- You can start applying a full year after you make aliyah (and you’ve been in the country at least 181 days). There are a couple of exceptions but that’s another article :).
- You need to be over 18 and under retirement age (currently 62 for a woman and 67 for a man)
- If you are applying for a child who’s under 18, that is a different form., and a different blog post.
- You need to have a specialist(s) from Israel provide you with an in-depth summary of your illness/diagnosis, current functioning, medicines taken and how the illness affects your daily functioning and your ability to work.
- You need to have a specialist’s summary of visit (siyum bikur) for each distinct diagnosis/issue you suffer from.
- Doctors’ letters from your home country are NOT sufficient.
- You can access/complete/submit the form online through this link (form is in Hebrew).
- Make sure you have your actual teudat zeut handy because you will need to put in the date of issue.
- You should upload discharge summaries from any hospitalization you have had within the past year.
- You should upload any diagnostic summaries of imaging tests you’ve had in the last year (MRI/endoscopy/CT etc..)
- Don’t forget to attach the signed waiver of medical confidentiality form.
Want to know more about bituach leumi? Check out our other blog posts:
Five things to remember when you’re told NO at the Bituach Leumi office.
