West Bank Expert or Consultant Permit

**"Consultant or expert for Int. Org. services" –** A foreigner employed by an Int. Org. who is a professional or expert in a specific professional field and asks to enter the Judea and Samaria area for a limited time in order to perform his duties in his specialty as required for the purpose of the Int. Org.'s operations.

6. <u>Experts and consultants in unique disciplines and</u> <u>senior employees with permits to work in Judea and Samaria:</u>

3) An official document of invitation on behalf of the Palestinian Authority. 4) An official invitation on behalf of the Inviter, including the requested dates for the visit, the nature of the activity, and the employment contract. For an employee of an international organization, the organization will be expected to provide details of the employee's activities in the Judea and Samaria area, of where the employee has been registered, and of where the employee has been operating in the Judea and Samaria area and elsewhere in the world.

5) The host organization (if any) must fill out a written undertaking that upon expiration of the permit, it assumes responsibility for the Invitee's departure from the Area. If at the end of the term of the permit, the Invitee does not depart, then the matter will weigh negatively when future applications from the host organization are assessed.

1) <u>Foreign Int. Org. employee:</u> A foreigner who is a professional in a required field, is employed by an Int. Org., and asks to enter the Judea and Samaria area for a limited time in order to perform his/her duties in his/her specialty for the purpose of the Int. Org.'s operations. For the purpose of this clause, a company taking part in projects important to the Area's development may be considered an Int. Org. at the discretion of the authorized COGAT official.

2) <u>Other employees:</u> Experts employed in the Palestinian Authority's territories who have proven, to the authorized official's satisfaction, that they are employed in exceptional fields.

B. This clause regularizes the issuance of permits that are provided for the purpose of employment in the Area, and permits issued under this clause shall be considered work permits.

6) <u>Multi-use permits:</u> Notwithstanding stipulations elsewhere in this procedure, permits issued under this clause shall allow for repeated passages into and out of the Area with no need to request a permit for each.

5) <u>Entry of accompanying relatives:</u> Spouses and children may enter by means of an "Accompanying Relatives" permit in accordance with clause 7 of this section.

1) The entry permit application form must be submitted at least 60 days in advance, together with an official invitation from the Palestinian Authority.

A. <u>Term of permit:</u> The permit shall be issued for a period of up to one year and shall be renewable for a period not exceeding 27 months. If the period of work for a steadily employed foreigner is to exceed 27 months, then a new application may be submitted after the foreigner's departure overseas, provided that the entire period of residence under this part of the procedure shall not exceed 5 years cumulatively. If after a cumulative total of 5 years, the foreigner wishes to return to the Area, then the foreigner may do so only after 9 months have passed since the date of his/her departure from the Area.

B. Notwithstanding the content of clause (a) above, the authorized COGAT official may approve the stay of a foreigner in the Area under this clause for up to 5 years more (and for a cumulative period of up to 10 years) in exceptional cases and on grounds of special considerations that must be documented, including participation in unique projects and contribution to the Area's education and economic welfare.

4) To request a permit extension for an employee, the Inviter / employee must fill out a residency extension application form and attach a printed explanatory letter signed by the Inviter and by the employee.