You’ve made Aliyah. Now let’s get you settled.
The application may be complete, but we’re still with you. Work through arrival day, the first 72 hours, first week, first month and first 90 days in a calm order.
New olim and families planning their first months
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Step 7 of 7
Welcome home — your first 90 days
The UK-to-Israel lens
Your first 90 days still include UK tasks
Check the official documents received and follow current Ministry, health-fund and banking steps.
Keep access to UK tax, pension, banking, post and authentication while remaining loose ends are closed.
Build school, work, Hebrew, housing and community routines in a manageable order.
We’re still with you
Arrival / first day
Check the documents issued or confirmed, names and immediate transport or accommodation arrangements.
First 72 hours
Secure communication, urgent healthcare access, medicines and the official contact route for your next steps.
First week
Health fund, bank account, absorption appointments, school contact and a workable phone/SIM setup.
First month
Ulpan, work, benefits, housing, transport and household routines.
First 90 days
Review tax, UK loose ends, long-term housing, community and family support.
Doing this with children?
Children are settling too.
Use Welcome to Israel, First Hebrew Words, new school, friends and missing-the-UK activities. Siblings may settle at very different speeds.
The short version
Three things to keep in view
Prioritise identity documents, health-fund access, banking and official contact details.
Use temporary housing to learn an area before making a long commitment where possible.
Keep UK and Israeli paperwork together until tax, pension and account transitions are stable.
Arrival / first day and first 72 hours
- Check all documents and names issued during arrival processing.
- Confirm how and when you must complete health-fund registration.
- Make sure you can receive official SMS messages and access email securely.
- Store passports and original civil documents safely; carry copies for routine errands.
First two weeks
- Complete health-fund onboarding and understand urgent-care options.
- Open the bank account required for official payments, if applicable.
- Book or contact your absorption adviser.
- Start a written list of appointments, reference numbers and follow-ups.
First three months
- Set up a realistic Hebrew-learning plan.
- Check professional licensing before accepting role-specific promises.
- Review school, childcare and commute assumptions after living the routine.
- Revisit UK tax residence, mail, accounts and pension administration with your advisers.
Emergency planning
Follow Home Front Command and local-authority instructions in Israel, and check FCDO advice when travel plans change. Keep medicines, documents, chargers and family contact details accessible.
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