Urgent Visas for Machinery Repairs and Installation
As a result of the COVID 19 crises, the Israeli Ministry of Health published a protocol to allow foreign nationals to enter Israel for urgent machine repairs and installations.
The protocol involves the submission of detailed applications regarding the urgent need and the protection that will be taken in terms of health regulation (housing isolation, sole travel to work, working in an isolated environment,and more).
Four separate approvals from the following government offices need to be secured:
- The Ministry responsible for the relevant employer industry (for example Ministry of Economics – for microelectronics, Ministry of Transportation – for train-related projects, Ministry of Infrastructure– for gas and oil),
- Ministry of Interior,
- Ministry of Health
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs (provides final approval to fly).
Kan-Tor & Acco advised of the new protocol in previous client alerts and has since processed several urgent entry permits. The average processing time is currently 2-3 weeks, Kan-Tor & Acco has learned that efforts are being made to streamline the process in order to shorten the processing times, as a result of the Ministry of Economics' determination to the economy.