After receiving a letter of acceptance for a postdoctoral position in one of Israel’s academic institutions, obtaining the relevant Israeli visa is a priority. The most common visa for international postdocs is an A/2 student visa.
Keep in mind that visa information is subject to change; contact the visa coordinator at the relevant university where you will be researching for updated regulations and instructions.
The visa coordinators in Israeli universities are listed below.
- Bar-Ilan University – Ms. Eve Berchansky; visa.intl@biu.ac.il
- Ben-Gurion University of the Negev – Ms. Polina Domalevski and Ms. Liat Hitibash;
here4u@bgu.ac.il - The Hebrew University of Jerusalem – Mr. Yehuda Hersch; intvisas@savion.huji.ac.il
- Technion – Israel Institute of Technology – Ms. Ayelet Katalan; acadvisitors@technion.ac.il
- Tel Aviv University – Ms. Tamar Grushka Stern; visatau@tauex.tau.ac.il
- Reichman University – Ms. Debbie Joel; djoel@runi.ac.il
- University of Haifa – Ms. Laurence Cohen Amar; claurence@univ.haifa.ac.il
- Weizmann Institute of Science – The International Office team; io@weizmann.ac.il
In exceptional cases, you may be advised by your university’s visa coordinator to arrive on a different visa, including a B/1 work visa. Partners and children of postdocs will need to obtain an A/4 partner and children visa; however, partners can now apply for a B/1 work visa if they so wish. Your specific academic institution can guide you through the process.
