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Israel Work visa B/1
B/1 work visa
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Key facts
Work visa B/1 is a work route for Israel. Checked 2026-10-12 against the official source.
Time and long term
Where to applyFrom abroad
After the Population and Immigration Authority approves the employer's request, you attend a personal interview at an Israeli mission in the country where you live.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Israel, Consulate General in Los Angeles
Why this route may not fit
Check this before you apply.
- Applications are made from outside Israel, not after arriving
- Needs a job offer from an employer in Israel
What you'll need
Who can apply4
- Applicant is over 18 and has an employer in Israel who has applied for the work visa.
- The applicant has no first-degree relatives in Israel.
- The Population and Immigration Authority has approved the application.
- Invited foreign specialists, athletes and performing artists are covered by the same visa.
Documents6
- Entry visa application form and passport valid for two years.
- Two passport photographs, 5x5 cm, white background.
- Criminal clearance certificate valid for 6 months, translated and certified.
- Birth certificate, translated and certified.
- Results of medical tests from a laboratory or hospital recognised by the mission.
- Declaration of agreement to be fingerprinted and photographed.
Steps3
- The employer applies to the Ministry of the Interior in Israel; the mission issues the visa only after approval.
- The applicant attends a personal interview at an Israeli mission in the country of residence.
- The inviting employer pays the consular fee when the application is submitted; if it was not paid in Israel, the mission collects it under its own fee schedule.
When you become tax resident
How Israel decides tax residence and treats foreign-source income, from its tax records.
- Tax residence
- At least 183 days in a tax yearPresumption that the centre of life is in Israel when the person stayed in Israel 183 days or more in the tax year (Income Tax Ordinance s. 1, definition of Israeli resident, para. (a)(2)(a)).
- At least 30 days in a tax yearPresumption of residence when the person stayed 30 days or more in the tax year and also the 425-day total over three years is met (para. (a)(2)(b)).
- At least 425 days in a tax year and the two preceding yearsTotal stay in Israel in the tax year and the two preceding years of 425 days or more, together with at least 30 days in the tax year, gives the residence presumption.
- Foreign-source income
Israeli residents are taxed on income accrued or derived in Israel or abroad, at progressive rates of 10%, 14%, 20%, 31%, 35% and 47% on employment income, with a 3% surtax on high income (and a further 2% on capital income) and a credit of two credit points for every resident; a person is presumed resident with 183 days in the tax year, or 30 days in the year and 425 days over the year and the two before it.
- Special regime
10-year exemption of foreign-source income · Tax relief
A person who becomes an Israeli resident for the first time, or a veteran returning resident, is exempt from tax for ten years on foreign-source income from the sources in sections 2, 2A and 3, unless they elect otherwise; a returning resident has a five-year exemption on certain passive foreign-source income.
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Full official text
Work visa for foreign nationals over 18 whose Israeli employer has obtained approval from the Population and Immigration Authority; also used for invited foreign specialists, athletes and performing artists. 1 2
Requirements
- Applicant is over 18 and has an employer in Israel who has applied for the work visa. 1 2
- The applicant has no first-degree relatives in Israel. 1
- The Population and Immigration Authority has approved the application. 1
- Invited foreign specialists, athletes and performing artists are covered by the same visa. 1
- Entry visa application form and passport valid for two years. 1
- Two passport photographs, 5x5 cm, white background. 1
- Criminal clearance certificate valid for 6 months, translated and certified. 1
- Birth certificate, translated and certified. 1
- Results of medical tests from a laboratory or hospital recognised by the mission. 1
- Declaration of agreement to be fingerprinted and photographed. 1
- The employer applies to the Ministry of the Interior in Israel; the mission issues the visa only after approval. 1 2
- The applicant attends a personal interview at an Israeli mission in the country of residence. 1
- The inviting employer pays the consular fee when the application is submitted; if it was not paid in Israel, the mission collects it under its own fee schedule. 1
Stay
- Granted for a limited period approved for the work.
Work
Work for the employer that obtained the approval.
Official sources
- Application for work visa in Israel · Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Israel, Consulate General in Los Angeles · checked 2026-10-12 · published 2026-06-15
- Services of the consular section: visas · Embassy of Israel in Switzerland, Ministry of Foreign Affairs · checked 2026-10-11
Work visa B/1 and its alternatives
| Route | Money needed | Stay | Work |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work visa B/1 | – | – | – |
| Foreign expert B/1 | – | 2 yr, renewable | Limited |
| Lecturer or researcher B/1 | – | 2 yr, renewable | – |
| Foreign company manager B/1 | – | 2 yr, renewable | Limited |
| LTR · Highly Skilled Thailand | Needs income of $80k+ a year | 5 yr, renewable | – |
Questions people ask
How long can I stay on the Work visa B/1?
Granted for a limited period approved for the work.
Can I work on the Work visa B/1?
Work for the employer that obtained the approval.
Is there a tax break for Work visa B/1 holders in Israel?
Israel: 10-year exemption of foreign-source income for new and veteran returning residents; 5-year relief for returning residents: A person who becomes an Israeli resident for the first time, or a veteran returning resident, is exempt from tax for ten years on foreign-source income from the sources in sections 2, 2A and 3, unless they elect otherwise; a returning resident has a five-year exemption on certain passive foreign-source income. It's separate from the visa and has its own conditions.
Tax
Special regime
Israel: 10-year exemption of foreign-source income for new and veteran returning residents; 5-year relief for returning residents
Tax relief
Details
- Who: Becoming an Israeli resident for the first time
A person who becomes an Israeli resident for the first time, or a veteran returning resident, is exempt from tax for ten years on foreign-source income from the sources in sections 2, 2A and 3, unless they elect otherwise; a returning resident has a five-year exemption on certain passive foreign-source income.
Taxed on
Income produced or accrued outside Israel, or from assets outside Israel, of an individual who became a resident for the first time or a veteran returning resident, for ten years from the date of becoming resident (section 14(a)). A returning resident (abroad six consecutive years or more) is exempt for five years on foreign pension, royalty, rent, interest and dividend income from assets acquired abroad after ceasing to be resident, and on interest and dividends from qualifying listed securities held in a bank account (section 14(c)); business income is excluded from the five-year relief.
Who it applies to
- Becoming an Israeli resident for the first time, or a veteran returning resident, meaning a person who became resident again after being a foreign resident for at least ten consecutive years (section 14(a)).
- Returning resident: became resident again after at least six consecutive years as a foreign resident (section 14(c)).
- The person may elect not to use the exemption for all or part of the income.
Exclusions
- Assets that reached the person exempt from tax under section 97(a)(5) from 1 January 2007 are not 'assets' for the exemption.
- The five-year returning-resident relief does not cover business income.
- The Minister of Finance, with Finance Committee approval, may extend the periods up to ten tax years for a significant investment made in Israel within two years.
Tax residence
The exemption runs from the date the person becomes a resident under the centre of life test. In a first adjustment year, a person who notifies the Tax Authority within 90 days of arrival is not treated as resident for that year, and the year counts toward the exemption period (section 14(b)).
Visas
Eligibility depends on tax residence history, not on the visa category; olim (new immigrants) also receive credit points over the first 54 months (section 35).
Other taxes
Israeli-source income of the same person is taxed on the ordinary resident scale.
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Checked on 2026-10-12 against 2 official sources. Status: verified against the official sources.
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- Application for work visa in Israel · Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Israel, Consulate General in Los Angeles · checked 2026-10-12
- Services of the consular section: visas · Embassy of Israel in Switzerland, Ministry of Foreign Affairs · checked 2026-10-11
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