Israel
ISRAEL - Unannounced On-site Employer Inspections Being Conducted
March 23, 2012 - In recent weeks, the Enforcement Unit of the Ministry of Interior (known as the Oz Unit) has been performing on-site employer inspections at construction sites, high-tech industry offices, and heavy industry plants throughout Israel ...
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ISRAEL - Visa Processing Delays Expected Due to Strike
February 9, 2012 - A general strike of Israeli workers providing national and local services began on Wednesday. The strike includes immigration offices, banks, airports, and railways and will most likely cause a delay in visa processing, as a ...
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ISRAEL - Work Visa and Annual Employee Fees Increase
January 9, 2012 - Effective in 2012, work permit applications must be accompanied by a higher visa processing fee of NIS 1,170 (approximately US $303). Along with this increase, the annual fee employers are required to pay for foreign employees...
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ISRAEL - Longer Work Visa Processing Times and Modified Guidelines for Incomplete Applications Announced
December 13, 2011 - The Semech Unit, an office solely devoted to work permits within Israel's Ministry of Immigration, will now reject incomplete work visa applications. Though it was previously acceptable for an application to be completed in ...
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ISRAEL - Labor Dispute Resolved
January 25, 2011 - The recent strike at the Consular Department in Jerusalem has come to an end and employees have resumed work.
BAL Comment: Travelers requiring visas must still anticipate delays because of the work backlog created by the strike....
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ISRAEL - Labor Dispute Causes Consular Department Workflow Disruption; Marginal Increase in Work Authorization Fees
January 11, 2011 - The Israeli Consular Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has ceased providing services to the public at large because of an ongoing labor dispute at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Israeli Consular Department is cur...
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ISRAEL - Ministry of Interior Announces Reforms Aimed at Reducing Illegal Immigration
February 5, 2010 - The Israeli Government is initiating sweeping reforms to the country’s immigration laws regarding employment of foreign workers. This alert is issued as an update to BAL’s January 4 client alert (http://www.balglobal.com/resources_...
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ISRAEL - Ministry of Interior Conducting On-Site Worksite Inspections
January 4, 2010 - Beginning this week, inspectors with the Israeli Ministry of Interior (MOI) are expected to conduct both announced and surprise worksite inspections of local and multinational companies. An intense round of random, announced and sur...
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