The Aliyah and Integration Ministry, in partnership with the Israel National Digital Agency, launched an application designed to assist new immigrants in adjusting to life in Israel called My Aliyah in early September.
It provides a direct link to the Aliyah and Integration Ministry’s website, a personal area with important information, and a system for managing potential entitlements from the government customized for new immigrants.
This app also sends push notifications, provides tools such as a map of the first steps after making aliyah, and reminds users of important tasks that have not yet been performed.
Easing the Aliyah Process
“The launch of the new application is integrated into the digital process of the Aliyah and Integration Ministry, which also includes a smart chatbot and other services,” Aliyah and Integration Minister Ofir Sofer highlighted. This, in addition to “the support system for immigrants from the moment they decide to make aliyah, places the olim at the center and helps them in the acclimatization process,” Sofer continued.
He then detailed some of the obstacles that new immigrants face when they come to Israel despite a desire to integrate, including “a lack of knowledge, bureaucracy, language difficulties, and absorption challenges.”
Sofer said that the app helps minimize these predicaments for new immigrants.
The head of the Israel National Digital Agency Shira Lev-Ami said that the agency “aims to make the digital route the easiest, most efficient, fastest, and most accessible way to receive government services.”The app is available in the Apple Store and Google Play in six languages: Hebrew, English, Russian, Spanish, French, and Amharic.