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/* Your first day in the department */
Prepare the following documents in advance:
Bring the documents with your passport and , a recent picture and 175 NIS (350 NIS for multiple entrance visa) to the Ministry of Interior in Bialik St 2 in Ramat Gan.
The queueing queuing numbers for visa extension are assigned between 8:00 am and 8:20 am at the entrance, be sure to be there before 8:00 am.
The visa can be extended for at most one year. If paying by cash, be sure to bring the exact amount.
==Your first day in the department==
## There is another option with [https://www.golantelecom.co.il/web/ Golan Telecom]. This is more suitable for those who plan to stay at least one year as it involves signing a contract for a year. The plan they offer changes from time to time. At the time of writing they offer 100 GB/month with unlimited calls and SMS at 29 NIS/month. There are one-time connection fee at 30 NIS and one-time SIM fee at 19 NIS. It is highly recommended to check their current offers before deciding. There are many stores, for example there is one on Yigal Alon St 98, Tel Aviv-Yafo (it is inside the building and you need to ask the guard). Bring your passport, the invitation letter and your credit card with you.
## 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 airport upon 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. As soon as you the student status in the system, print the certificate of studies of the running academic year and bring it to the bank to get the student discount on the fees. Note: your very first paycheck is expected to take place around one month after your arrival. Also keep in mind that you may need a chequebook in order to sign a housing contract in case you plan to live outside campus. To order a chequebook from the bank you need to pay a deposit of around 1500 NIS. It takes around three working days after ordering a chequebook to receive it.
# Fill the four forms:
## [http://www.assafrinot.com/wiki/application260617230519.PDF doc Postdoctoral fellowship application form].## [http://www.assafrinot.com/wiki/registration260617.pdf Registration form for postdocs].
## [http://www.assafrinot.com/wiki/contact.docx Emergency contacts for foreign students] ([http://www.assafrinot.com/wiki/contact.pdf PDF]).
## Policy for postdoctoral fellows: [http://www.assafrinot.com/wiki/policy140817policy260422.PDF pdf English], [http://www.assafrinot.com/wiki/נוהל-להשתלמות-בתר-דוקטור.16.3.201714082017.pdf Hebrew].Submit them (along with your passport-sized photo, a photocopy of your passport, and a photocopy of the approval of your Ph.D. degree) to [https://math.biu.ac.il/en/node/1196 Rivka Wolberger129 Noa Ramati].# Get yourself an health insurance. One option is fill the form of [https://biuinternational.com/students/health-insurance/ Harel Yedidim] and mail it to [https://biuinternational.com/about/our-team/ Maayan Cohen] at Maayan.cohen1@biu.ac.il.## The daily premium insurance costs around 1.9 USD per day. ## You can pay for the whole period in one payment (using any credit card, not necessarily an Israeli one), or ask them to charge you on a monthly basis (in which case, the payment takes place every 9--11 of the month). It is also possible to pay through an international transaction, but you have to pay the commission of the banks. If Assuming you have an Israeli bank account , you can pay from there. To pay for the insurance via a transactionbank transfer. For this, you have to submit the filled form and ask for the amount to pay. The payment has to be done to the account IBAN: IL060311260000000185272 , Beneficiary: HAREL INSURANCE CO.LTD. After making the transfer, send the confirmation from the bank to the e-mail y_health@yedidim.co.il.## It is also possible to pay through an international transaction, but you have to pay the commission of the banks.## Another payment option is to pay for the whole period using any credit card (not necessarily an Israeli one), or ask them to charge you on a monthly basis (in which case, the payment takes place every 9--11 of the month).## When filling the insurance application form, make sure to set the cover dates to start on the day of signing the former form (and not earlier).
# Ask your postdoc advisor to:
## Assign you a room at the department;
# Go to the bank to pick up your debit card.
# Go to [https://math.biu.ac.il/en/node/1196 Rivka Wolberger129 Noa Ramati] to pick up your student card, to create an [https://inbar.biu.ac.il/Live/Login.aspx Inbar] account, and to provide there your bank details, so that you can receive your monthly scholarship.
# Contact [https://math.biu.ac.il/node/582 Doron Kurzberg] to receive username+password for your unix account.
# You can also [http://oren.biu.ac.il/connect-to-bar-ilan-computer-from-home/ connect to Bar-Ilan computer from home]
# [https://math.biu.ac.il/node/460 Access to electronic databases via the BIU Library subscription using the OpenAthens network]
==Email and personal website==
* [https://biuinternational.com/ International students portal]
* Note that there is an ATM outside campus nearby gate #2. This ATM accepts international debit cards.
* [https://www1.biu.ac.il/utilities On-campus utilities] (bank/post office/grocery store/etc')
* [http://www.assafrinot.com/wiki/Coleman-Soref.doc Coleman-Soref registration form]
*In case you need an Israeli police clearance certificate for a foreigner embassy. International police clearance certificate can be requested at any police station, you only need to tell the police to which embassy they have to send it, the Dizengoff Tel Aviv Police Station is close to many of the embassies. You have to pick it up at the embassy where it was sent.
*To apostille documents, deposit 35 NIS at any post office to the bank account 0-026789, Foreign Ministry. Go to the ministry of foreign affairs in Jerusalem with the document and the receipt of the payment.
*In order to sign a housing contract outside the campus, you may need to provide at the moment of signing dated cheques for the entire duration of the contract. To find out how to order a chequebook, see [[Postdocs#Your_first_day_in_the_department|the item about opening a bank account]].
==For faculty==
