person who needs care):

• they cannot fulfill their obligations as an employer - attach a photocopy of the ID card and slip of the person who will be employing the foreign worker for them - close family member, guardian, etc.
• their identity is confidential - provide authorization from their guardian

Children (under 18)

Attach:

• a letter from their kindergarten or school with the hours that they attend
• an up-to-date medical opinion from the treating doctor
• an up-to-date social services report
• the declaration form D
• the NII medical report made when making the claim for child disability benefits

Hospital inpatients soon to be discharged from hospital:

Attach:

• an application for inpatients soon to be discharged (Form E – continued from forms A to C)
• a medical diagnosis from the treating doctor at the hospital/facility stating the need for continuous treatment, and the expected discharge date to the patient's home
  
  The permit will be subject to the decision of the permits department nursing division's representative professional consulting committee, for 3months. This will permit employing a foreign worker already in Israel, and not bringing a foreign worker from abroad)

How to apply

Apply through a private company for foreign workers in the nursing sector

When you apply through a private company that is authorized to act as an agent for foreign workers in the nursing sector, they will handle all the communication regarding the employment with the Population Authority.

This means that you understand and agree that all communication between the company and the authority, will be to the company’s email, registered with the authority, and be considered as legally delivered for all purposed, to the relevant party – you, the patient employing the worker, or relevant family, guardian or the worker.

Apply directly

You - the patient, a close family member or guardian - can apply in one of the following ways:

• by registered mail to Population and Immigration Authority, Permits Division - Nursing Sector, Kich Building, 42 Agrippa Street, floor 5 PO Box 28346, Jerusalem.
• in person to the relevant Nursing Sector Permits Division, during working hours. you cannot apply by fax or email

You will need to provide:

• a home address
• an email for receipt of all correspondence.

Providing your email means that you understand and agree that this email address will be used for all correspondence, including notifications and decisions made by the authority, which will be considered as legally delivered to the relevant party - the patient, family member, guardian, etc.

To apply:

1. print the application form
2. complete it
3. sign it (the patient, family member or guardian)
4. submit the original form (not a copy)

When the application is submitted by a private company, it must be kept at the company offices, scanned, digitally signed and submitted by email. The company must also confirm that the original signed documents are held at the company offices for inspection, if required Appendix A).

Make sure to fill out the form clearly and sign it. If the patient cannot sign, the family member or guardian must sign as the 'employer'.

To extend a permit, contact the permits division 60 days before it expires.

Application submitted without confirmation of payment will be returned

You can check the status of your and application and download approved applications online.

Required documents

If you do not speak Hebrew, we recommend getting help with the application from a Hebrew speaker.Documents that are required for all applications

Download, print and complete the following three forms and attach them to your application:

• Form A – foreign worker permit request
• Form B – employment commitment
• Form C – medical confidentiality waiver declaration
• Form D - statement

• confirmation of payment of the reduced application fee - ILS 340
• a photocopy of the person receiving care's ID and slip

Required documents according to the type of application:

• if the person in need of care cannot fulfill their obligations as an employer of a foreign worker, attach a photocopy of the employer's ID card and ID slip (a close family member, or guardian)
• if the person in need of care's identity is confidential you must provide authorization from their guardian
• for children under 18 attach:
  • an up-to-date medical opinion from the attending doctor supporting the request, if required during the hearing in the first committee in order to
  • statement form D  soon to be discharged from hospital you must  attach:
• for inpatients soon to be discharged:
  • an application form for inpatients soon to be discharged (Form E – continued from forms A to C).
  • a medical diagnosis from the treating physician at the treating hospital stating the need for continuous treatment and the expected discharge date (the permit will be subject to the decision of the permits department nursing division's representative professional consulting committee, for a period of three months. This will permit employing a foreign worker already in Israel, and not bringing a foreign worker from abroad)
• to extend a temporary permit granted to a patient discharged from a hospital / institutional setting, attach a letter of release from the last institutional setting you were a patient of before being discharged to your home

How to apply

1. How to apply

   Apply through a private company for foreign workers in the nursing sector

   When you apply through a private company that is authorized to act as an agent for foreign workers in the nursing sector, they will handle all the communication regarding the employment with the Population Authority.

   
   This means that you understand and agree that all communication between the company and the authority, will be to the company’s email, registered with the authority, and be considered as legally delivered for all purposed, to the relevant party – you, the patient employing the worker, or relevant family, guardian or the worker.
   
   Apply directly

   You - the patient, a close family member or guardian - can apply in one of the following ways:

2. by registered mail to Population and Immigration Authority, Permits Division - Nursing Sector, Kich Building, 42 Agrippa Street, floor 5 PO Box 28346, Jerusalem.
3. in person to the relevant Nursing Sector Permits Division, during working hours. you cannot apply by fax or email

• When the application is submitted by a private company, it must be kept at the company offices, scanned, digitally signed and submitted by email. The company must also confirm that the original signed documents are held at the company offices for inspection, if required Appendix A).

  Make sure to fill out the form clearly and sign it. If the patient cannot sign, the family member or guardian must sign as the 'employer'.

  To extend a permit, contact the permits division 60 days before it expires.

  Application submitted without confirmation of payment will be returned

  
  You can check the status of your and application and download approved applications online.

  Providing your email means that you understand and agree that this email address will be used for all correspondence, including notifications and decisions made by the authority, which will be considered as legally delivered to the relevant party - the patient, family member, guardian, etc.

  To apply:

• print the application form
• complete it
• sign it (the patient, family member or guardian)
• submit the original form (not a copy)

• You will need to provide:

• a home address
• an email for receipt of all correspondence.

Overview

You can freeze (put on hold) a permit to employ a foreign worker in the nursing sector.
You must state on the application that you understand that:

• you can only add care hours according to the National Insurance law after freezing the permit.
• it is illegal to employ a foreign worker while the permit is frozen. You must declare that you will not employ a foreign worker during this period.
• during the 'frozen' period, the permit will continue to be valid. You can apply to cancel the freeze.
• details of the freeze will be passed on to the National Insurance Institute, the Population and Immigration Authority, and the payments department.
• you will not be refunded the application fee for a permit to employ a foreign worker, when you freeze it.
• if the permit period ends while the permit is frozen you can extend it in the same way you would extend an active permit. You will need to pay the permit extension fee.

How to apply

1. Download, print and complete the application form.
2. Send the completed application and required documents by:

• email to [email protected].
• fax to 02-6294426.

If you do not speak Hebrew, we recommend getting help with the application from a Hebrew speaker.

Overview

You can cancel a frozen permit to employ a foreign worker in the nursing sector.
You must state on the application that you understand that:

• details of your application will also be submitted to the National Insurance Institute. The person in need of care will not be eligible for an additional care pension, according to the National Insurance law.
• the application notice date will be from the day the commissioner gives written authorization.
• you can only cancel a frozen permit if the original permit has not expired. If the permit has expired, you will be notified by the commissioner instructing you to extend the permit, according to the normal procedure.
• the person in need of care declares that they do not reside in a nursing institute (senior citizens home, hospital or rehabilitation center, except for assisted living residence or outpatient care).

How to apply

1. Download, print and complete the application form. 
2. Send the completed application and required documents by:

• email to [email protected].
• fax to 02-6294426.

If you do not speak Hebrew, we recommend getting help with the application from a Hebrew speaker.

Overview

You can a apply for refunds on payments made for a permit for a foreign worker in the nursing sector and, or refunds for payments made for a dependency evaluation.

You can get a refund if:

• you applied to cancel a permit before it was granted.
• the person in need of care died before the permit was granted.
• the person in need of care paid to extend a permit but died before the original permit expired.
• the person in need of care paid twice for the same permit application.
• a dependency evaluation was not made.

How to apply

Apply online

• If you do not speak Hebrew, we recommend getting help with the application from a Hebrew speaker.
• Under "Ministry the payment was made to" select Population and Immigratio Authority permit for foreign worker or dependency evaluation" 

You will receive an email confirmation with your application details.

The refunded to the account used to pay the fee.

Overview

• You can use this service if you need a home care nurse but are not eligible to receive a dependency evaluation from the National Insurance Institute because your income is over the maximum for eligibility.
• You must apply for a permit to employ a foreign worker in the nursing sector before applying for the dependency evaluation.
• You can apply for yourself or someone can apply on your behalf.
• After applying, representatives from the unit will contact you by phone to schedule a dependency evaluation.

What you need

If you do not speak Hebrew, we recommend getting help with the application from a Hebrew speaker.

All documents must be original or copies that have been certified by a lawyer or accountant.

• Your medical information report, completed by a physician.
• Your inpatient medical report if you were a hospital inpatient during the three months before applying.
• A photocopy of your ID (of the person who will be taking the dependency evaluation).
• Confirmation that you have paid the application fee – 340 NIS. You do not need to pay if:
  • you are over 85 or under 65.
  • you have recently been discharged from hospital or have full National Insurance points.
  • you have paid in the past.
  • your aaplication has been transferred to an authority ministerial comittee.

How to apply

1. Complete the dependency evaluation application form and attach the required documents.
2. Submit the application online.

Permits department nursing division

Jerusalem – 42 Agripas Street, AUI Building (Ki'ch) 5th Floor, POB 28346, Jerusalem 9128301.
Tel-Aviv – 125 Menachem Begin Street, 2nd Floor, POB 7105, Tel-Aviv 6107002.
Rishon Lezion – 3 Israel Galili Street, Government Complex, 2nd Floor, Rishon Lezion 7542602.
Haifa – 4 Hatikva Street, Government Complex Mall, Building 5, 5th Floor, Be'er Sheva 8489312.
Kfar Sava – 140 Weizman Street, 4th Floor, Kfar Sava 4420319.

Overveiw

• A foreign worker in the nursing sector can use this service to extend their permit.
• The application must be made by one of the private foreign worker agencies.
• The foreign worker's employer who the worker is caring for must approve the application, according to the set criteria as stated in procedure number 5.3.0002 – foreign worker in the nursing sector procedure. 

How to apply

1. Complete the Extension of permit of residence application
2. Submit the application through by a private foreign worker's in the nursing sector agency to the National Center for Extending Work Permits,

The requests must meet the foreign worker in the nursing sector procedure number 5.3.0002 criteria.

• Pay the reduced fee for a foreign worker in the nursing sector permit – NIS 340

  • The payment is non refundable (even if the permit is not granted).
  • You cannot get a reduction for this application fee, including requests for a reduction based on low income.

• Pay for a dependency evaluation – NIS 330

For persons over retirement age who are not eligible for a nursing pension based on income, and need to take a dependency evaluation.

• Pay to extend a permit for a foreign worker in the nursing sector – NIS 195

• When two persons in need of care, living in the same household, submit an irregular joint request to employ one foreign worker, you only need to pay once, unless you need two dependency evaluations.

• Employers who have received apermit to employ a foreign worker must arrange the foreign worker's work permit. Work licence (1/b) will be stamped on the foreign worker's passport stating the sector they are licensed to work in.