In a shared effort with the community of international couples in Israel over on our Facebook group, we’ve assembled a list of partner visa interview questions and arranged them by their frequency. All of the questions listed here are REAL…
Have you seen an amount deducted every month from your pay slip for something called “Bituach Leumi” (ביטוח לאומי) and you didn’t understand what it was? Or maybe you just don’t understand why you’re paying for the Israeli National Insurance…
This afternoon, August 9th 2022, PIBA released a notification via SMS to some visa holders, saying that their visa has been extended, and specifying the new expiry date. This is the second time in 5 months that PIBA is automatically…
Are you an unmarried international couple going through the partner visa process in Israel and have decided to get married? Congratulations! Here you will find everything you need to know! 🙂 Where to Get Married? As you probably already know,…
Update February 12th 2024: The new 2024 requirement to authenticate a foreign driver’s license with apostille – has been cancelled! AIC participated in the relevant parliament discussions on this topic to ensure rights of international couples who are applying for…
What Is an OEC and Who Needs It? When leaving the Philippines, Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) are generally required to present an OEC (Overseas Employment Certificate). However, according to Advisory No. 155 issued by the Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO)…
This last Monday (August 1st 2022) we met with representatives of the Israeli National Insurance (Bituach Leumi or BL), in regards to recent complaints that have surfaced about the registration process of new residents to their public health services, in…
An Israeli Registry Extract (“תמצית רישום“) is a document, issued by the Population and Immigration Authority, in which they state all of the registered data about Israeli citizens or residents. The Tamtzit Rishum is frequently used to prove a person’s…
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This post was written by a volunteer community member. While our volunteers do their best to share the most accurate information, there still may be errors or inaccurate details in this post. Please keep that in mind while reading! This…
All visa departments’ working hours are Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday from 8:00 am to 12:00 pm unless stated otherwise! In this article, you will find the contact details of all PIBA (Misrad Hapnim) offices that have visa departments: their…
Following several supreme court petitions on the subject, a first court ruling was issued at the end of last week in an appeal of a private case. The Israeli central district court decided: “Zoom weddings” (or Utah weddings) to be…