GLOBAL DATABASE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLSCOUNTRY-PROFILEISRAELMEASURESSPECIALIZED VISAS FOR VICTIMS OF TRAFFICKING
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Specialized Visas for victims of trafficking
Type of Measure
Services > Justice > Protocols and guidelines
Form of Violence
Trafficking
Brief Description

Victim visas are B1 (or equivalent) visas, which allow victims to work in any employment field in Israel. They are available through two main mechanisms:

1. Victims who are participating in legal proceedings may receive witness visas for the duration of the legal proceedings. Witness visas are issued based on the existence of an investigation, or the statement of the Prosecution that the victim will be a witness in criminal proceedings.

2. Victims who completed the legal proceedings or those who did not participate in legal proceedings (whether because they chose not to, or because different reasons made such proceedings irrelevant) may receive rehabilitation visas for a period of one year, which may be extended if the circumstances require it, subject to an extensions committee where cases are discussed with the shelter, the MWSS and Population and Immigration Authority. Those visas are in no way dependent upon cooperation with law enforcement.

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