Questions and answers

Processing typically takes 7 to 10 business days once the file is submitted. Timing is set by the Population and Immigration Authority, so we can’t promise a date for any one student.

Yes. Families can complete their part before the flight, but we file only after the program confirms the student has landed. Students enter on an approved ETA-IL first.

We tell the program and the parents when the visa is ready to collect. Programs see every student’s status on their dashboard, and parents see their own.

A scan of the student’s passport, valid at least six months past the planned stay, and a scan of the birth certificate. It takes most parents about 15 minutes.

It is the program’s letter confirming the student’s studies, which the visa file needs. We issue it for you on your letterhead, valid for two years, so your office doesn’t write them.

We go back to the family directly and ask for what’s needed, so the program office isn’t in the middle.

Fill in one enrollment form with your program details and letterhead. We review it within 3 to 5 business days, then send your program link and dashboard login.

Either side. Your office can add students to the roster, one at a time or in bulk, or families can start from your program link. Either way, you confirm each student’s arrival.

No. Enrolling your program is free. You pay only per visa.

$499 per student at partner programs and $599 standard. Add $150 when a parent is an Israeli citizen.

The program decides at enrollment. Parents can pay by card when they complete the application, or the program can pay for each student on a card on file.

No. IsraelExpat works only through enrolled programs. A parent whose program isn’t enrolled can ask the program office to enroll.

No. IsraelExpat now handles student visas for yeshivas and seminaries only.