North America
Making aliyah from Mexico
1,742 people moved from Mexico to Israel between 2015 and 2025, including 169 in 2025. Here is what the official record shows about them, and what the process looks like from Mexico specifically.
Olim in 2025
169
granted oleh status on arrival
Total since 2015
1,742
11 years of the record
Busiest year
2021
316 arrivals
Most chosen town
Jerusalem
434 people
Settlement concentration
44.1% of olim from Mexico registered in three towns: Jerusalem, Ra'anana, Tel Aviv-Yafo. That is the 12th most concentrated of the 23 countries with at least 1,000 olim on record.
The record
Aliyah from Mexico, in the ministry's own files
Every arrival counted once, in the year they landed and the town they registered in.
Arrivals from Mexico by year
Where they settled
Absorption town recorded on arrival.
- 1Jerusalem434
- 2Ra'anana197
- 3Tel Aviv-Yafo137
- 4Haifa99
- 5Bnei Brak67
- 6Netanya61
- 7Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut55
- 8Harish50
- 9Herzliya47
- 10Karmiel38
Age on arrival
27% arrived as children, 6% at 65 or over.
- 10-17479
- 218-24434
- 325-34376
- 435-49232
- 550-64123
- 665+98
What they did before moving
Occupation recorded at registration. "School pupil" and "student" reflect how many arrive as dependants.
- 1Not stated310
- 2School pupil265
- 3Student188
- 4Retired64
- 5Homemaker58
- 6Unskilled47
- 7Professional services46
- 8Not specified31
Destination
More went to Jerusalem than anywhere else
434 of the 1,742 arrivals from Mexico registered in Jerusalem, ahead of Ra'anana, Tel Aviv-Yafo, Haifa.
That is 25% of everyone arriving from Mexico, against 8.2% of olim from all countries.
The town is recorded once, on arrival, so the chart above shows where people registered rather than where they live now.
How it works
The process from Mexico
The Jewish Agency handles the file, with Nefesh B'Nefesh working alongside it for applicants in this country.
Group aliyah charter flights run in summer; most people fly commercially and receive their teudat oleh on landing at Ben Gurion.
North American olim cluster heavily in Jerusalem, Beit Shemesh, Modi'in, Ra'anana and Efrat, where English is spoken everywhere.
Documents are the slow part everywhere: birth certificates, proof of Jewish descent, police clearance and, in most countries, apostilles. Start collecting before you open the file, not after. The full sequence is in the aliyah guide.
Arriving with Spanish as your first language, ulpan is the single biggest determinant of how fast your first year goes. New olim are entitled to free Hebrew study, and the Hebrew alphabet and essential phrases pages are a no-cost head start.
Before you go
Work out what your money is worth: the cost of living page has rent, groceries and salaries in real numbers, and the shekel converter gives today's rate.
A market stall in Jerusalem with prices marked in shekels.
Check the calendar you are moving into: holiday dates close the country for whole weeks in autumn and spring, and Shabbat times govern the week.
A sesame-topped challah loaf, freshly baked.
See how Mexico compares with everywhere else on the full statistics explorer.
An open-plan office floor of screens and desks.
Aliyah from elsewhere in North America
Total arrivals 2015 to 2025, in brackets.
Start here
The move itself, in six steps
Eligibility, opening the file, the documents, the visa, landing day and the absorption benefits that follow. The guide is the same wherever you are starting from.
Frequently asked questions
How many people make aliyah from Mexico each year?+
169 in 2025, and 1,742 in total between 2015 and 2025. The strongest single year was 2021, with 316 arrivals.
Where do olim from Mexico settle?+
Jerusalem takes the largest share, followed by Ra'anana, Tel Aviv-Yafo, Haifa. 25% of olim from Mexico settled in Jerusalem, against 8.2% of olim overall.
Who handles an aliyah application from Mexico?+
The Jewish Agency handles the file, with Nefesh B'Nefesh working alongside it for applicants in this country.
Is aliyah from Mexico mostly families or individuals?+
Of the 1,742 arrivals recorded, 27% were children under 18 and 6% were 65 or over. That is a family-heavy profile.
Source: Ministry of Aliyah and Integration, published on data.gov.il. Figures count people granted oleh status on arrival. Rebuilt 2026-08-05.