Israel: 1) Information on the status of a foreigner who is married to a Jew of foreign nationality and who refuses Israeli nationality after the couple immigrates to Israel 2) Information on whether a woman who divorces or separates from her Jewish husband after a long time together would be required to leave Israel 3) Information on whether this woman would be allowed to exit from and return to Israeli territory
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 January 1993 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | ISR12923 |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Israel: 1) Information on the status of a foreigner who is married to a Jew of foreign nationality and who refuses Israeli nationality after the couple immigrates to Israel 2) Information on whether a woman who divorces or separates from her Jewish husband after a long time together would be required to leave Israel 3) Information on whether this woman would be allowed to exit from and return to Israeli territory, 1 January 1993, ISR12923, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ad321c.html [accessed 6 June 2023] |
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1) According to a representative of the Consulate General of Israel in New York, a foreigner who is married to a Jew of foreign nationality and who refuses Israeli nationality after the couple immigrates to Israel would have a permanent resident status (29 Jan. 1992). The representative added that this status does not provide the right to vote at the parliamentary level but only at the municipal level (Ibid.). Although a person who holds permanent resident status would not possess a passport, she/he would be able to go to school (Ibid.). The couple must register their marriage as soon as possible with the Ministry of Interior (Ibid.). The representative reported that the Ministry of Interior normally requires that all the members of a family immigrating to Israel must have the same immigrant status (Ibid.). Only in exceptional circumstances might the Ministry of Interior accept a family whose members did not have the same status (Ibid.). The representative further reported that she is not aware of any such a case (Ibid.).
Additional and/or corroborating information on this subject is currently unavailable to the DIRB in Ottawa.
2) The representative of the Consulate General of Israel in New York stated that the woman would not be required to leave Israel (Ibid.).
Additional and/or corroborating information on this subject is currently unavailable to the DIRB in Ottawa.
3) The representative of the Consulate General of Israel in New York reported that the woman would be allowed to exit from and return to Israel (Ibid.). The woman would have to use her non-Israeli passport to travel in and out of Israel (Ibid.). If the woman is unable to renew her passport, the government of Israel would issue a Travel Document valid for a short period of time in order to allow her to travel (Ibid.). The representative added that this document would be issued only if the government of Israel was convinced that the woman would return to Israel (Ibid.).
Additional and/or corroborating information on this subject is currently unavailable to the DIRB in Ottawa.
Reference
Consulate General of Israel, New York. 29 January 1993. Telephone Interview with Representative.
