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Preferred Aliyah Season: Name of Applicant Surname, First Name Summer 2010 (June - September, 2010) City of Residence Extended Deadline: Immediately City, Country Fall 2010 (October - November, 2010) Email Address: Deadline:1st July, 2010 Seniors & Retirees Aliyah Services Application (Non-Financial Aid) United Kingdom Please affix photo here Units: Date Received: For Internal In cooperation with Use Only For questions related to your Aliyah, please SR_061510UK call Nefesh B’Nefesh at 0800-075-7200. Nefesh B'Nefesh Services Nefesh B’Nefesh aims to ease the financial burden associated with Aliyah by providing a financial buffer for Olim and helping supplement the requisite relocation expenses, thereby alleviating the somewhat prohibitive costs of Aliyah. We provide support to our Olim both before and after their Aliyah for employment, social services and government assistance, in order to help make their Aliyah as seamless and successful as possible. Below is a brief description of the services and resources available to Olim. Pre-Aliyah NBN Go North Programme The UK Aliyah Department assists Olim in all areas of Join the new NBN initiative to make Aliyah to Northern their Aliyah planning. Our expert staff answer all questions Israel. Move to one of five pre-selected communities along regarding Aliyah such as starting the Aliyah application with a Garin (seed group) of other Olim. You will receive process, planning a pilot trip, and applying to Nefesh comprehensive, onsite absorption support, coordinated by a B’Nefesh. Nefesh B’Nefesh staff member who lives in that community. Alternatively, you may choose to live in another northern Employment community, of your choice, and benefit as well from a wide array of special programmes. See www.gonorth.org.il for Our Employment Department helps Olim who are seek- programme details. ing assistance in finding employment, job retraining, career development; or professional mentoring. Online Resources NBN Website: We are constantly updating our website with Aliyah resources, contacts and useful information Absorption - Klita and links. Find us at: www.nbn.org.il Our Government Advocacy & Guidance Department is ready to assist Olim with questions regarding Oleh benefits, NBN Yahoo Group: We have set up a Yahoo discussion government processing, and any other aspect of their group for our applicants and veteran Olim for exchanging absorption. The answers to many frequently asked questions advice, contacts and community information. To sign up, about Aliyah and benefits can be found on our website (see email: [email protected] below). NBN Singles Yahoo Group: There is a unique Yahoo group specifically for Single Olim: To sign up, email: Guidance and Community Resources [email protected] Our Guidance and Community Resources Department provides guidance or referrals in matters of education, community, summer programmes, ulpanim and physical or mental health. It also assigns buddy families to help Olim in the inital stages of their klita. All information provided will be treated with the strictest confidentiality. Application Instructions Do not submit your application until you have completed all the steps below. Please allow at least 4-6 weeks for processing. Aliyah File Supporting Statement Open an Aliyah file with the Jewish Agency. The Jewish Please include any pertinent information that you Agency Shaliach determines your eligibility to make believe will enhance your candidacy. Aliyah. For a list of Jewish Agency Aliyah Shlichim, please see below. Pa ssport Photocopies Please submit a copy of the main page of your passport Ph oto (which includes your picture) and that of everyone Family: Enclose one picture which includes all family in the family who is making Aliyah. Please include members together that are making Aliyah. photocopies of all pages indicating applicable date Single: Enclose a photo of the applicant only. extensions, and/or name changes. (If you have an Israeli passport, please submit a copy of your Israeli Ap plication Fee passport instead of your UK passport.) Application must be accompanied by a cheque for £18.00, made payable to Nefesh B’Nefesh. If you plan to make Aliyah through Misrad Hapnim (Ministry of Important! Interior), the fee is 100 NIS. Note: Your UK passport must be valid for at least six months following your date of Aliyah. Application Note: If one or both of your parents held Israeli Please submit original application and copies of all citizenship at the time of your birth, according to the requested documents. Please retain an additional copy of State of Israel, you are an Israeli citizen. Therefore, you all paperwork for yourself. must request an Israeli passport and submit a copy of Please Note: The application fee is non-refundable. your Israeli passport to Nefesh B'Nefesh instead of your UK passport. Aliyah Shlichim in the United Kingdom Contact Information Post your completed application to: London In the United Kingdom: Nefesh B'Nefesh Rafi Nassi Central House (7th Floor) Attn: UK Department 1 Ballards Lane Finchley JNF House London, N3 1LQ Spring Villa Park England Tel: 020 8371 5250 Edgware Fax: 020 8371 5251 Middx HA8 7ED Email: [email protected] Manchester or Alon Aron In Israel: Mamlock House Nefesh B’Nefesh 142 Bury Old Rd. Attn: UK Department Manchester M8 4HS England 5 Nachum Hefzadi Tel: 0161 740 2864 Jerusalem, 95484 Israel Fax: 0161 740 2050 Email: [email protected] Please note: Due to periodic updates, there may be more recent versions of this application available. We ask that you please download and submit the most recent version from our website: www.nbn.org.il Applicant Information For the purposes of your Aliyah processing, please designate one adult in the family as the Primary Applicant and the second adult (where applicable) as the Secondary 1Applicant. Section A of this application should be filled out by the Primary Applicant and Section B by the Secondary Applicant. A: Primary Applicant Information Legal Name (exactly as it appears on your passport) Surname First Name Middle Name Maiden Name Preferred First Name Gender Male Female Married Single Divorced Orthodox Masorti Reform Date of Birth Marital Status Widowed Separated Engaged Jewish Affiliation Liberal Unaffiliated Other DD/MM/YYYY Country of Birth If Israel, at what age did you leave Israel? Are you an Israeli citizen? Yes No If yes, what is your Mispar Zehut (Israeli ID no.)? If you are an Israeli citizen, when did you last reside in Israel? FROM: MM/YYYY TO: MM/YYYY Country of Citizenship Are either of your parents Israeli citizens? Father Mother Neither Please list all countries to which you hold citizenship. Important: If one or both of your parents has Israeli citizenship, you are considered by the State of Israel to be an Israeli citizen and must obtain an Israeli passport and submit a copy of it to Nefesh B'Nefesh instead of your UK passport. Contact Information Home Phone Work Phone Mobile Phone Email Address Current Address Address England Scotland Wales Northern Ireland City Post Code Country B: Secondary Applicant Information (if applicable) Legal Name (exactly as it appears on your passport) Surname First Name Middle Name Maiden Name Preferred First Name Gender Male Female Date of Birth Country of Birth If Israel, at what age did you leave Israel? DD/MM/YYYY Are you an Israeli citizen? Yes No If yes, what is your Mispar Zehut (Israeli ID no.)? If you are an Israeli citizen, when did you last reside in Israel? FROM: MM/YYYY TO: MM/YYYY Country of Citizenship Are either of your parents Israeli citizens? Father Mother Neither Please list all countries to which you hold citizenship. Important: If one or both of your parents has Israeli citizenship, you are considered by the State of Israel to be an Israeli citizen and must obtain an Israeli passport and submit a copy of it to Nefesh B'Nefesh instead of your UK passport. Nefesh B'Nefesh - Senior & Retirees Aliyah Services Application 1 D: Medical History Note: This will not affect eligibility for acceptance to NBN, but will allow us to guide you more concretely through your Aliyah. Are you or any members of your family experiencing (or have previously experienced) any medical, psychological or psychiatric issues? Yes No If yes, please describe: Are you or any family members applying currently taking medications for the above? Yes No Please list who and which medications: Do you or any members of your family suffer from any disabilities? Yes No If yes, who? If yes, are there functional restrictions? Yes No Please describe: Does this disability inhibit your/your spouse's ability to acquire employment? Yes No Aliyah File with a Shaliach from the Jewish Agency in addition to מAliyah Plans All applicants must open a 2 submitting an application to Nefesh B'Nefesh, unless making Aliyah through Misrad Hapnim (Ministry of the Interior). A: Aliyah Planning Shaliach's name What is the status of your Tik Aliyah? Awaiting Approval Approved for Aliyah Rejected Not Yet Open When are you planning to make Aliyah? June 2010 July 2010 August 2010 September 2010 October 2010 November 2010 December 2010 Have you made a pilot trip? (A pilot trip is a fact-finding pre-Aliyah trip with the aim of researching communities, school options and job networking. Ideally the pilot trip should take place several months prior to Aliyah.) Yes No If yes, when? If no, when are you going on a pilot trip? To which city, kibbutz, moshav or yishuv are you planning to move? Have you made living arrangements yet? Yes No If yes, please provide details and address: Are you interested in the Go North Programme? Yes No B: Children living in Israel If you have children in Israel, please list: Name Address Phone number Name Address Phone number Nefesh B'Nefesh - Senior & Retirees Aliyah Services Application 2 3Personal Profile A: Primary Applicant Previous Experience in Israel Please provide details and dates of your prior experience(s) in Israel on the lines below.
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