The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Israel responded positively to the Embassy of Ukraine regarding employment and basic social insurance for Ukrainian refugees, as reported by the Embassy of Ukraine in Israel.
"We received a positive response from our Israeli counterparts regarding the issuance of work permits for Ukrainians who arrived in Israel on the eve of the full-scale Russian invasion and were forced to stay and those who entered Israel after February 23," the embassy said.
In addition, these categories of citizens will be able to receive basic social insurance.
The Israeli Interior Ministry also agreed in principle to issue entry permits to families of Ukrainian citizens who legally stay in the country on work visas.
At the same time, the embassy emphasizes that Ukraine disagrees with the principle of applying quotas and any other restrictions on the entry into Israel of Ukrainians, mostly women and children, at the invitation of Israeli friends willing to provide shelter to Ukrainians.
On March 15, the Ukrainian embassy in Israel announced that Israel had abolished visa-free travel for Ukrainian citizens but had introduced an alternative procedure for authorizing travel - permits issued by the Interior Ministry. There is also a quota for 5,000 Ukrainian citizens who will be able to enter the country.
Eighty-five prominent Ukrainian Jews have called on the Israeli government and the Knesset to repeal additional procedures that make it difficult for Ukrainians to enter.