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A/2 Student Visa — higher education

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What education or training is this pathway designed for?

Study at higher education institutes in Israel by foreign students who are not Israeli residents (the same student visa service also covers yeshiva pupils).

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What are the most important financial or study-related conditions: tuition, funds, insurance, full-time study, attendance or equivalent?

Applicants must provide confirmation that tuition fees have been paid, proof of means of living, and a passport valid for the entire visa period. The official source does not state health insurance or full-time or attendance conditions.

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  • Health insurance and full-time/attendance conditions are not stated on the official service page.

Can the student work? Under what major restrictions? What is the family position where clearly stated?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm whether the student may work, the main restrictions and the family position.

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  • Exact URL https://www.gov.il/en/service/student_visa_application_type checked on 2026-09-14T00:45:25.317222+00:00; outcome blocked (robots_http_403). Route-specific current facts were not established; see IL-D-20260914-001.

How long does the status last, how is it renewed, and what officially documented post-study work or residence possibilities exist?

The student receives a temporary stay permit type A/2; a visa is granted for up to a year and can be extended for another year on submission of the grades sheet. After study, a company recognised by the Technological Innovation Authority as a knowledge-intensive technological company may apply to employ a foreign national who completed a full academic degree at a higher education institution in Israel in a high-tech profession (electrical engineering, electronics, computers, including software engineering, information systems and computer science), for a period not exceeding one year from graduation (Procedure 5.3.0043).

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  • https://www.gov.il/en/service/student_visa_application_type
    - You will receive a temporary stay permit type A/2. - You can receive a visa for up to a year. You will receive an entry permit for the duration of the visa.
  • https://www.gov.il/en/service/student_visa_application_type
    - If you are extending an existing visa for an another year you must submit your grades sheet.
  • https://www.gov.il/BlobFolder/policy/request_for_working_permit_expert_foreign_workers_procedure/en/5.3.0041en.pdf
    **c.4.h. Foreign academic graduate in the high-tech profession**- (in accordance with Section 4 of Government Decision 2292 of January 15, 2017) a company recognized by the Technological Innovation Authority as a knowledge-intensive technological company may submit an application for the employment of a foreign national who has completed a full academic degree in a higher education institution in Israel in a hightech profession (electrical engineering, electronics, computers, including software engineering, information systems and computer science) for a period not exceeding one year from the date of graduation, all as specified in Procedure 5.3.0043 "Procedure for processing applications from high-tech and cyber companies

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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