This portal contains information regarding the various rights given to new immigrants (olim).
Thousands of Olim come to Israel every year from various countries around the world and often need support and assistance to integrate into Israeli society. The rights and benefits given to Olim encompass many areas of life, such as financial assistance, employment facilitation etc.
Important: Information on Returning Residents can be found in a separate portal.
Economic Assistance
- Absorption Basket
- Rights of New Immigrants from the National Insurance Institute
- A Savings Plan for Every Child
- Assistance for New Immigrants (Olim) Mothers to Finance Day Care
- Assistance for Single Parent Fathers to Finance Day Care
- Special Services Benefit for New Immigrants (Olim)
- Income Support for Ulpan Students Without Reporting to the Employment Bureau
- Financial Assistance for New Immigrants that are Sick or Hospitalized
- Financial Assistance for New Immigrants Caring for a Sick Family Member
- Financial Assistance for a New Immigrant who is Pregnant
- Financial Assistance for New Immigrants Under Age 65
- Financial Assistance for Immigrant Families with Single Parents
- Financial Assistance for New Immigrants with Disabilities or Blindness
- One Time Monetary Grant for New Immigrants who are Struggling or in Crisis
- One Time Monetary Grant for New Immigrants who are Considered Professional Athletes or Coaches
- Monetary Grant for New Immigrants who Fled from Emergency Areas (Emergency Immigration)
Taxes
- Discounts and Exemptions on Personal Import Taxes on the Tax Authority website
- Income Tax Credit Points for New Immigrants
- Purchase Tax Discount for New Immigrants
- Municipality Tax (Arnona) Discount for New Immigrants
- Application for an Adjustment Year (regarding income tax) on the government information and services website
Housing
- Public Housing for New Immigrants (Olim)
- Rent Assistance for New Immigrants (Olim)
- Assistance for New Immigrants (Olim) Buying an Apartment (Mortgage)
- Assistance for Ethiopian New Immigrants (Olim) Buying an Apartment
- Property Procurement Apartments for the Disabled
- Purchase Tax Discount for New Immigrants
- Municipality Tax (Arnona) Discount for New Immigrants
Health
- Health Insurance for New Immigrants
- Discount for New Immigrants on Health Plan Services
- Translation and Interpreting Services for Patients in the Healthcare System
- Financial Assistance for New Immigrants that are Sick or Hospitalized
- Financial Assistance for New Immigrants Caring for a Sick Family Member
- Financial Assistance for a New Immigrant who is Pregnant
- Financial Assistance for New Immigrants with Disabilities or Blindness
Education and Studies
- New Immigrants (Olim) and Returning Residents Students
- New Immigrants who are Students portal
- Study Grants for Single Parents
- Matriculation Dispensations for Students who are New Immigrants (Olim) (new guidelines for students in 10th grade and above as of 2015)
- Matriculation Dispensations for New Immigrants (Olim) (old guidelines)
- Matriculation Dispensations for Veteran New Immigrants (Olim) (old guidelines)
- Theory Test Accommodations at the Ministry of Vehicle Licensing (Misrad HaRishui)
- Adjustments in Accountancy Board Exam
- Presence of Interpreters for Student Expulsion Hearings
- Income Support for Ulpan Students Without Reporting to the Employment Bureau
- Online Information on the process of obtaining a license to practice in various fields on the Ministry of Immigration and Absorption website
- Financing of Ulpan for New Immigrants to Learn Hebrew
Employment
- Appropriate representation for New Immigrants among civil service employees
- Prohibition Against Employee Discrimination by Country of Origin
- Income Tax Credit Points for New Immigrants
- "Eshet Chayil" Program for Employment Integration for Women from Ethiopia, Bukhara and the Caucasus
- Vouchers for Vocational Training
- Classroom Training in Factories
- Adjustments in Accountancy Board Exam
- Business Guidance and Advice for Immigrants and Returning Residents
- Participation in payment for New Immigrants to take a basic computer course
- Assistance for New Immigrants (Olim) that are Scientists to integrate into the fields of research and development on the Ministry of Immigration and Absorption website.
- Employment Center for New Immigrants and Returning Residents
- Online Information on the process of obtaining a license to practice in various fields on the Ministry of Immigration and Absorption website
- Courses for new immigrants who studied abroad to prepare them to take the professional government licensing exams in the following fields:
Senior Citizens
- Special Old Age Benefit for New Immigrants (Olim)
- "Kulanu Mesubin" Having Senior Citizen Guests at the Passover Seder
- Social Pesach Seder for Senior Citizens
- Financial Assistance for New Immigrants Below Age 65
- One time monetary grant for new immigrants in difficult situations or crisis
- Grandparents and Grandchildren Club in Natzeret Ilit
Children and Young Adults)
Various Population Groups
Issues of Jewishness and Conversion
Marriage and Divorce
- Marriage Portal
- Divorce Portal
- Fee Discount for Marriage Registration with the Rabbinate
- Registration of Civil Marriages that took place outside of Israel
- Marriage Covenant for someone who is not affiliated with any religion
- Marriage between Jews
- Divorce between Jews
- Dissolution of Marriage
- Dissolution of the Marriage Covenant
Miscellaneous
- Maintenance of Social Benefits when moving between treaty countries
- Nullification of an act of peddling or remote sales transactions by a new immigrant
- Converting a Foreign Driver's License to an Israeli Driver's License
- Converting a New Immigrant's Drivers License on the Transportation Authority's website
- Prohibition to deny issuing a passport to a new immigrant in his/her first year in Israel because he/she is a new immigrant
- Filing a complaint for racism and discrimination with the government
- Prohibition to defame someone based of their country of origin or race
Aid Organizations
- List of Aid Organizations for Olim
- JDC Israel
- International Fellowship of Christians and Jews
- Aid Organizations for Olim in Jerusalem
- Aid Organizations for Olim in Maalot - Tarshicha
- Latet
- MATI - Holon
- MATI - Netanya
- Nefesh B’Nefesh
- Selah - Israel Crisis Management Center - Center for Assisting Olim in Crisis
- Ezra
- Center for Food Security and the War against Hunger
- Gvanim Association
- For an extended list of aid organizations for Olim from Ethiopia Click here
Government Agencies
- The Ministry of Aliyah and Immigrant Absorption- The ministry is responsible for assisting Olim in Israel, from the initial stages of getting organised up until the integration in all areas of life in Israeli society
- Student Administration for Olim
- Authority for Prisoners of Zion and Martyrs - in the Ministry of Aliyah and Immigrant Absorption.
- The Jewish Agency - Service Center for Olim - on the Jewish Agency website
- Ministry of Education
- National Insurance Institute
Court Rulings
Laws and Regulations
- Director General of the Ministry of Education Circular 5775/2(a) from 07.10.2014 - rights for New Immigrants (Olim) and Returning Residents taking the matriculation exams.
- The Compensation Law for Prisoners of Zion and their families
Additional Publications
- Assistance for New Immigrants and Returning Residents on the Government Information and Services website
- Tax reform for Olim and returning residents on the Ministry of Immigration and Absorption website
- Guide for New Immigrants (in Hebrew) on the Ministry of Immigration and Absorption website
- Eligibility Guide for Citizenship in Israel on the Government Information and Services website
- Calculating Financial Assistance for New Immigrants on the Ministry of Immigration and Absorption website
- National Conversion Program on the Prime Minister's Office website