Immigration Lawyer in Israel.
Status, citizenship and family reunification.
The gradual procedure, family reunification, visas and appeals before the Population and Immigration Authority. The rules change, the deadlines are short, and one gap in a file follows you for years.
Four situations where we step in
Most people who call us are in one of these four places. If none of them describes you, it is still worth a conversation.
Foreign spouses of Israelis
Married couples, common-law partners and same-sex partners, at any stage of the gradual procedure. Each track has its own rules and its own timeline.
Olim, returning residents and expats
People who moved to Israel, or moved away and came back, and now need their status and their family status settled.
After a refusal or a stopped procedure
Objections to a bureau decision, appeals to the tribunal, and removal proceedings. Deadlines here are especially short.
Visas, work permits and denied entry
Foreign workers and employers, expert visas, and being refused entry at the border.
Three mistakes that cost the most
None of them comes from bad faith. They all come from nobody explaining in advance how the file reads from the other side of the desk.
Filing before the file is complete
An incomplete application is not simply refused. It creates a record that follows you through every future application and every renewal.
Missing the 21 day window
An objection to a bureau decision must be filed without delay and no later than 21 days. After that the short route closes and a longer, costlier one opens.
An interview that does not match the file
Not because anyone is being untruthful, but because nobody prepared. A small gap in a date turns into a question mark over the whole relationship.
Five stages, no surprises in the middle
The decision itself belongs to the Population and Immigration Authority. What is in our hands is that the file reaches them complete and on time.
Case assessment
We identify which procedure applies to you. The track for a married couple is materially different from the one for common-law partners, and different again if the Israeli partner is a permanent resident rather than a citizen.
Building the evidence file
The genuineness of the relationship and a shared centre of life are the core of the review. We gather the documents in the order the bureau expects to see them.
Filing and interview support
We file with the Population Authority bureau and prepare both of you for the interview, including making sure what is said out loud matches what is in the file.
Support through the procedure
A B/1 permit for up to six months, then an A/5 temporary residence licence for one year, extended every two years up to four years in total. Every extension is a fresh review.
If the decision is negative
An objection within 21 days, and where needed an appeal to the tribunal under the Entry into Israel Law.
Four commitments, and none of them is a promised outcome
We do not promise citizenship and we do not promise a visa. These are the commitments we can actually keep.
We tell you what is outside our control
The decision belongs to the Population and Immigration Authority. We explain up front what is strong in your file and what is weak, including when that is not pleasant to hear.
We do not file a file that is not ready
If a document that could decide the matter is missing, we wait for it rather than filing and hoping.
The deadlines sit with us
The 21 day objection window, renewal dates, permit expiry. You do not have to remember them.
A lawyer who knows your file answers you
Not a call centre and not a generic reply.
Our practice areas in status and immigration
Each item is a full page on this site. If you are not sure where you belong, the last card is the place to start.
Status for spouses and partners
The gradual procedure for a foreign spouse Common-law partners Same-sex couplesCitizenship and status
Israeli citizenship and the Citizenship Law The Entry into Israel LawVisas and entry
Types of visas and permits Denied entry to Israel, what to doAppeals and administrative proceedings
Administrative appeal Principles of administrative lawGuardianship and capacity
Guardianship Appointing a legal guardianNot sure where you belong?
Most people who call us cannot name the procedure that applies to them. That is completely normal. In the first conversation we identify it for you.Questions that touch this field from other directions
Almost everyone who settles their status in Israel runs into questions that belong to other departments of the firm. If you have left Israel or come back to it, severing residency for income tax and social security purposes and the termination of residency and health insurance on relocation are questions for our foreign residents department, not for immigration, and so is an estate in Israel of a foreign resident and the betterment tax exemption for foreign residents. Foreign documents that your file needs, such as marriage certificates and police clearance certificates, go through notarial certification and translation. And if the relationship itself is in question, whether that means common-law partners or the dissolution of marriage, that is already our family and inheritance department. We work together, so you do not have to tell your story twice. The full map is on our practice areas page.
What people ask us in the first conversation
These answers were verified against the published procedures of the Population and Immigration Authority.
How long does the gradual procedure take for a foreign spouse married to an Israeli citizen?
What is the difference between the married track and the common-law track?
The Ministry of the Interior refused our application. What now?
What does it cost to file an appeal to the tribunal?
Where are you and which languages do you work in?
One conversation can save you months
In the case assessment we identify which procedure applies to you, what is missing from the file, and what a realistic timeline looks like. No promises, and a clear picture.