Any other way to make aliyah?

Diamond Member Joined: Mar 29 2005 Posts: 3652

If you just show up at the aiport here they will let you into the country on a three month tourist visa just like anybody else with a US passport.

You will then have to do all the same paperwork here (not at the airport, you have to come with an aliyah visa to do it there) which will be more difficult than doing it wherever you are now, just because everything is new and different here. Until you do the paperwork you will not have a teudat zehut, you will not be able to join a kupat cholim so you will not have health care coverage.

You will also have spent money on flights that could have been better used for living expenses here.

Platinum Member Joined: Aug 12 2007 Posts: 20599

Silver Member Joined: Nov 23 2007 Posts: 703

I'm following this thread. I've been wanting to make aliyah for years but have been in military, then medical residency. So, does debt such as school loans factor into acceptance for aliyah? There are many payment plans for student loans considering income into the equation but until I'm out of residency we can't determine a payment plan. I have good job potential although I know physicians in Israel make considerably less than those in the states. I have a year left before finally being fellowship trained and board certified. With the extensive paperwork and moving a household of 3 small children, I figure starting now would be good. My DH is a teacher by training. I don't know how well that translates in Israel.

doctors making aliya with nefesh b'nefesh can get extra grants and money exactly for that reason.
see http://www.nbn.org.il/aliyahpe.....cians.html

Silver Member Joined: Nov 23 2007 Posts: 703

What do people live on if they arrive and have no job initially? Most people aren't lucky enough with job in place already. Are there grants or is one expected to have saved 6+ months salary. If that is the case, that is not going to happen with us. I'm aware of the physician grant. I'm pushing the cut off age though for that and am afraid I'll miss out if we wait much longer.

Posted: Sat, Mar 13 2010, 2:17 pm Post subject:

I had $1500 (CDN!) in my pocket when I made aliyah. 3 months' rent. I got 1200NIS/month in sal klitah & made it work. I took whatever job I could find as soon as I could, and then kept looking. Of course, I was single at the time so I was only responsible for myself.
_________________
Emmanuel Tzvi: 26 Shevat 5766
Shai Michael: 8 Cheshvan 5768
Yitzchak Meir: 19 Iyar 5770
Dvir Aharon: 10 Tammuz 5772

Platinum Member Joined: Aug 12 2007 Posts: 20599