How to immigrate and work in Israel as a teacher? 

Israel visas for immigrant teachers 

These Israeli visas help you enter the country and stay to fulfill your purpose. 

Israel tourist visa

Israel has signed an agreement with some countries. It lets nationals of these countries enter Israel with their passports and stay for up to 90 days. You can find the list of them on this page. If you are not on this list of the visa-waived countries that can enter Israel with their passport, you need an Israel tourist visa. It lets you enter the country and complete the recognition process. You need it to pass the Bar exam. But to take the internship, you’d better contact the Israeli embassy/consulate in your home country to know the right visa option. 

You can learn more about Israeli tourist visas from the Visa Library article. 

Israel work visa

After you complete the registration with the Israel Bar Association, you need a work visa to work there as a foreign person. Every foreign person who wants to work In Israel needs a work visa. 

The prerequisite to get a work visa is a work permit. It’s permission to work as a foreign person in Israel; only the Israeli employer can apply for it. This is why you should find a job offer with an Israeli employer. 

There are various ways to find a job. You can find a job position through websites that advertise job positions or recruiters that connect employers and employees. 

You can learn more information about Israel’s work visa from the Visa Library article. 

Israel student visa

There is another way to immigrate to Israel as a teacher. It’s to study for a law degree there. First, you must find a university or law school that offers such a course to international students. Then, you must fulfill the requirements and apply to them: 

• Hebrew language fluency. 
• Latest educational degree
• Transcripts. 
• Application fee. 
• Cover letter or SOP 
• Etc. 

The university admission department will assess your application and decide about it. They will send you an acceptance or admission letter if they agree and grant admission. Now you can apply for an Israeli student visa. 

You must gather the supporting documents and apply to your home country’s Israeli embassy/consulate. 

You can learn more about Israel’s student visa from the Visa Library article.

How to immigrate and work in Israel as a teacher?

Israel needs teachers and welcomes skilled foreign teachers to the country. So they have created a system to bring foreign teachers who want to work in Israel. This section brings you how you can apply, immigrate and work in Israel as a teacher.

Israel schools use the Hebrew language, and you need to know it to work as a teacher in Israel. Teachers who teach English as a second language also need to know Hebrew, but not at the same level as the teachers who work in schools.

Every teacher who wants to work in Israel needs to get a license from the Ministry of Education. This is the procedure you have to follow:

Step 1. Reach the Israeli embassy/consulate or district counselors.

The first step you need to pass is a meeting with the Israeli officials in your home country. You should schedule a meeting with the Israeli embassy/consulate in your home country or a neighboring one. You can find the nearest one by Google search.

You should bring these documents to your meeting:

• ID documents.
• Work experience, diploma, and other qualifications you have.

This meeting is an interview with the Israeli officials. They will ask you questions about your background and educational certificates.

They will help you and provide information about the process and how to prepare your documents.

Step 2. Submit your diploma and documents to Israeli officials for recognition.

You need to send your documents and degree to Israeli officials for recognition. They will evaluate your certificate to determine if you are qualified to work as a teacher in Israel or not.

You must send your diploma and transcripts to the Department for the Evaluation of Foreign Academic Degrees and Diplomas. This is the center that is responsible for the assessment of foreign degrees.

You must have all of your documents legalized by the Israeli embassy/consulate in your home country or a foreign one. You also need an Aliyah Approval from the Jewish Agency.

You may not be able to find an Israeli embassy/consulate in your home country or a foreign one. If it’s so, you can submit legalized documents; then, you will receive conditional degree recognition.

This is the list of the documents you have to submit: 

• Application form.
  • Hebrew 
  • English 
• ID document.
• Diploma or certificate
• Official transcripts.
• Transcripts of your background studies.

You need to have your diploma translated into Hebrew or English and submit a certified copy of it. It must be notarized by an Israeli notary. You might have to translate all of your documents into Hebrew.

You will find a full list of the documents attached to the English application form. The link is in a few lines above.

After you have gathered the documents, you need to mail them to this address:

Ministry of Education, Department for the Evaluation of Foreign Academic Degrees and Diplomas, 22 Kanfei Nesharim Street, Jerusalem.

Step 3. Pass an internship in Israel.

After you send your documents for recognition and Israeli officials recognize and approve them, you must pass an internship period in Israel. It’s a must to pass this period to get familiar with the teaching principles and techniques in Israel. Its duration is at least one year and consists of the following items:

1. Mentoring,
2. Workshop,
3. Hebrew language study
4. A summative evaluation.

Step 4. Getting a license to teach in Israel.

After you pass the internship period successfully, you can receive your license to work as a teacher in Israel. Getting the license is subject to passing the following conditions:

1. You must have a recognized academic degree from Israeli officials. They must recognize your degree and approve it so you can get your license.
2. Have a recognized teaching certificate. Israeli officials must recognize it so you can work as a teacher in the country. If you get it from abroad, you need to send it for recognition.
3. Completing the internship period successfully and all of its parts:
   1. Internship Workshop
   2. Mentoring
   3. Hebrew study
   4. Summative evaluation

After you pass all of the parts of the internship, you will receive the result. You might have to take training programs, or you will get your license to work in Israel as a teacher. Israeli officials will inform you of the results through an email.

Step 5. Participation in the developmental course.

Depending on your condition and the Israeli official’s decision, you will take part in the developmental course to improve your knowledge and skills of teaching.

Israeli officials will inform you of the eligibility principles and the process you have to follow.

Step 6. Apply and receive an Israel work visa and work permit.

After you get your license to work as a teacher in Israel, you need to apply for a work permit and a work visa. Every foreign person who wants to work in Israel needs a work permit. The first step is to find a job offer with an Israeli employer, a school, an education center, or a kindergarten.  You, as the teacher who wants to work in Israel, can not apply for a work permit. Only the Israeli employer can apply for a work permit. So it’s a must to find an employer who is willing to hire you and needs your teaching skills.

There are various ways to find a job in Israel as a teacher. The first one is the websites that advertise job positions in Israel. This is a list of them: 

• alljobs.co.il
• drushim.co.il
• jobmaster.co.il
• indeed.com
• jobnet.co.il

• Israemploy
• jobs-israel.com/
• www.jobmaster.co.il/
• marksman.co.il/

The second way to find a job in Israel as a teacher is to get help from employment agencies or recruiters. These are the companies that match employers and employees. In your case, they connect teachers and schools. You can ask for their help. This is a list of them: 

• Talent Place
• DevsData Tech Talent LLC
• Alcor
• Znojdziem
• Israel IT
• RemoDevs
• Staff Nash
• DNA325
• ALLSTARSIT

You can ask their help to find a job for you as a teacher.

After you find a job with an Israeli employer, you need to sign an employment contract. It’s part of the documents, and you will have to sign it. Then, the employer applies for a work permit to the Israeli officials and submits the required documents. You will have to send him/her your documents.

After the work permit is issued, you can apply for a work visa to enter Israel.

You can find more information about Israel’s work visa in the Visa Library article.

Who is exempt from a Hebrew language proficiency certificate?

You need Hebrew language proficiency to work as a teacher in Israel. You might be exempt from Hebrew language proficiency if you meet the eligibility principles. If you have one of the following items, you do not need Hebrew language fluency during the process of your recognition:

1. Having a matriculation certificate.
2. A certificate or diploma indicates that you have completed a Hebrew language proficiency course at a recognized academy or institution in a foreign country.
3. A certificate confirming that you have completed Hebrew study at the Dalet level.
4. Having a passing grade on the Yael Hebrew proficiency test by the university-based National Institute for Testing and Evaluation.

If you meet one of the above items, you do not need a Hebrew language proficiency certificate.

Do I need English language proficiency to immigrate and work in Israel as a teacher?

You do not need English language fluency if you want to become a school or high-school teacher in Israel. But it’s helpful to have it. You need English language fluency if you want to immigrate and work in Israel as an English teacher

But you need Hebrew language fluency to immigrate and work in Israel as a teacher. You need to submit the certificate to Israeli officials.

Moreover, some principles exempt you from Hebrew language fluency. Look at the above section to know these principles.

Immigrant teachers’ salaries in Israel.

Your salary as a teacher in Israel is up to several factors:

• Education.
• Work experience
• Language fluency
• The level or grade you teach.
• The city you work in.

Different sources have mentioned various figures for your salary as a teacher in Israel. According to the Jerusalem Post, the average salary of a Kindergarten teacher in Israel is about  NIS 12,884 for 30.4 hours of work per week. The average full-time salary is about NIS 2,500, while the national average salary is about NIS 11,358 in Israel.

According to PayScale, the average salary of a teacher is about NIS 82.541.

According to Glassdoor, the average salary is about ₪7,000.

Best cities to immigrate and work as a teacher in Israel.

You can find a teaching position in Israel in various cities. It’s up to the available position and the lack of skilled teachers. You should keep looking for a position and seize the opportunity at the right time.

You can find a better and higher number of opportunities in larger cities. This is a list of the largest cities in Israel. So you might be able to find a teaching position in these cities better.

• Jerusalem
• Tel Aviv
• Haifa
• Petah Tivka
• Rishon-Lezion
• Ashdod
• Netanya,
• Beer-Sheva
• Holon
• Bnei Brak
• Ramat Gan
• Ashkelon
• Rehovot

How to become a teacher in Israel?

You must be eligible and meet the qualification principles. Then, you must apply for recognition of your documents if you got your degree from a foreign country. 

After Israeli officials recognize your degree and approve you can immigrate and work as a teacher in Israel, you must find a job offer and apply for a work visa. Read the article for further information.  

Let’s sum up how to immigrate and work in Israel as a teacher

Israel welcomes foreign skilled teachers to the country, but you need to be qualified and meet the eligibility principles. This page of the Visa Library explained how to immigrate and work in Israel as a teacher. You got familiar with the process, requirements, and procedure you have to follow.

If you have questions, write them down in the comment section. The Visa Library team will answer them.

Frequently asked questions about immigration to Israel as a teacher.