B/1 Expert Work Visa — foreign expert

**a.2.** A “foreign worker expert” (hereinafter, “expert”) is a foreign worker with a unique expertise that is not available in Israel, whose employment has been permitted by the commissioner, at his sole discretion and under the terms prescribed by him, and considering, inter alia, the international commitments of the State of Israel, the provisions of the law, relevant government decisions and nature of the labor market in various fields and employment regions.

**c.4.k. “Expert wages” expert** – with proven high level of expertise or essential knowledge for the service provided by the employer and unavailable in Israel, where the base monthly wages paid to such foreign expert is not lower than twice the average wages of a salaried employee. The commissioner may condition the issue of a permit upon an undertaking to pay higher wages than specified above, if the average normal wages in the industry in which such foreign expert is required is higher than the national average, at his sole discretion.

**c.4.k. “Expert wages” expert** – with proven high level of expertise or essential knowledge for the service provided by the employer and unavailable in Israel, where the base monthly wages paid to such foreign expert is not lower than twice the average wages of a salaried employee. The commissioner may condition the issue of a permit upon an undertaking to pay higher wages than specified above, if the average normal wages in the industry in which such foreign expert is required is higher than the national average, at his sole discretion.

- When applying for a new expert foreign worker permit, attach their resume and relevant diplomas, degrees and certificates, indicating education, qualifications, experience, reputation and/or expertise.

## Israeli employers can use this service to apply for a permit to employ an expert foreign worker in the various regulated industries.

- The service is available for Israeli employers.

**c.3.** In general, an application for a permit to employ a foreign expert shall by submitted by a company / partnership / licensed business lawfully registered in Israel, and the applicant shall attach to its request an extract of registration of such company / partnership / business, as the case may be. If the requesting Employer is a foreign company with no branch / office in Israel (hereinafter, a “**foreign company**”), a power of attorney certified at an Israeli mission aboard, shall be required, authorizing the submitter to handle the application on behalf the foreign company. It should be emphasized that in cases where the request is submitted by a foreign company, the Authority, at its sole discretion, may demand that a concurrent application be submitted by the relevant Israeli company.

**a.7.** An expert shall not be allowed to work in any other sector while staying in Israel.

**a.11.** Generally, an expert whose employment has been approved in accordance with this procedure may request, while staying in Israel, to be joined by family members of the first degree.

exception to this rule shall be cases of expert whose employment permit specifies a** **profession that does not require academic education, whose employment has been

**approved following an undertaking by the employer for the payment of wages that are at** **least double the average wage, as well as experts arriving in Israel to perform a temporary** **task for a period of up to 90 days. Such experts may not be joined by family members and a** **comment to this effect shall be noted in the issued employment permit.**

**e.1.** For the purpose of this procedure, "family members" shall mean the expert’s spouse and minor children up to the age of 18.

**c.6.h.** Approved permits shall first be valid for a maximum period of up to two years for employers of experts recognized as managers, senior representatives or trusted employees of foreign or international companies, experts for expert wages in professional requiring higher academic education, lecturers / researchers in higher education institutes, medical interns or experts in hospitals, senior staff in shipping or airline companies, and all subject to the required period in accordance with the application and at the discretion of the commissioner. In case of other experts, including foreign experts whose employment has been approved in fields that do not require higher academic education, with an undertaking to pay expert wages, permits shall be valid for a maximum period of up to one year, in accordance with decision of the commissioner. The validity of permits may be extended for maximum periods as specified in the permit when first issued, but not more than an accumulated period of 63 months for a foreign expert working in Israel under a B/1 work license.

**a.12. A foreign worker arrives in Israel for temporary work only, and is required to leave Israel at** **the end of his license period. The work license of a foreign worker shall not be extended** **beyond 63 months from the date of his first entry into Israel with a B/1 visa and work** <u>license.</u>