Free Aliyah Guidance
Aliyah, explained — and it costs you nothing.
Olim Advice is a free, plain-English library covering every stage of the move to Israel: eligibility, documents, the paperwork maze, banking, healthcare, schools, and the quiet practicalities nobody warns you about. No paywall, no sign-up, no catch.
Why Olim Advice exists
Aliyah is one of the biggest decisions a person or family can make, and for most people the hardest part isn't the desire to go — it's the fog. Conflicting forum threads, half-remembered advice, official pages written in dense Hebrew bureaucratese, and rules that quietly change from one year to the next.
We started Olim Advice to clear that fog. Every guide answers a real question a real oleh actually asks, in language you can read once and understand. We cover the whole journey, not just the exciting parts: not only "am I eligible?" but also what an apostille is, which bank to walk into first, and how the school day really works.
The goal is simple. By the time you finish a guide, you should know what to do next — and feel a little less alone in doing it.
Why it's free
Good information about aliyah shouldn't sit behind a paywall. The decision to move to Israel is hard enough without having to pay to understand your own options.
So the library stays open and free, for everyone — those who'll handle every step themselves, and those just exploring whether the dream is even possible. You don't need an account, and we don't ask for anything in return to let you read.
The honest version
Free to read. Help available if you want it.
Olim Advice is the free, open side of the work. When someone wants the whole move handled for them — hand-held, end to end — that's what our sister concierge service, Easy Aliyah, is for.
Reading here never obligates you to anything. Most people use the guides and never need more, and that's exactly how it should be.
What we cover
The library is organised around the three chapters of every aliyah — before you go, the move itself, and building your life once you land.
Before Aliyah
- Eligibility & the Law of Return
- Proving Jewish heritage
- Documents & apostilles
- Opening your file
- Pilot trips & planning
The Move
- Shipping & customs
- Bringing pets & cars
- Money & opening a bank account
- Your first week in Israel
- Teudat Zehut & registration
Life in Israel
- Healthcare & Kupat Cholim
- Work, rights & credentials
- Benefits, tax & pensions
- Schools, ulpan & Hebrew
- Housing & community
How we write
A few principles shape every guide on the site.
Plain English
No jargon for its own sake. Where a Hebrew term matters, we explain it once and use it — so you learn the word, not get lost in it.
Accurate & current
Rules change. When they do — like the 2026 shift requiring new tax-residents to report worldwide income — we update the guides rather than leave you reading last year's answer.
The whole journey
We write about the dull, decisive details as carefully as the headline questions, because the move usually trips people up on the small stuff.
No pressure
The guides are here to inform, not to sell. We'll tell you when something is genuinely worth professional help — and when it really isn't.
When you'd rather have a hand
Some moves you want to do yourself. Some you'd rather hand over.
If you reach a point where you'd rather someone simply handled it — the file, the appointments, the bank, the rental, the whole landing — that's what our concierge service exists for. Same people, same standards, hands-on.
Start wherever you are in the journey.
Whether you're years from a decision or weeks from a flight, there's a guide for where you stand today.
Browse the guidesOlim Advice publishes general guidance for prospective and new olim. It is not legal, tax, or immigration advice. Rules and figures change; verify current requirements with the Jewish Agency, Nefesh B'Nefesh, or a qualified professional before acting.