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An article regarding the 2026 Aliyah Encouragement Law, which grants new immigrants and returning residents an unprecedented tax exemption on earned income generated within Israel. The article warns that without prior legal and financial preparation, failure to meet the conditions (such as leaving the country earlier than expected) could lead to the retroactive cancellation of the exemption and heavy debts to the Tax Authority. The article was written by Adv. David Melamed and Mr. Aiderson Gonzalez of the Afik & Co. law firm.

An article on the validity of a prenuptial agreement made outside of Israel after migrating to Israel. The article was written by Attorney Shelly Wilner of Afik & Co.

The Israeli legislation encourages Jews to relocate to Israel (or “make Aliya” as it is named in Israel).  One of the tolls used is tax incentives.  A person who receive a status of an “Oleh” or a returning resident is entitled to reductions points entitling for reduction of the Israeli income tax in the three […]

The State of Israel has become in recent years an international economical center requiring entry into Israel of non-Israelis, sometimes for longer periods. Such are both foreign investors in Israeli corporations and foreign experts required for the development and success of Israeli companies. To cope with the will to continue and develop the Israeli economy […]

A non Israeli who married an Israeli may request an Israeli status under the process known as the “Graduated Process”. In the current global world, it is, of course, impossible to prevent a non-Israeli to be in a relationship with an Israeli without a formal marriage but can such unmarried spuse receive an Israeli status? […]

The employment is Israel of a non-Israeli without first obtaining a permit is a criminal offense. The procedure for obtaining a work permit in Israel is a long and cumbersome bureaucratic process, required to be made prior to the employee arriving in Israel and in any case may be obtained only in enumerated employment sectors, […]

Israeli law enables an Israeli citizen to be in a relationship with a non-Israeli, and request grant of an Israeli status to such spouse. However, such procedure may be a very complex one and may take several years. An Israeli citizen’s right to marry and raise a family in Israel is a fundamental constitutional right. […]

In my position as the head of the Population Administration in Israel and responsible for the entire issue of immigration to Israel and the granting of residency or citizenship status, I have often come across cases of Israelis who have met a person in Israel or abroad and started a romantic relationship with him and […]

Entry into Israel Law (1952), sets that the entry of foreigners into Israel requires a visa. A recent significant amendment to the Entry into Israel Regulations (1974) eases the criteria for foreign investors. This significant amendment is meant to encourage the entry of American investors into the State of Israel and provides such with a […]

Our office was contacted by a couple, an Israeli and a Jordanian, who requested assistance in the recognition by the State of Israel of the Jordanian woman as an Israeli citizen. Although the couple have lived together for many years and have children together, the Ministry of the Interior refused to recognize the Jordanian woman […]