Category News & Updates
Protocol Update: Permanent Residents Face One-Year Delay for Citizenship
On December 1, 2024, the Population and Immigration Authority introduced an amendment to Protocol 4.4.0001 – “Procedure for processing a naturalization application according to sections 5,6,8 of the law”, which applies to naturalization applications of permanent residents, including international couples…
PIBA Launches New Online Application System for Partner Visas
PIBA Resumes Partner Visa Services with Major System Upgrades After a week-long shutdown to implement a system upgrade, the Population and Immigration Authority (PIBA) has now resumed all partner visa services. The main change for the end-users, is a redesigned…
AIC’s First Beach Event Becomes One of Our Biggest Events Yet! [Gallery]
What is better than the Israeli beach in the summer? An AIC summer party at the beach!After seeing you all in the past AIC events, we couldn’t wait too long to bring our community back together. On July 27th, we…
Israel’s New Biometrics Law: Will B Visa Holders Finally Get an ID Number?
Over the past few months, the Israeli Parliament and PIBA have completed preparations for a new biometrics law concerning foreign nationals. AIC has actively participated in numerous discussions and has monitored the legislation closely for more than a year. Our…
From Molletes to Lamingtons… Around the World at AIC Picnic #2 [Gallery]
After last year’s success, on Saturday April 13th, we brought back AIC’s International Picnic for its second edition! Under the spring sun, 100+ international couples and their families gathered in Tel Aviv for an extraordinary community potluck picnic. We were…
New Mandatory eTA System for Tourists to Be Introduced This Year
This February, PIBA announced the upcoming implementation of an Electronic Travel Authorization (eTA) system, that will be used to process entry requests of tourists from visa-exempt countries. Under the new system, visa-exempt tourists will no longer be allowed to “just…
A Night of Celebrating Love… [Gallery]
After months of eager enquiries about when our next event would be, we couldn’t miss out on the opportunity to celebrate February – the Month of Love! On the evening of the 22nd of February, more than 80 people, all…
Municipal Elections in Israel 2024 – Can I vote?
The 2024 Israeli municipal elections are just around the corner, and will take place on February 27th, 2024. Before dismissing the idea of elections, thinking that you or your partner have no right to vote in Israel and would rather…
2024: Big Updates to Partner Visa Procedures 5.2.0008 + 5.2.0009
2024 started off on a positive note when it comes to the partner visa bureaucracy. PIBA procedures 5.2.0008 “The procedure for granting status to a foreign spouse married to an Israeli citizen” and 5.2.0009 “The procedure for granting status to…
Israeli District Court: Border Control Unauthorized to Search Phones of Incoming Visitors
Guest Article by the Tomer Warsha Law Firm (website | Facebook) Until recently, Israeli border inspectors had the practice of inspecting the mobile phones of incoming tourists, including accessing their photos, correspondence, and personal content. However, a significant district court…
A Drafted Reservist’s Testimony to the Knesset: “The Fight For Home Is Not Only in the Tank, I Fight It Every Day, Every Hour”
Today, representatives of the Israeli Association for International Couples participated in a discussion in the Knesset’s Immigration and Absorption Committee on the handling of visa applications submitted to PIBA between 2021-2023. The committee hearing was convened with less than 24…
Israel at War – Official Information About Visas [PIBA’s official answers]
AIC wishes safety and security to all international couples in Israel, their families and their loved ones. This October 7th, Hamas initiated a deadly attack on Israel, launching thousands of rockets into the country, infiltrating Israeli territory and murdering over…