sashkashurik
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Maanak Meches
We are a family planning Aliyah later this year from California. I am writing regarding part of Oleh Hadash benefits called Maanak Meches, or customs duties "rebate" on electric appliances. What little information I could gather about this program on various sites was contradictory. My two questions are 1. Does this benefit apply olim from USA? (It appears that olim from FSU states receive it, but not sure about others) and 2. If it is given, what are the conditions attached? Again, it appears that it is not a grant, but a loan, to be returned every time you leave Israel even for a short trip abroad, adding huge bureacratic hassles almost to the point of it being not worth the trouble. Is it possible to decline this money, while getting the Sal Klita?
We are a family planning Aliyah later this year from California. I am writing regarding part of Oleh Hadash benefits called Maanak Meches, or customs duties "rebate" on electric appliances. What little information I could gather about this program on various sites was contradictory. My two questions are 1. Does this benefit apply olim from USA? (It appears that olim from FSU states receive it, but not sure about others) and 2. If it is given, what are the conditions attached? Again, it appears that it is not a grant, but a loan, to be returned every time you leave Israel even for a short trip abroad, adding huge bureacratic hassles almost to the point of it being not worth the trouble. Is it possible to decline this money, while getting the Sal Klita?