Eli’s Aliyah Tips
Changing Status
Dear Eli,
Q. I know that there is such a thing as "counting of the months" and around 30 something months, the govt starts ticking away at your zchuyot. how much time do i have until i should make aliyah, in order not to lose my zchuyot. I am a single/college student.
A. Dear Oleh,
The only office which can officially tell you how long you have bee here is the Ministry of the Interior and they do it only in person.
The general rule is that you may be here for up to 36 months before you begin to lose the time you have to use your rights. Remember your rights do not begin to run , rather you will be entitled to less years to utilize them. Each calendar year in which you have been here for 4 months is counted. Have a look at http://www.jafi.org.il/aliyah1/tourist1.htm.
Give me a call if you want to discuss it further.
Eli Birnbaum is a counseling psychologist who has been working with Olim for the past 20 years. He presently serves as Director of Internet for the Jewish Agency and World Zionist Organization. Eli also is also the founder and moderator of the Tachlis Aliyah Forum one of the first (almost 10 years old ) Jewish discussion groups on-line, which has helped literally thousands of Olim over the years.
Eli’s E-Mail address: birnbaum@wzo.org.il
Jewish Agency website: http://www.jafi.org.il
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