# Get yourself a local SIM card (you will need it for all the later steps). Here are a couple of options:
## There is a store at the center across the street, called [https://www.d.co.il/80125739/18740/ Blue Phone]; they sell prepaid SIM cards by [https://019mobile.co.il/ 019 mobile]. The SIM card costs 40NIS (one time), and a standard plan (including unlimited calls + 20GB data/month) costs 49NIS/month. The phone number at the store is 03-5259192.
## It is possible to order a sim card [https://biuinternational.com/students/sim-card-information/ online] before coming to Israel, and then pick it up at the airportupon your arrival.
# Get yourself a bank account and a debit card. Inside campus, you'll find a branch of [https://www.mizrahi-tefahot.co.il/en Mizrahi Tefahot] ([https://www.boi.org.il/en/bankingsupervision/banksandbranchlocations/pages/israelibanks.aspx bank code # is 20], and the [https://www.mizrahi-tefahot.co.il/en/Bank/Pages/Branch-Locator.aspx#BranchNumber=414 branch code # is 414]). Make sure to bring in your postdoc invitation letter, your passport, an id card from a country where you are a citizen and the number of your local phone. They will need the tax identification number or equivalent from the country where you pay your tax. They may later ask you to e-mail them a copy of the postdoc invitation letter.
# Fill the three forms: