Visa, How to obtain?

• Your inviting academic staff member should fill in the External form​ to be forwarded for authorization to the human resources department.
• A letter, from the Principal Investigator/Head of Department, explaining the necessity for the employment of the foreign citizen.
• The inviting academic staff member should fill-in the payment order in “e-Tafnit”. The payment order fee is for the 1,190 NIS (subject to change by the Ministry of Interior) to the “Heterim Unit” at the Ministry of Interior. This payment order should be “in cash”. Please add in the remarks: “Payment by Credit Card”.
• Personal C.V. of the Foreign Citizen
• A photocopy of the Foreign Citizen’s passport that inquires to be visa issued.
• A statement from the in which he/she declares that he knows and assumes that he/ she must leave Israel at the end of the approved period of visa, together with his/ her family members.
• A copy of a health insurance policy that covers the foreign citizen for the time of staying in Israel.

 

Submission of all the above documents is to the visa office at the Center for International Academic Affairs by the inviting academic staff member or by the inviting department.

The following steps are performed after obtaining work permit:
1. A written attestation from your inviting academic staff member describing your occupation and the exact period of your work (Internal form).
2. An External official form (filled-out by the foreign citizen and signed by the inviting academic staff member) for your B-1 visa.
3. A copy of the two first pages of your valid passport.
4. A check (of BGU- to be issued by e-Tafnit system) to the Ministry of Interior on the total of 175 NIS. (Note: fees may change without notice).
5. Your B-1 authorization will arrive to the Israeli representation in your country (Please be patient!).

B. If you are already working at BGU, come to the Hospitality Unit with the following items:

• Your inviting academic staff member should fill in the External form to be forwarded for authorization to the human resources department.
• A letter, from the Principal Investigator/Head of Department, explaining the necessity for the employment of the foreign citizen.
• The inviting academic staff member should fill-in the payment order in “e-Tafnit”. The payment order fee is for the 1,190 NIS (subject to change by the Ministry of Interior) to the “Heterim Unit” at the Ministry of Interior. This payment order should be “in cash”. Please add in the remarks: “Payment by Credit Card”.
• Personal C.V. of the Foreign Citizen
• A photocopy of the Foreign Citizen’s passport that inquires to be visa issued.
• A statement from the in which he/she declares that he knows and assumes that he/ she must leave Israel at the end of the approved period of visa, together with his/ her family members.
• A copy of a health insurance policy that covers the foreign citizen for the time of staying in Israel.

Submission of all the above documents is to the visa office at the Center for International Academic Affairs by the inviting academic staff member or by the inviting department.
The following steps are performed after obtaining work permit. please bring:

• A written attestation from your inviting academic staff member describing your occupation and the exact period of your work (Internal form).
• An External official form (filled-out by the foreign citizen and signed by the inviting academic staff member) for your B-1 visa.
• A copy of the two first pages of your valid passport.
• A check (of BGU- to be issued by e-Tafnit system) to the Ministry of Interior on the total of 175 NIS. Note: fees may change without notice.
• Your valid passport.