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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…
Health Insurance in Israel for B1 Visa Holders
Living in Israel with a B1 partner visa comes with unique challenges, and one crucial aspect is obtaining suitable health insurance. B1 partner visa holders (like any B visa holder) are not considered Israeli residents by the Israeli National Insurance…
Municipal Elections in Israel 2023 – Can I vote?
The 2023 Israeli municipal elections are just around the corner, and will take place on October 31st, 2023. Before dismissing the idea of elections, thinking that you or your partner have no right to vote in Israel and would rather…
How the Israeli Judicial Overhaul Meets Mixed Couples
Guest Article by Max Sorin / Blog / Opinion Articles Unless you’ve been in a coma for the last seven months, you’ve probably noticed that Israel is going through turbulent times. Since the new government was elected and announced its…
Official: Utah “Zoom Marriages” Fully Recognized for Spouse Visa Procedures
Following the publication on our Facebook Page last week, about a recent legal development on the subject of Utah “Zoom marriages”, we can now confirm that Utah proxy marraiges (conducted via video confernecing) have the same value as in-person marriages…
Future Mother on A5? Enough With Security Deposits at the Hospital!
If you are an A5 visa holder who is about to give birth in Israel (or your partner is), you probably heard about the standard procedure of having to make a security cheque of 15,000 NIS at the hospital after…
Giving Birth as an A5 Visa Holder: The Bureaucracy and Your Rights [UPDATED]
Your baby is on the way? Congratulations! This is a good time to learn about your rights as an A5 visa-holder mother in Israel! In this step-by-step guide, we will explain all the bureaucratic things you need to be aware…
Discount Bank Policy Impacts ‘Foreign Residents’: AIC Advocates for Exemption of Partners of Israelis
In the last few months, AIC has gotten inquires about a series of notification letters sent by Discount Bank to some of its clients, notifying them about a new bank policy. As stated in their letters, the bank decided to…
Passport Marathon Impact Survey: 73% of Visa Meetings Cancelled, Parliament Discussion Blows Up
Over the last two weeks, AIC conducted an impact survey on how the government’s ‘Passport Marathon’, and the shutdown of visa services all around the country, has affected the international couples community. The survey was conducted in preparation to a…
Israeli Citizenship for Partners of Israelis: Eligibility and Application
Getting Israeli citizenship is the FINAL stage of the gradual partner visa process. If you’re here, it means that you and your partner have already been living in Israel for years, with a partner visa, and you’ve reached the final…
Supreme Judge Yechiel Kasher: “The petition is theoretical. The potential damage of the outline is limited”.
AIC regrets to inform the community of international couples in Israel that our petition against the “Passport Marathon” outline, its implementation and its destructive outcomes – has been dismissed in limine. This last May 18th, AIC in collaboration with JIJ…
Read the Petition: AIC v. The Minister of Interior
On May 1st, the Minister of Interior and the Population Authority have published the “Passport Marathon” outline. From those publications we learned that PIBA’s intention was to shut down visa departments in the 4 biggest bureaus in Israel for a…