Asia
Making aliyah from India
2,472 people moved from India to Israel between 2015 and 2025, including 12 in 2025. Here is what the official record shows about them, and what the process looks like from India specifically.
Olim in 2025
12
granted oleh status on arrival
Total since 2015
2,472
11 years of the record
Busiest year
2018
670 arrivals
Most chosen town
Nof HaGalil
797 people
Settlement concentration
51.5% of olim from India registered in three towns: Nof HaGalil, Tiberias, Sderot. That is the 4th most concentrated of the 23 countries with at least 1,000 olim on record.
Different route: Bnei Menashe aliyah proceeds in organised groups under specific government approvals and after conversion recognised by the Chief Rabbinate, so it does not follow the standard individual application route.
The record
Aliyah from India, in the ministry's own files
Every arrival counted once, in the year they landed and the town they registered in.
Arrivals from India by year
Where they settled
Absorption town recorded on arrival.
- 1Nof HaGalil797
- 2Tiberias256
- 3Sderot219
- 4Ma'alot-Tarshiha160
- 5Kiryat Shmona146
- 6Bet She'an131
- 7Ashdod85
- 8Nesher79
- 9Migdal HaEmek64
- 10Safed57
Age on arrival
34% arrived as children, 9% at 65 or over.
- 10-17851
- 218-24364
- 325-34403
- 435-49359
- 550-64274
- 665+221
What they did before moving
Occupation recorded at registration. "School pupil" and "student" reflect how many arrive as dependants.
- 1School pupil577
- 2Not stated552
- 3Homemaker220
- 4Retired160
- 5Student143
- 6Agricultural worker133
- 7Not specified107
- 8Manual worker59
Destination
More went to Nof HaGalil than anywhere else
797 of the 2,472 arrivals from India registered in Nof HaGalil, ahead of Tiberias, Sderot, Ma'alot-Tarshiha.
That is 32% of everyone arriving from India, against 1.1% of olim from all countries.
The town is recorded once, on arrival, so the chart above shows where people registered rather than where they live now.
How it works
The process from India
The Jewish Agency for Israel runs the process through its regional office and the Israeli consulate.
Commercial flights coordinated through the regional Jewish Agency office.
Indian olim, including the Bnei Menashe communities, settle largely in the north and in Nof HaGalil, Migdal HaEmek and Afula.
Documents are the slow part everywhere: birth certificates, proof of Jewish descent, police clearance and, in most countries, apostilles. Start collecting before you open the file, not after. The full sequence is in the aliyah guide.
Before you go
Work out what your money is worth: the cost of living page has rent, groceries and salaries in real numbers, and the shekel converter gives today's rate.
A market stall in Jerusalem with prices marked in shekels.
Check the calendar you are moving into: holiday dates close the country for whole weeks in autumn and spring, and Shabbat times govern the week.
A sesame-topped challah loaf, freshly baked.
See how India compares with everywhere else on the full statistics explorer.
An open-plan office floor of screens and desks.
Aliyah from elsewhere in Asia
Total arrivals 2015 to 2025, in brackets.
Start here
The move itself, in six steps
Eligibility, opening the file, the documents, the visa, landing day and the absorption benefits that follow. The guide is the same wherever you are starting from.
Frequently asked questions
How many people make aliyah from India each year?+
12 in 2025, and 2,472 in total between 2015 and 2025. The strongest single year was 2018, with 670 arrivals.
Where do olim from India settle?+
Nof HaGalil takes the largest share, followed by Tiberias, Sderot, Ma'alot-Tarshiha. 32% of olim from India settled in Nof HaGalil, against 1.1% of olim overall.
Who handles an aliyah application from India?+
The Jewish Agency for Israel runs the process through its regional office and the Israeli consulate.
Is aliyah from India mostly families or individuals?+
Of the 2,472 arrivals recorded, 34% were children under 18 and 9% were 65 or over. That is a family-heavy profile.
Source: Ministry of Aliyah and Integration, published on data.gov.il. Figures count people granted oleh status on arrival. Rebuilt 2026-08-05.