National Insurance Institute - Soliders and Students

• A soldier in regular service receives healthcare services from the IDF and is not insured under the National Health Insurance Law, and therefore is not obligated to pay health insurance contributions.
   
• A career-service soldier is obligated to pay health insurance contributions.
   
• A person whose military service is postponed due to academic studies ("atudai") is required to pay national and health insurance contributions himself during the period of studies. The National Insurance Institute will send him the payment booklets and he must pay the insurance contributions quarterly.
   
• A student enrolled at a "Yeshivat hesder": beginning January 2002 the Ministry of Defense pays national and health insurance contributions for him, from the date of drafting and up to the date of demobilization, including the periods of study at the Yeshiva.
   
• A person aged 18 who has not yet been drafted and is unemployed, is exempt from payment for a period of up to 12 months provided that he/she is drafted to the army no later than age 21;
   
• A high school student (11th and 12th grades) who has reached the age of 18 is exempt from payment for the period of his/her studies provided that he/she is drafted up to age 21;
   
• A student at an institute of higher learning who does not work pays the minimal rate of national and health insurance contribution - NIS 110 (as of 01.01.2009) , using the payment booklets sent to him/her once a year.

If you need more information or clarification on any subject concerning the NII, please feel completely comfortable to contact me.
 

Sincerely,
 

Tzvi Szajnbrum, Attorney at Law