Job search in Israel

Israel is an opportunity to earn money for residents of the Russian Federation, Ukraine, Moldova, Uzbekistan and other republics of the former USSR. Work in Israel really gives labor migrants the opportunity to improve their financial situation, but before leaving abroad, a foreigner needs to clarify some issues related to employment in this country.

In the rating of the economic development of the countries of the world, Israel occupies the 30th position, and in terms of GDP per capita is in the 49th position. The minimum wage is at least 5,000 shekels per month (about 1,400 dollars), and hourly labor payment is 26.88 shekels, which is equivalent to $ 5.5. The unemployment rate is 4.5%.

It is not possible to find a job in Israel to work in Israel - some types of work on the standards of local residents are paid low, but for residents of the CIS countries, the salary will seem quite decent.

The advantages of employment also includes a simple design procedure and a large number of repatriates from Russia, with which it will be easy to find a common language. The main disadvantage is a specific climate. For Uzbeks, Kazakhstanis and residents of other Asian countries, he will be quite comfortable, but the Russian, Belarusian and Ukrainians may seem too hot.

Competition for workplaces is relatively low, but any citizen of the country has more rights to employment than a foreigner.

Survived professions

The most popular professions in 2019 includes:

engineers and architects;
specialists in the field of IT, programmers;
aircraft manufacturers;
managers, financiers;
builders;
industrial workers (work at factories and factories);
service personnel in hotels;
cooks (ethnic cooking);
junior Medical Personnel - Nurses, Nurses;
social workers and nanny.

Highly qualified specialists who have experience have the most in demand, but men without profession can make workers on a construction site or a farm, and women are assistants to household or child care, disabled and retirees.

Most updated vacancies for foreigners in 2019:

medical staff - younger doctors, nurses, nurses;
builders, like qualified (electrician, welder, etc.), and handymen;
cooks and assistants in the kitchen;
drivers, taxi drivers;
workers at factories and farms;
housekeepers, babysitters, assistants for the care of elderly people for women.

Most often, Israeli employers provide foreigners housing (nutrition, as a rule, at their own expense). Jobs for a woman and a girl, including a housekeeper, a nanny, a nurse, mean work at home. Students who speak Hebrew can go to the north of the country and work guides in large tourist centers (Haifa, Galilea).

Wage level

Salary in Israel depends not only on the qualifications and experience of the employee, but also from the scope of activity, as well as the region. Most of all residents of Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Haifa, Ashdoda. In addition, you can get a job in the kibbutzh - small villages where agriculture is developed.

Salary on the areas of activity:

Income tax is from 10 to 50%, depending on the annual income.

How to find a job without intermediaries

Foreign search for foreigners in Israel is engaged in mediators, but candidates who want to find a vacancy directly from the employer can seek help to the worldwide network.

Popular job search sites

The list of the most popular job search sites includes:

Specialized resources and agencies

If you can not find the vacancy yourself, it is best to contact intermediaries - many Israeli and international agencies help labor migrants to look for work. They take a certain fee for their services, but most often give a guarantee of official employment.

In addition, you can find work on ads on the sites of large print publications of the country ( The Jerusalem Post, Maariv and Yediot), in Russian-language forums and groups in social networks.

Types of employment

Depending on the possibilities of a foreign citizen, there are several types of employment in Israel. In order to find a highly paid vacancy, preferably have language skills, diploma and experience, but there are other options.

Job without knowledge

For the highest qualifications specialists, knowledge of Hebrew is necessarily, but the work on the plant, the farm or construction site can be made with minimal knowledge of English or without knowing the language. In addition, it is possible to work in the city of Ashdod, where almost a quarter of the population is Russian-speaking.

Seasonal work

Many agricultural enterprises offer seasonal vacancies of harvest assemblers for both men and women or marital couples. Most often, employers offer work with accommodation in their territory.

Temporary job

As a part-time in Israel, foreigners are arranged for the position of seller, guide, driver, taxi driver, work as attendants in hotels. Such work practically does not require linguistic or any special skills.

Other options

It is possible to work by the Watch method or under the contract in Israel on construction and industrial facilities, cruise liners, in the nursing homes. The duration of the watch depends on the terms of the contract, and on average is 3-6 months.

Official employment procedure

Before leaving to Israel to work, a foreigner needs to legally issue all the documents, first of all, work permit and visa.

Priority action

The process of obtaining official employment permissions has several stages:

Search for vacancies.
Passage of interview and conclusion of the oral agreement.
Submission by the employer of the statement in the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the country.
Approval of the candidacy of the employee by the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Obtaining permits from the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Feed a package of documents for working visa.
Transfer to Israel.

A month after the employee proceeded to official duties, he must legitimize relations with the employer - to conclude a contract in which all the working conditions will be spelled out.

Types of work permits

There are several varieties of work permits in Israel:

the short-term document is issued to a maximum of 45 days;
permission for a period of year (issued for the first time);
if the candidate has no criminal record, there is a higher education, work experience, knowledge of English and relatives in Israel, he can receive a document for a period of 60 months.

The document is tied to the place of work, and when changing the employer is subject to replacement. After the deadline for his action, a foreigner must extend it or leave the country.

Are there any categories that do not require permission

Without legal resolution, foreigners in Israel may be employed at home as an amateur assistant, nurse. Registration in such cases is not required, but employment does not give a migrant any social or legal guarantees.

It should be noted that finding an employer who agrees to adopt a foreigner-illegal, it is almost impossible in Israel, since the law in this case provides large fines.

List of basic documents

The list of documents for the formal permission includes:

filled visa profile and consent to the removal of fingerprints;
two photos 5x5 cm;

international passport;
birth certificate, as well as marriage or divorce;
document on the absence of criminal record;

medical reference.

A sample of filling an application for a visa to Israel

Working visa

For legal work in Israel, a foreigner needs to get a working visa category B1. At the first stage, the employer is being done - submits documents to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, after which the candidate receives a written agreement from government agencies. It is necessary to contact him to consulate or embassy for the end of the procedure.

Working Visa to Israel

Selection criteria for working visa

When issuing a working visa to foreigners, each candidacy is considered individually - knowledge of the language, work experience and other criteria is taken into account. Refusal may receive applicants who had problems with law both in Israel and in other countries.

Extension of a working visa

A work visa that is issued for a year can be extended - for this, an application is applied to the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Israel, but the total duration of the document may not exceed 5 years 3 months.

Legally, such a concept as business immigration, in Israel does not exist. The laws of the country do not provide for the rights to permanent PMG for those who invest in the country's economy. The exception is the type of activity, which is of interest in a national scale, but in practice, such cases are extremely rare.

Rules of business registration in the country are quite simple. The authorized capital should be about $ 2,500, and the form of an enterprise should be chosen depending on the planned annual income:

azmai (loner) is similar to the Russian IP;
shutafut (partnership) suggests several co-owners of the firm;
the company consists of shareholders and executive apparatus;
amutot (public organization).

Foreign business owners have the same rights and obligations as entrepreneurs-Israelis, and can hire both local residents and labor migrants.

Features internship

Most often, students and young specialists who have Jewish roots come to Internship in Israel - there are special programs for them, implying staying on the territory of the country with payment, social guarantees and the possibility of subsequent employment. The main directions of internship - Medicine, scientific research.

The consequences for trying illegal employment

There are many labor migrant workers in Israel, but for the lack of official permission and visa are sanctions.

For the illegal employment of an alien deport and prohibit him entry into the country for a period of 10 years. The end of the employer who took the job was illegal, can reach $ 500,000.

Israel gives labor migrants a good opportunity to receive decent pay and improve its financial situation, but the successful result of staying on the territory of the country is possible only in the event of an official employment and strict compliance with the laws of the country.