How status of the insured is determined

The information taken into account for the purposes of determining a person's insurance status is as follows:

• Is the insured an Israeli residentA person whose life is centered in Israel. Criteria for determining this include: Israel is your permanent place of residence, where your family resides, where your children go to school, your primary place of work, or where you are studying. , or not?
• A salaried worker who is an Israeli resident can be covered with all types of insurance. By contrast, a salaried worker who is not an Israeli resident is covered with only 3 types of insurance – work accident, bankruptcy and maternity.
• Is the insured 18 years old or older? A salaried or self-employed worker who is 18 years old or older may be covered in all forms of insurance. By contrast, a salaried or self-employed worker who is not yet 18 is covered for work accidents only.
• At what age did the person become an Israeli resident for the first time (for a person who was not born in Israel) – did the person immigrate to Israel before the age stipulated by law? If so, then he is insured (for the purposes of an old-age pension). By contrast, a person who immigrated after the age stipulated by law is not insured for the purposes of an old-age pension, (but may be eligible for a special old-age benefit).
  

  Date of birth		Age at time of immigration – which grants eligibility for old-age pension
  From Date	To Date
  -	6/1944	Before 60
  7/1944	8/1944	Before 60 and 4 months
  9/1944	4/1945	Before 6 and 8 months
  5/1945	12/1945	Before 61
  1/1946	8/1946	Before 61 and 4 months
  9/1946	4/1947	Before 61 and 8 months
  5/1947	-	Before 62

• Gender of the insured – The gender of the insured influences eligibility for various benefits; for example, only a woman is eligible for the risk pregnancy benefit.
• The family status of the insured – as registered by the Interior Ministry (single/married/divorced/widow/Agunah); for example, the status of a woman recognized by the National Insurance Institute as a common-law partner is the same as that of a married woman. She will therefore not be charged insurance contributions if she works only within her home (not as a salaried or self-employed worker) and if her partner is insured.