Step by step

Pay attention🤍 Due to the requirements of the Israeli Ministry of the Interior, applicants from the following countries must register through our partners in their country:
South Africa | China | Brasil | Ecuador | Guatemala | MĂ©xico | Colombia | Honduras | Peru |South-Korea
(The list is updated according to the requirements of the Ministry of the Interior)
Please note: It is not possible to apply for or receive a volunteer visa while staying in Israel. The entire visa process, including issuance at an Israeli consulate or embassy, must be completed while the applicant is outside the country.
Be sure to complete the registration process ahead of time as the procedure may take a month and a half up to two months until you obtain the entrance visa at the Israeli embassy/consulate closest to your place of residence.
After obtaining the entrance visa stamp in your passport, you may start planning your trip to Israel and book the flight. (in coordination with the volunteer coordinator at the kibbutz of course)

The cost of the program is a payment of $45 at the end of registration (Non-refundable) 
Upon approval of the visa from the Ministry of the Interior, an email will be sent to you with all the details on how to obtain the visa at the Israeli Embassy/Consulate according to your request.
Also, you will be sent a request to pay the participation fee of NIS 1700 - the payment will be made through a PayPal link that will be attached to the email.

Please note 🤍 - If at the end of the entire procedure, you will not be able to come to volunteer, a refund will only be given for the payment fee of NIS 1700
 
Step 1
Make sure that you fit the criteria stated on our website
  • Age 18-35
  • Reasonable English
  • Good Health – mentally and physically
  • Volunteering between 10 weeks to twelve months
  • Passport valid for at least six months from the date of departure! (end of volunteering)
 
Step 2
The registration procedure
Enter the "Apply now" link for registration
TThe registration procedure includes six steps:
  • Filling in personal information
  • Attaching the following documents:
    1. An updated photo of your face.
    2. A scanned copy of your passport (the page with your picture)
    3. Volunteer's declaration form (The two pages must be uploaded as one PDF document)
    4. Medical form filled and signed by your Family Doctor (signature and stamp) & Health Statement for Medical Insurance  - (no need to be signed by your Family Doctor) The insurance provided does not cover pre-existing medical conditions. Volunteers who are already receiving medical treatment must bring an adequate supply of their prescribed medications from home for the duration of their stay.
    5. A police clearance certificate confirming no criminal record: In countries such as the United States, this must be a federal document (e.g., issued by the FBI). According to the regulations of the Israeli Ministry of Interior, the document must be authenticated with an Apostille stamp and be in English or officially translated into English (If the applicant holds more than one passport, a police clearance certificate with an Apostille is required for each country of citizenship. Applicants currently residing in another country for more than six months must provide a police clearance certificate with an Apostille from that country.)
    6. Application for entry visa to Israel
    7. Motivation Letter - What should appear in the motivation letter:
  • What areas of volunteering interest you in terms of work places; animals, agriculture, environment, education or other
  • What place in the country interests you - north, south (desert), center.
  • Paying 45$ online for the processing fee
Step 3
Your application has been approved
  • The forms you submitted are being examined by the KPC office.
 
  • After finding that all the forms are in order, we can proceed to the next step; an interview with the volunteer coordinator at the kibbutz and a representative from the KPC office. We make efforts to find the right kibbutz for you, but we are not always able to place you in the kibbutz you are most interested being in (it depends on whether there is a vacancy in the kibbutz etc.). That is why it is important to receive from you a list of preferences of kibbutzim in descending order - please note that here you can see the list of kibbutzim that take part in the program. 
    Please note - We are unable to conduct an interview for you with each & every kibbutz in the program, please understand this
 
  • After the interview step, we will move to the next step - the visa application at the Ministry of the Interior - under the responsibility of the KPC office - this usually takes about a week + -  This will be done about 4 weeks before your planned date of arrival to Israel.
 
  • Upon approval of the visa from the Ministry of the Interior, an email will be sent to you with all the details on how to obtain the visa at the Israeli Embassy/Consulate according to your request. (Know that you will have to physically attend the embassy)   Also, you will be sent a request to pay the participation fee of NIS 1700 - the payment will be made through a PayPal link that will be attached to the email.    According to the rules of the Israeli Interior office, you can not enter Israel before you received the entrance visa stamp in the Israeli consulate.
From the moment you obtain the entry stamp in the passport, it will be valid for 3 months, you can see on the sticker of the visa you received in the passport the validity. If you do not enter Israel within this time - the visa will expire and the procedure with the Israeli Ministry of the Interior will have to start again. In this case you will be required to pay the $ 45 commission again.
 
 Step 4
Buy a back and forth flight ticket to come to Israel.

Before entering Israel you must obtain the visa in your passport
 In order to obtain the visa you need make an appointment at the embassy/consulate that you indicated on the visa application form - contact them by email, phone or making an appointment on their website - if you arrived with out an appointment, you may return empty-handed
At this meeting in the embassy/consulate you will receive the visa stamp to enter Israel as a volunteer.
Please note that you will not be able to enter Israel as a volunteer without this visa, we ask that you do not purchase a plane ticket before obtaining the visa in your passport !
After obtaining the visa stamp in your passport, you may purchase a plane ticket (in consultation with the volunteer coordinator about the date and time of arrival)

Please make sure that you have the following with you when coming to Israel:
  • Passport
  • A photocopy of the picture page of your passport (which shows your picture and citizenship details)
  • Return ticket
  • Our medical form, filled, signed and stamped by your family Doctor - you will need to present it at the kibbutz.
  • Our volunteer's declaration - you will need to present it at the kibbutz.
  • Applicant's declaration for entry permit to the State of Israel
  • 400 NIS as a cash deposit payable at your assigned kibbutz
  • at least 1000 NIS for various expenses during your stay
  • International credit card
  • Please note that you will also need NIS 200 for any visa extension that will be required after four months of stay usually.

1700 NIS  payment for participation in the program - Done through a PayPal link sent to you 
 
Recommended equipment
Please limit the valuables that you are bringing with you to the kibbutz to the minimum necessary.
All weather
Working clothes
  • Extra clothes
  • Closed shoes (working and hiking)
  • Extra bag
  • Two towels
  • Toiletries
  • Transformer
  • Flash light
     
Summer
Light clothes (t-shirts and shorts/skirts)
  • Sandals
  • Hat
  • Sunscreen
     
Winter
Sweatshirts
  • Trousers
  • Coat


    Please note - the office in Tel Aviv was relocated and is now in Kibbutz Yakum - an appointment at the office itself will be made at least two weeks in advance..
     
Step 5
Flight and arrival in Israel

Please make sure to keep the blue card, which you will receive at the Israeli border - you will have to attach it to your passport and show it to the volunteer coordinator at the kibbutz.
This blue note is actually your residence permit in Israel (your volunteers visa)
Please note: Upon arrival in Israel you will receive a small blue slip - this is your visa (keep it in your passport). The visa is valid for three months.
If you plan to participate in our program for longer than three months - about two weeks before your visa expires - you will need to contact the volunteer coordinator at the kibbutz and ask to extend your volunteer visa (a visa extension requires a fee of 240 NIS) & fill in the following form
 
Travelling outside the borders of Israel, for a period of a few days up to two months while volunteering in the kibbutz is possible.
First, you must receive approval from your volunteer leader in the Kibbutz and then complete the application form for Re-Entry Visa and under their guidance, whether you are leaving by foot or by flight.
This ensures your volunteer visa is kept. The cost of the visa is 140 NIS
 
Our health insurance is mandatory and is included in the payment of NIS 1700. The insurance payment is valid for up to a year; however, the volunteer will have to report to their volunteer coordinator well in advance of any extension of stay, and this is so that we can handle the extension of the insurance