In Israel, education and health checks are allowed with the applicant's consent, and social media checks are also allowed. However, a new law has restricted criminal checks, and credit checks prevent employers from obtaining information.

Background check summary

Education Checks: permissible
Criminal Checks: some restrictions
Credit/financial checks: some restrictions
Medical screening: some restrictions
Adverse media: some restrictions
Union membership: restricted
Political views: restricted
Address: some restrictions

Zinc's background check turnaround times

Please note these background check turnaround times are averages for the country. Actual check times may vary and depend on a number of factors including the resident country's process time as well as the candidate's document submission speed.
Financial (mins)
20
Criminal (days)
2
Media (mins)
14
Reference (days)
2
identity (mins)
140
Education (days)
12.57
Address (days)
2
Sanctions (mins)
25

Right-to-work rules

Rules apply for citizens as well as non-citizens working in the country
National ID Accepted?
Yes (Teudat Zehut)
Passport
Yes
Other passport accepted?
No
Any other routes (any type of citizen)

N/A

Body name
Ministry of the Interior
Foreign Citizens

N/A

Natural citizens: Alternative routes

Oleh's certificate

Country details
Birthrate
17.97
Population
8,655,535
capital
Jerusalem
GDP ($/capita)
19800
TLD
.il
developed/developing
Developed
Currency
New Israeli Sheqel
Net migration
0.68
Literacy(%)
95.4

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