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The conventions apply to a resident of Israel, as well as to a citizen of one of the countries with which Israel has signed conventions and their family members.
Each convention specifies the included insurance branches.
The broad-based conventions include the majority of the insurance branches: old age, survivors, disability, work injury, children and maternity. | | |
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Britain, Holland, France, Belgium, Austria, Germany, Sweden, Switzerland, Denmark, Finland, Uruguay, Czech Republic, as well as a limited Convention with Italy and Canada, which prevents double payment of national insurance contributions. | | |
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The right to receive benefits from Israel applies to an Israeli resident who has temporarily moved to a country with which a convention has been signed. |
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The right to receive benefits from countries with which convention has been signed applies to a person who has moved to Israel. |
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Combination of the insurance periods from both countries, in order to enable eligibility for benefits. |
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For a person injured at work provision of immediate medical care and coverage of hospitalization expenses, in accordance with the regulations specified in the conventions. |
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A resident of Israel who moves to another country and works there is usually required by law to pay insurance contributions in that country. On the other hand, this person is also required to pay insurance contributions in Israel, during the period of residing abroad.
The objective of the Conventions is to prevent this double payment; a resident of Israel who moves to a country with which Israel has signed a Convention will pay insurance contributions only in one of these two countries.
Health insurance is not included in the Conventions; a resident of Israel residing abroad should continue to pay the health insurance contributions to the National Insurance Institute in Israel. The health insurance contributions are at the minimum rate NIS 88 (as of 01.01.2008) per month. | | |
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List of Bilateral Conventions presently in force: | | |
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For more information and forms (claim for benefit or exemption from double payment of insurance contributions), please contact:
Liason Bureau for International Conventions
Tel:
02-6709665; Fax: 02-6512683
e-mail: liaison@nioi.gov.il | | |
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