Entitlement to an old-age pension is granted to an Israeli resident covered by old-age insurance.
Under section 324 of the Law, a person receiving an old age pension who is temporary residing abroad, will receive his or her old-age pension during that period to their Israeli bank account on the month in which they left and from the firs of the month following the month of departure, for a further period of three months.
The National Insurance Institute will continue paying the old-age pension to an account abroad to those who meet the conditions detailed further on.
It is important to notify the NII if a person intends to about to leave Israel for a longer period than three months, in order to examine whether or not he or she is entitled to receiving the pension abroad.
A woman receiving an old-age pension as a housewifeA married woman (except for aguna) whose husband is covered in old-age insurance, or a widow who receives a survivors' pension or a dependents' pension – if she does not work as a salaried employee nor as a self-employed worker. is not eligible to continue receiving her pension beyond three months.
A person residing in an enemy state will not receive an old age pension.