Maternity - While living abroad

An Israeli resident or the wife of an Israeli resident who gives birth abroad is entitled to a hospitalization grant and a birth grant.
An Israeli resident who gave birth abroad is entitled to a birth grant if she is an employee who is employed outside Israel, provided that she and her employer are Israeli residents and her employment contract is connected with Israel or she is a local Israeli worker. 

An Israeli resident or the wife of an Israeli resident who gave birth abroad and incurred hospitalization expenses for the birth must send a claim for the hospitalization grant and the birth grant to the National Insurance Institute branch in the area of her permanent residence in Israel, within 18 months from the date of the birth.

The new mother must attach certification to the claim form for the birth/hospitalization grant, attesting that the birth took place in a hospital, along with details of the services and a receipt for the hospitalization expenses.

A woman who gave birth abroad who is entitled to a maternity allowance must send a claim for the maternity allowance to the National Insurance Institute branch in the area of her permanent residence in Israel within 12 months from the date of commencement of her entitlement to the maternity allowance. The new mother must attach a copy of her employment contract to the claim, which she signed with her employer in Israel (or certification from her employer that the employment contract was signed in Israel, and that the lawful insurance contributions are being made).

A local Israeli worker  must attach to the claim theclaim form appendix for state employees on diplomatic missions, signed by the head of the legation in which she is employed. An emissary must attach to the claim certification of the diplomatic mission from her superiors in the legation.

In the claim, the new mother must provide the address of her residence in Israel or a contact address, her bank account number in Israel, and full details of her spouse’s employment (the National Insurance Institute is entitled to credit the grants to an account of one of the spouses which is in arrears for insurance contributions).

The grants and the maternity allowance are paid (in Israeli currency) into the new mother's bank account in Israel. The hospitalization grant is for the amount of the new mother's hospitalization expenses, but no more than the amount of the hospitalization grant paid in Israel according to the regulations on the date of the birth.