Tag Advocacy
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…
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 Canceled, 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…
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…
AIC Submits a Petition to the High Court of Justice Against the Shutdown of Visa Departments
Last Thursday, May 18th, The Israeli Association for International Couples, in collaboration with the Jerusalem Institution for Justice, have submitted a petition to the Israeli Supreme Court. The petition challenges the current policy of the Minister of Interior and his…
Visa Extension Round – May 2023
Two days ago (12th May 2023) at 17:00 PIBA started sending out the SMS notifications about visa extensions. As usual, the messages state the updated expiry date of an existing visa, and vaguely says “there’s no need to go to…
Keep Visa Departments OPEN! International Couples Say ENOUGH
As you may have seen on all our other platforms (Facebook, Instagram and our Facebook Community), last Thursday evening AIC has launched a protest campaign against the imminent shutdown of the 4 biggest visa departments in Israel. If you still…
AIC Meets Various Members of Knesset in Preparation for Parliamentary Activity in the 25th Knesset
In the last two weeks, representatives of The Israeli Association for International Couples have been meeting with various Israeli parliament members in order to jump-start parliamentary activity in this new Knesset. In the meetings, we introduce new parliament members to…
The Political Situation in Israel and How It May Affect International Couples
As you for sure have heard, Benjamin Netanyahu notified the president on December 26th that he succeeded in forming a government. The new government was voted in at the Knesset this afternoon, December 29th. The new government, consists of 6…
Reports: PIBA Disregards Visa Extension Periods In Count Towards Gradual Process Completion – And PIBA’s Response
In the last few weeks, we got a couple of reports about remarks made by PIBA clerks regarding the “validity” of the time periods in which partner visas were automatically extended – in the count towards the completion of the…