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Application for work visa in Israel

The service enables foreigners over age 18, who wish to work in Israel, to submit an application for a work visa (except for caregivers). A work visa procedure can start only after receiving approval from the Ministry of the Interior in Israel
Required Documents To Apply
Application for entry visa to Israel
Passport valid for two years (for caregivers – valid for three years)
Two recent duplicate passport photos (color against a white background, with full front view of face, measuring 5x5 cm)
Criminal clearance certificate valid for 6 months, translated and certified
Birth certificate, translated and certified
Confirmation of medical tests carried out at laboratories or hospitals recognized by the mission
Declaration of agreement to be fingerprinted and photographed
Certificate of eligibility from the Jewish Agency/Nativ Liaison Bureau (for persons eligible under the Law of Return only)
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24 July 2018, Israel visa application center in Shanghai was opened in Shanghai.
All visa applicants shall pay visa application fee and service fee in CITIC bank and submit the applications through the visa center.
Please go to its website for application procedure:

https://visas-il.tlscontact.com/visa/cn/cnSHA2il/home

Visa center service hotline 021-60168636 or 021-22218536.

Available Monday to Friday: 08:30-12:00, 13:15-16:30

Address: Unit 308, 3rd floor, Long Yu International Business Plaza, No329 Hengfeng Rd, Jing'an District, Shanghai




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Payment methods:
Chinese debit card/ International credit card.



Or using the following link:
https://etrade.citicbank.com/portalweb/ISRvisaPayF.html

Or by bank transfer:
Account name: 以色列驻沪总领事馆
Account number: 437759257079
Bank name:中国银行上海市国贸中心支行
Please send payment verification + address + phone number.
Chinese debit card/ international credit card.
Required presence at the Consulate
The applicant must present himself for a personal interview at an Israeli mission in the country where he lives.
Please note
Please schedule an appointment in advance via email:

Service in Chinese:
consular@shanghai.mfa.gov.il

Hebrew and English:
Consul-assistant2@shanghai.mfa.gov.il
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Who can apply
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Schedule an appointment
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Who can apply?

Those eligible to receive the service are foreigners over age 18 with no first-degree relatives in Israel, on whose behalf an application for a work visa has been submitted and whose application has been approved by the Population and Immigration Authority.
This visa is also intended for persons eligible under the Law of Return and for foreign specialists, athletes and performing artists who have been invited to Israel

 

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How to apply

All the required forms should be completed and submitted as per the instructions, in the country where the applicant lives. The applicant must come for a personal interview at the mission, subject to receiving an invitation.
 

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Fill the forms

 

•    Application for entry visa to Israel
•    Passport valid for two years (for caregivers – valid for three years)
•    Two recent duplicate passport photos (color against a white background, with full front view of face, measuring 5x5 cm)
•    Criminal clearance certificate valid for 6 months, translated and certified
•    Birth certificate, translated and certified
•    Confirmation of medical tests carried out at laboratories or hospitals recognized by the mission
•    Declaration of agreement to be fingerprinted and photographed
•    Certificate of eligibility from the Jewish Agency/Nativ Liaison Bureau (for persons eligible under the Law of Return only)
 

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Schedule an appointemet

To visit the mission, it is necessary schedule an appointment in advance.
Before coming to the mission, make sure you have with you all the required documents and completed forms.

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Consular fee


The fee will be paid by the inviting entity, at the time of submitting the application.
If the fee has not been paid in Israel, a fee will be collected according to the schedule of fees on the mission's websit

To Schedule An Appointment

Service in Chinese:
consular@shanghai.mfa.gov.il

Hebrew and English:
Consul-assistant2@shanghai.mfa.gov.il

Information

Security instructions for people who wish to obtain consular services at the mission offices:
​1. Please bring a photo ID (Passport or identity card)
2. Every visitor and his belongings will be required to undergo a security check.
3. For security purposes, no personal objects will be allowed into the mission, including handbags and electronic devices.
4. Do not bring large handbags or suitcases to the mission.
5. Do not bring food and/or beverage bottles or containers.
6. The mission’s security directives apply to people in the consular waiting room. The instructions of the security staff must be obeyed at all times.

*Unauthorized visits are not permitted.