The first group of 1,000 Nepali auxiliary workers in the caregiver sector in Israel is set to depart for Israel. The visa process for the first 100 workers has already been completed, with the remaining candidates progressing accordingly.

A total of 2,112 candidates (1,156 females and 956 males), were selected through a transparent live lottery process conducted in Aug 2024 at the Population and Immigration Authority (PIBA) office in Jerusalem, Israel. The remaining 1,112 will proceed around the time the first batch has completed their process, said the Israel Embassy in a press statement. 

These workers will be employed in long-term care facilities such as geriatric homes and elderly care centers in Israel, in accordance with the government-to-government (G2G) agreement between Nepal and Israel, signed in 2020. We believe that the care, effort and friendship that they will extend to care-receivers in Israel along with Israel’s affinity and cooperation, will add layers to the foundation of already existing Nepal-Israel friendship, the Embassy of Israel in Nepal said.
It extended its appreciation to the Ministry of Labor, Employment and Social Security and Department of Foreign Employment of Nepal for their continued cooperation.
The government of Nepal and the government of Israel signed a Framework Agreement on “Temporary Employment of Nepali Workers in Specific Labor Market Sectors in the State of Israel—Auxiliary Workers in Long-Term Care Facilities” on 30 Sept 2020, and an implementation protocol on 21 Jan 2021. The first phase of 1345 Nepali auxiliary workers are already actively working in Israel.