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Introduction of the Blog and WA group guidelines

  Welcome to the first TAU International Volunteering and Support blog! This blog has been created to give complementary information to the graduated students of TAU and to create a community where we can share thoughts and information. This blog is NOT affiliated or supported by Lowy TAU international school or any of the TAU administrative bodies. This blog is meant to be an informal tool where people can be updated, alongside the Researchers and Scholars in TAU: the peers community , and the PhDs and  group and the informal word-of-mouth. Each PhD student or post-doc is more than welcome to approach and participate in the creation of this blog, acting as a volunteer (with a little basic commitment) but also as an user, where they can collect any sort of information. All of the content posted on this blog is under the responsibility of the person who wrote it and posted it. UPDATE 06.11.23  Guidelines for the WhatsApp group  1.Respect & Kindness: Treat all memb...

Electric bikes and scooters own by a foreign citizen (meaning each one of us)

From August 2024 in Israel it is mandatory to have a license plate on any electric vehicle, except for Segway and hoverboards. The law was approved after the counting of accidents happened daily all over the country, the evidence that these vehicles are really dangerous. The typical procedure is -either for Israeli citizens or foreigners - to register yourself in the Ministry of Transportation system. In other words, you need a subscription to the registry of electric vehicle owners. The procedure requires to the owner: - To be above 16 (age). - to possess a driving license (Israeli and foreign accepted) or to pass the A3 driving license test, designed exactly for the riding of simple vehicles. - to already possess the vehicles to be registered.   - to have an helmet (it's mandatory, also for the rented vehicles such as Lime, Bird and Forth) If you are aligned on the requirement above, you need to submit a formal application through the Ministry of Transportation website (part of t...

Residency and benefits for the Tel Aviv citizens (yes, also you!!!)

ARNONA payers benefit the Resident's card: as you pay ARNONA (the municipality tax), you are actually entitled to obtain the Resident's card, which can give you a series of benefits. Among the many, there is the possibility to have student discount on the apartments; discounts on culture, sports, arts and recreation facilities; https://www.tel-aviv.gov.il/en/Live/ResidentsCard/Pages/default.aspx Apparently, as an International resident in Tel Aviv, it is possible to get  the card by going directly with your (house) contract and passport to the municipality of Tel Aviv. Info on TAXATION in Israel --> check this Link ! In case ever someone of you needs a certificate for fiscal residence in israel : go to the 20th floor in the ministry of finance/tax (misrad hamisim) and ask for the form "Biksha lekabalat ishur toshavut lzorkhei mas"  讘拽砖讛 诇拽讘诇转 转讜砖讘讜转 诇爪讜专讻讬 诪住 - 讬讞讬讚. The same form can be sent in return by mail to the ministry (they will tell you which mail) This ...