For a foreign expert, consultant, teacher, doctor or other employee needed in the West Bank.
Eligibility: 1Report facts: 8
Western Asia · Immigration
Palestine
Palestine sits in Western Asia. Its immigration system runs 14 distinct routes — led by short stays and visits, work and family, each set out in official law. 13 of them cite an official government source, shown on the route with the date we last read it. Who actually qualifies depends on your full profile.
1 further route is recorded for Palestine but not shown here — its details are still under review.
- Immigration routes
- 14across 9 route categories, each set out in official law
- Source-cited routes
- 13 of 14cite an official government source, with the date we last read it
- Largest category
- Short stays and visits3 of the 14 routes — see them under Short stays and visits below
- Region
- Western Asia
- Capital
- Ramallah
- Population
- 5,413,596
- Official language
- Arabic
- Currency
- ILS
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
Source-cited pathways
Immigration routes
All 14 routes, grouped by purpose — 13 of 14 cite an official government source directly. Any route below without one says so on the route.
Work
2 routes
For a foreign lecturer or researcher with a doctorate or unique expertise and an official Palestinian invitation.
Eligibility: 1Process & costs: 1Report facts: 7
Starting a business
1 route
For a foreign businessperson or investor invited for approved economic activity in the West Bank.
Eligibility: 1Report facts: 7
Official government source: gov.il · checked 2026-07-27
Study
1 route
For a foreign national aged 18 or older admitted to a recognized West Bank higher-education institution.
Eligibility: 3Process & costs: 1Report facts: 4
Official government source: gov.il · checked 2026-07-27
Family
2 routes
For the spouse or child aged 21 or under of a qualifying lecturer, researcher, expert or consultant permit holder.
Official government source: gov.il · checked 2026-07-27
For a foreign spouse of a West Bank Palestinian resident whose formalization request was refused.
Process & costs: 2Report facts: 7
Official government source: gov.il · checked 2026-07-27
Long-term residence
2 routes
Residence card for a foreign national staying in Gaza for more than three months, including qualifying foreign-organization workers.
Report facts: 1
Temporary residence for a foreign visitor staying in Gaza for more than one week and less than three months, including short assignments with foreign organizations.
Report facts: 1
Culture, faith and volunteering
1 route
For a foreign volunteer serving without salary through a recognized host organization.
Report facts: 8
Short stays and visits
3 routes
Entry approval for a foreign visitor to Gaza, coordinated through the Ministry of Interior and, where applicable, a host institution or the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Report facts: 8
Multiple-entry approval for a foreign visitor, recorded as a separate transaction by the Gaza foreign-affairs and residence administration.
Report facts: 7
For a foreign national seeking a temporary visit to the West Bank under the COGAT procedure.
Report facts: 7
Humanitarian protection
1 route
No independent, publicly accessible Palestinian asylum registration or refugee-status procedure was identified.
Process & costs: 1Report facts: 5
Source pending confirmation: rimap.unhcr.org · checked 2026-07-27
Ancestry and return
1 route
One-year statement for a person of Palestinian origin who holds a foreign passport and does not hold a Palestinian identity card.
Eligibility: 1Documents: 1Process & costs: 2Report facts: 5
Official sources
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