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This route covers extension of the stay or work permit of foreign workers who are not in the nursing sector.
## Employers can use this service to extend a stay permit or work permit for foreign workers who are not in the nursing sector
Yes. The employer applies for the extension and must provide an employer letter of commitment, medical insurance, a letter of commitment not to cancel the medical insurance and a recommendation from the Employment Service.
## Employers can use this service to extend a stay permit or work permit for foreign workers who are not in the nursing sector
### You'll need: - an employer letter of commitment - medical insurance - a letter of commitment not to cancel the medical insurance - a recommendation from the Employment Service You may be required to submit additional documents.
The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm the decisive professional requirements of this route.
The holder may work full-time only for the current registered, licensed employer; the worker is tied to the sector stated on the B/1 visa and cannot change sector, but may change employer within that sector (up to 90 days to register with a new licensed employer). The official source does not state family accompaniment.
Foreign workers may only work for their current registered and licensed employer. They may not work for another employer, even during breaks from work, on holidays, rest days or after regular working hours.
Unemployed foreign workers who have not completed their maximum permitted stay in Israel, have up to 90 days from the date they leave their former employment to find and register for alternate employment with a licensed employer in the sector specified in the worker's B/1 visa.
## 3. Permitted Sectors A foreign worker receives permission to work in Israel in one of the sectors open for employment of foreign workers, such as caregiving for the elderly or for the disabled, work as an aide in a long term care facility, hotel housekeeping, industry, agriculture, construction via manpower companies, construction as part of the staff of a foreign construction company, or as an expert ethnic chef or other type of expert. The sector for which the worker’s employment has been approved is stipulated in the worker's B/1 visa. After arriving in Israel to work in one permitted sector, the foreign worker will not be allowed to change to a different permitted sector. Thus, for example, a worker who arrived 18 in Israel to provide home based caregiving will not be permitted to change employers in order to work as an expert chef, and a worker who arrived as an expert will not be permitted to work in the construction sector.
Foreign workers must be employed in a full-time position by their legal employer. Part time employment of a foreign worker is prohibited.
Each B/1 visa is issued for a maximum of one year; extensions are at PIBA discretion and, except for caregivers, not granted once 63 months have passed from first entry. Work is temporary only.
The length of each B/1 visa issued by PIBA to a foreign worker is limited to a maximum period of one year. Therefore, even if the employer’s permit is valid for a longer period, the foreign worker's B/1 visa will be issued for no more than a one-year period. Extension of the B/1 visa is subject to PIBA procedures and discretion, and with the exception of Caregivers (see below), the visa will not be extended for additional periods once 63 months have passed from the date of the worker's first entry to Israel.
As set out in Israeli law, foreign workers are permitted to work in Israel for a temporary period only, after which they must leave the country promptly or be subject to detention and deportation.
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