Israel or Saudi Arabia
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| Israel | Saudi Arabia | |
|---|---|---|
| Salary in IT | $ 116 851 | $ 27 198 |
| Citizenship | — | 10 years |
| Partner can work | no | — |
| Parents | no | — |
| Pets | no trouble | difficult |
| Pet limit | no limit | 2 |
| Quarantine | no | — |
| Residence permit fee | — | — |
| Rent, 2 bedrooms | $ 2 471 · estimate | $ 2 071 · estimate |
| Basket | $ 56,3 | $ 29,0 |
| Life expectancy | 83.2 | 78.98 |
| Homicides/100k | 3.72 | 0.8 |
| Natural hazards, 0–10 | 3.6 | 3.5 |
How the two sets of routes differ
Long-stay routes in this reference: Israel — 11, Saudi Arabia — 54. Types present in both: work, study and family. Israel adds: startup and repatriation.
Fees, thresholds and deadlines
Israel: fees range from 100 to 1,420 ILS. Routes with a published decision deadline: 1; the shortest is 14 days. Saudi Arabia: the fee is 80 USD wherever it is published. Routes with no fee: 8. Routes with a published decision deadline: 22; the shortest is 1 days.
Beyond the first permit
Permanent status: Saudi Arabia with no residence period; the other country publishes no term. Citizenship: Saudi Arabia after 10 years; the other country publishes no term.
Israel in brief
The main immigration channel is repatriation under the Law of Return for people of Jewish descent: citizenship and rights are granted almost immediately. For everyone else there is the B-1 work visa, tied to the employer, with no established route to citizenship and no right to work for an accompanying spouse. A strong technology sector with salaries above the national average sits alongside ongoing regional instability and security advisories from foreign ministries abroad.
Saudi Arabia in brief
The Gulf's largest economy, with no income tax and growing demand for specialists (Vision 2030). Premium Residency grants residence without a sponsoring employer for a separate fee, but the ordinary work visa stays tied to the employer for the term of the contract, and naturalisation is practically out of reach, requiring 10+ years of residence and a discretionary decision by the authorities. Summers are extremely hot nationwide; non-Muslims may not enter Mecca and access to the historic centre of Medina is restricted.
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