Tag Policy update
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…
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…
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…
Another Round of Automatic Visa Extensions – August 2022
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…
Information about the sweeping extensions of temporary visas
On February 28th 2022, many visa holders in Israel were surprised to receive a text message, saying that their visa was extended until a certain date (6 months after the original expiry date of the visa), and that they shouldn’t…