Reply To: Making Aliyah as a student?

I’m sorry but that is just nonsense. Of course you have to intend to stay permanently. That is the definition of aliyah. Aliyah means settling permanently in Israel and an oleh is an immigrant. No conscientious person could in good faith go through the legal process of immigration to Israel, taking advantage of government-funded resources and benefits along the way, just to get a degree and then leave. Just because you would be willing to play that kind of Russian roulette doesn’t mean you can assume that the government is willing. And by the way, even if they don’t have that policy in writing, it’s still wrong.