Passports & Visas
All foreign students are required to hold a valid foreign passport and a student visa (not a tourist visa); and all students who are Israeli citizens are required to hold a valid Israeli identification card (teudat zehut or teudat oleh).

On arrival in Israel, you will automatically receive a three month tourist visa. Once you are here, we will help you get a student visa through the Ministry of the Interior (Misrad Hapnim) in Jerusalem.

Health Insurance
All students are required to have medical insurance coverage while studying at Yeshivat Darche Noam/David Shapell College. Comprehensive medical insurance from abroad satisfies this requirement, but under such policies students must pay directly for all services before being reimbursed. Darche Noam is enrolled in a private health insurance plan, Harel, especially devised for students, at a current cost of $0.85 per day. The minimum insurance term is 3 months. The comprehensive plan covers visits to doctors, both general and specialists registered with Harel, hospitalization, x-rays, laboratory tests, medication (up to $200 a year), emergency dental treatment (up to $200 a year) and emergency-room treatment (except for road accidents). All the above services are included in the plan. The plan does not cover preexisting health conditions. For the wives of married students, it does not cover pregnancy or childbirth.

Shabbat Hospitality
Every "out Shabbat" the Yeshiva places students, who have not made their own arrangements, with faculty, alumni, neighbors, and friends for Shabbat meals. In this way, students share a wide variety of experiences with families of many different backgrounds.

Counseling
Several members of the Yeshivat Darche Noam/David Shapell College faculty are trained counselors and available to our students.

Student Handbook
Darche Noam distributes a student handbook filled with practical information about life in Israel.