Israeli citizenship without residency

Israel is a popular destination for migrants. Everyone comes here searching for their happiness. Some are attracted by the high level of wages, others by the benefits and allowances that are provided to new repatriates. Immigrants like advanced medicine, a high standard of living, and the friendly attitude of the local population towards those arriving from other countries.

Recently, many prefer to obtain Israeli citizenship without mandatory residence in the country. How to get the status of an Israeli citizen and what benefits it gives – we will tell you in detail later.

How to get the Israeli citizenship without residency

Since its inception, the Israeli state has been striving to gather on its lands all the Jews living in other countries. The Law of Return stimulates the movement of persons of Jewish nationality from other countries. His main theses formed the basis of another act – the law “On Citizenship”.

Based on these two laws, every who can prove Jewish roots has the privilege of obtaining Israeli citizenship through the procedure of returning to his homeland, that is, repatriation. This term refers to the return of Jews to their historical homeland. This is the policy that the state has been implementing since its inception (1948).

Therefore, only persons who can prove their belonging to the Jewish nation can obtain citizenship without moving. Israel does not impose a requirement – to permanently reside in the country, after obtaining citizenship. Therefore, after receiving all documents confirming citizenship, if you wish, you can continue life where you are used to.

Specialists will assess the correctness of the paperwork and selection, analyze the likelihood of passing an interview, and develop a detailed plan to find the missing documents. If necessary, the team will engage professional archivists in process.

Benefits of an Israeli passport in 2024

To obtain Israeli citizenship for a citizen of means to open access to all the rights enjoyed by the indigenous people. Many people are impressed by the fact that for this it is not necessary to move to Israel for permanent residence. This procedure is most often used by businessmen who, to expand their business, have to be in other states and travel freely around the world. Benefits of obtaining citizenship without residence:

• The right to visit Israel during the year without restrictions. The ability to stay here for a long time or move permanently without additional paperwork;
• Visa-free travel to 161 countries of the world via Darkon and 60 countries via Lesse Pass;
• Access to state social guarantees, including medical care.

To ensure that the procedure for obtaining Israeli citizenship is comfortable and does not take up much of your time, we advise you to contact the WRAI for support. So, you minimize the risk of receiving a refusal on the interview and become the owner of an Israeli passport in the shortest possible time.

The process of obtaining citizenship

To obtain citizenship, you must have official documents proving belonging to the Jewish nation. This requirement applies to all applicants, both those who want to move to Israel for permanent residence, and those who would like to get a passport without moving. The returnee must:

1. Collect evidence base confirming Jewish origin.
2. Sign up for a conversation with an employee of the Repatriation Department.
3. Collect personal documents – a passport of a citizen or ID and a foreign passport, a birth certificate and, if available, a marriage / divorce certificate.
4. Fill out a repatriate form and send a package of documents for verification to the Jewish Agency.
5. Arrive at the appointed time at the Jewish Agency. This procedure requires the presence of all family members who have applied for Israeli citizenship.
6. Pass an interview and get a positive decision.
7. Apply for a repatriate visa and enter the territory of Israel to automatically become a citizen of the country.

Documents are provided for all family members who receive Israeli citizenship. This is the main list, but in fact additional papers may be required.

After receiving a positive response from the interview, a special visa is pasted into the passport of the repatriate, which must be used to enter the country within 6 months. As soon as a repatriate is in the country, he becomes an Israeli citizen and receives a repatriate certificate already at the airport.

We know exactly what papers may require during the interview and how they will be checked. Therefore, we will help you properly collect and execute documents, tell you how to behave correctly at an interview, how to find answers to the most tricky questions. We want to eliminate the risk of the refusal just because there is not enough paper in the completed case.

Renewal of documents

Who have obtained Israeli citizenship are concerned about whether they can lose their citizenship if they do not live on Israeli territory at all. We answer this question—an Israeli citizenship is assigned on a lifetime basis and cannot be withdrawn if a person has not moved to the country for permanent residence. The validity period of an Israeli passport for renewal depends on how long you live in the country.

Do I need to renounce my native citizenship in favor of Israel?

Having two citizenships is a double benefit. On the territory, a person is a citizen of the country; therefore he can enjoy all social rights. In Israel, he is an Israeli citizen, which opens up access to the state health insurance system, receiving social payments and benefits.

Help and advice

WRAI employs citizenship specialists with vast experience behind them. They can handle even the most difficult and challenging case. Our staff will not only take care of passing all the bureaucratic obstacles, but also prepare you (and all your family memebers) for an interview, check the completeness and correctness of the collected documents, tell you how to fill out a repatriate questionnaire and help you at all stages of obtaining citizenship from collecting documents to traveling to Israel.