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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 340

Population and Immigration Authority

Illustrative: People take part in a rally against deportations of migrants, in Tel Aviv, August 13, 2022 (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
February 14, 2024, 9:43 am
Migrant father of soldier serving in Gaza campaign said to face deportation
Ghana man arrived in Israel in 1991, married, and raised daughter who was given permanent status; immigrant wife granted citizenship; attorney vows to take case to Supreme Court
By ToI Staff
Sgt. First Class (res.) Cedrick Garin with his mother Imelda (right) and wife Daniela (left) in 2021. (IDF)
January 28, 2024, 11:12 pm
Parents of slain IDF soldier Cedrick Garin to be granted Israeli citizenship
Interior Minister Moshe Arbel delivers the news to Imelda, a temporary resident, and Rico, who was deported 20 years ago, during a bereavement visit to the family
By ToI Staff
Inbal Mashash, the director of the Population and Immigration Authority’s Foreign Workers Administration, addresses the Knesset Committee on Foreign Workers on December 19, 2023. (Danny Shem-Tov/Knesset Spokesperson's Office)
December 20, 2023, 8:58 am
Despite war, more than 12,000 foreign workers have arrived in Israel, lawmakers told
Government working to recruit thousands of additional workers to make up for post-October 7 labor shortage, Population and Immigration Authority says
By Sam Sokol and AFP
An Israeli couple marries in an online civil marriage ceremony under the auspices of Utah County in the US State of Utah. (Courtesy WedinSea)
March 7, 2023, 4:44 pm
Israel must recognize online marriages conducted via Utah, Supreme Court rules
Landmark ruling upholds decision allowing Israeli couples to wed in civil ceremony without leaving country, angering religious parties
By Jeremy Sharon
Tourists arriving at Ben Gurion Airport wait in long queues to clear passport control, February 13, 2023. (Screenshot/Channel 12; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
February 13, 2023, 4:30 pm
Ben Gurion passport control backed up as foreign travelers forced to wait 2 hours
Population and Immigration Authority bemoans shortfall of 250 employees; current workers blame recruitment problems on low salaries
By ToI Staff
David Ben Moshe holds his newly received immigrant visa in the Population Authority on January 12, 2023. (Courtesy/David Ben Moshe)
January 12, 2023, 4:30 pm
After five years of waiting, American convert finally granted Israeli citizenship
David Ben Moshe, born David Bonett, first applied for citizenship in 2018 and spent years fighting against the unyielding world of Israeli bureaucracy
By Judah Ari Gross
Illustrative. A traveler enters Israel through a new passport control terminal in Ben Gurion International Airport in central Israel on May 20, 2015. (Miriam Alster/FLASH90)
January 3, 2023, 12:09 pm
New immigrants will need to prove they’ve settled in Israel before getting passports
Shas leader Deri instructs Population Authority to prepare for new rule aimed at dissuading people from obtaining citizenship only to promptly leave
By Judah Ari Gross
Illustrative: Gal Sade Knigsfild and Nofar Almakias pose for a picture with face masks before their wedding in Moshav Yashresh on April 6, 2020 (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)
December 4, 2022, 1:01 pm
Israel starts registering Utah ‘Zoom weddings,’ but fate of marriages still unclear
After initially flouting High Court ruling, Population Authority agrees to recognize marriages performed online by officiant in US; state has appealed against legality of practice
By Judah Ari Gross
Illustrative: Filipino workers, their children and activists take part in a protest against deportation in Tel Aviv, June 24, 2019. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
November 25, 2022, 9:52 pm
Israel orders deportation of autistic Filipino teen; Lapid urges review of decision
PMO says it will ask for an additional hearing after inter-ministerial body rejected 16-year-old’s request for residency, finding ‘no special humanitarian reasons’ to justify move
By ToI Staff
Oksana Kozmina and her daughter Liza Kozmina have been told to leave the country and return to Ukraine within 14 days after the Population and Immigration Authority decided they did not fulfill the criteria for a humanitarian exemption. (Courtesy, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
September 7, 2022, 2:25 pm
Israel gives mother, daughter 14 days to return to Russian-occupied Ukrainian city
Liza plays on national handball team; she and her mother, who’ve lived here for 10 years, face deportation to Kherson; Population Authority: They don’t qualify as humanitarian case
By Ash Obel
Congelese activists demonstrate outside the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, calling on the government to disregard the newly elected Congelese president at the time, December 18, 2011. (Miriam Alster/FLASH90)
July 26, 2022, 12:29 pm
Despite safety concerns, ministries back deporting Congolese migrants — report
Foreign and Interior ministry assessments both find those returned to Democratic Republic of Congo could face deadly dangers; Interior Minister Shaked determined to proceed
By ToI Staff
An Israeli couple marries in an online civil marriage ceremony under the auspices of Utah County in the US State of Utah. (Courtesy WedinSea)
July 10, 2022, 2:06 pm
Court rules online civil marriages valid, upending Israel’s religious status quo
Interior Ministry now obligated to register as married Israeli couples who wed in online ceremonies through the US state of Utah
By Jeremy Sharon
Illustrative: In this photo from November 20, 2014, an Iranian Jewish man prays at the Molla Agha Baba Synagogue, in the city of Yazd 420 miles (676 kilometers) south of capital Tehran, Iran. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
July 1, 2022, 2:06 pm
‘She’s in real danger’: Jew who escaped Iran pleads with Israel to let his wife in
Woman is in immediate danger of deportation from Turkey to Iran, with Israel-based family fearing for her life; ‘This is clearly a humanitarian case,’ says attorney
By ToI Staff
Travelers at the departure hall of Ben Gurion International Airport ahead of the Jewish holiday of Passover. April 14, 2022. (Avshalom Sassoni/FLASH90)
May 26, 2022, 12:29 pm
Amid wage dispute, Israelis abroad increasingly unable to get replacement passports
Many consular services have run out of passports; Foreign Ministry workers refuse to send refills due to conflict over salaries
By Michael Horovitz
Tomer Moskowitz, director of the Population and Immigration Authority. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
March 14, 2022, 10:47 am
Population authority chief suggests initial cap on Ukraine refugees was a mistake
Tomer Moskowitz says main impetus for policy change was High Court petition against quota; acknowledges officials unable to know how many people will arrive under new rules
By ToI Staff
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