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ENTRY INTO ISRAEL LAW, 5712-1952* |
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PART ONE: PERMISSION OF ENTRY AND RESIDENCE |
General
provision. |
1. The entry of a person, other than an Israel national or an oleh
under the Law of the Return, 5710-1950(1)), into Israel shall be by visa,
and his residence in Israel shall be by permit of residence, under this
Law. |
Categories
of visits
and permits
of residence. |
2. The Minister of the Interior may grant --
- (1) a visa and permit of transitory residence (up to 5 days);
- (2) a visa and visitor's permit of residence (up to 3 months);
- (3) a visa and permit of temporary residence (up to 3 years),
- (4) a visa and permit of permanent residence.
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Extension
of visas
and permits
of residence. |
3. The Minister of the Interior may extend -
- (1) a permit of transitory residence, provided that the aggregate period of extensions shall not exceed ten days;
- (2) a visitor's permit of residence, provided that the aggregate period of extensions shall not exceed two years.
- (3) a permit of temporary residence, provided that the period of any extension shall not exceed two years.
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Substitution
of permits
of residence. |
4. The Minister of the Interior may substitute for a permit of
residence of a shorter-term category a permit of residence of a longer-term
category or a permit of permanent residence. |
Return
visas. |
5. The Minister of the Interior may grant a return visa to a person who, being permitted to reside in Israel permanently -
- (1) wishes to leave Israel with the intention of returning; or
- (2) is abroad and wishes to return to Israel.
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Prescribing
of conditions. |
6. The Minister of the Interior may -
- (1) prescribe conditions for the grant of a visa. and for the grant, extension or substitution of a permit of residence;
- (2) prescribe, in a visa or permit of residence, conditions upon the fulfillment of which the validity of such visa or permit shall depend.
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PART TWO: PROCEDURE OF ENTRY |
Frontier
stations. |
7. No person shall enter Israel otherwise than at one of the frontier
stations prescribed by the Minister of the Interior by order published in
Reshumot. |
Frontier
control. |
8.
- (a) The master of any ship or the person in charge of any aircraft, train, motor-car or other means of transportation which has corne to Israel shall deliver to a frontier control officer, on his demand, a list of the persons in such means of transportation, including the personnel thereof; the list shall contain the particulars prescribed by the Minister of the Interior by regulations under this Law.
- (b) A frontier control officer may enter and carry out an inspection in any means of transportation which has come to Israel; and any person therein, including any member of the personnel thereof, shall produce to such frontier control officer, on his demand, any documents, and shall give him any information, relevant to the implementation of this Law.
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Verification
of permission
of entry. |
9. Where a person comes to Israel and wishes to enter it, a frontier control officer may delay his entry until it has been ascertained whether he is permitted to enter, and he may indicate a place where such person shall stay until completion of such ascertainment or until his departure from Israel. |
Removal of
person who
is not
permitted
to enter. |
10.
- (a) Where a person comes to Israel and it is found that lie is not permitted to enter, the Minister of the Interior may remove him from Israel.
- (b) A frontier control officer may detain such a person, in such place and manner as the Minister of the Interior may prescribe, until his departure or removal from Israel.
- (c) The master of any ship or the person in charge of any aircraft, train, motor-car or other means of transportation which has come to Israel shall, on the demand of a frontier control officer, take out of Israel any person who has arrived by that means of transportation with the intention of entering Israel, if it has een found that he is not permitted to enter.
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PART THREE: MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS |
Cancellation
of visas etc. |
11.
- (a) The Minister of the Interior may at his discretion -
- (1) cancel any visa granted under this Law, either before or on the arrival of the visa holder in Israel;
- (2) cancel any permit of residence granted under this Law.
- (b) The Minister of the Interior may cancel any oleh's visa
or oleh's certificate granted under the Law of the Return, 5710-1950,.
if it has been obtained by the supply of false information.
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| Offences. |
12. Any person who -
- (1) enters or resides in Israel in contravention of the law; or
- (2) supplies false information in order to obtain, for himself or for another, a visa for a permit of residence in Israel; or
- (3) infringes any of the conditions prescribed in the visa of permit of residence granted him under this Law; or
- (4) contravenes any other provision of this Law or any regulations made thereunder
is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months or to a fine not exceeding 300 pounds or to both such penalties.
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| Deportation. |
13.
- (a) In respect of a person other than an Israel national or an oleh
under the Law of the Return, 5710-1950, the Minister of the Interior
may issue an order of deportation if such person is in Israel without
a permit of residence.
- (b) A person in respect of whom an order of deportation has been issued shall leave Israel and shall not return so long as the order of deportation has not been cancelled.
- (c) Where an order of deportation has been issued in respect of any person, a frontier control officer or police officer may arrest him and detain him in such place and manner as the Minister of the Interior may prescribe, until his departure or deportation from Israel.
- (d) The Minister of the Interior may direct that an order of deportation shall be carried out at the expense of the person in respect of whom it has been issued.
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| Regulations. |
14. The Minister of the Interior may make regulations as to any
matter relating to the implementation of this Law, including, inter alia,
regulations as to the following:
- (1) categories of persons who shall be disqualified for the receipt of a visa or permit of residence under this Law;
- (2) conditions to be fulfilled prior to the grant of a visa, or the grant, extension or substitution of a permit of residence, under this Law;
- (3) the medical examination, medical treatment and sanitary inspection of persons entering Israel, and the disinfection of their clothing and effects;
- (4) fees payable in respect of the grant of a visa and the grant, extension or substitution of a permit of residence.
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Implementa-
tion. |
15.
- (a) The Minister of the Interior is charged with the implementation of this Law.
- (b) The Minister of the Interior may appoint frontier control officers
for the purposes of this Law; notice of such appointments shall be published
in Reshumot.
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Delegation
of powers. |
16.
- (a) The Minister of the Interior may delegate to another person all
or any of his powers under this Law, except the power to make regulations;
notice of any such delegation of powers shall be published in Reshumot.
- (b) A person who considers himself aggrieved by a decision under section 11 or 13, made in exercise of a power delegated by the Minister, may apply to the Minister for a final decision.
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| Exemption. |
17.
- (a) This Law shall not apply to a person who comes to Israel by virtue of a diplomatic or service visa.
- (b) The Minister of the Interior, after consultation with the Home
Affairs Committee of the Knesset, may, by order published in Reshumot,
exempt additional categories of persons, either completely or with restrictions,
from all or any of the provisions of this Law.
- (c) The Minister of the Interior may permit a passenger in transit, who has arrived in Israel by ship or aircraft, to stay in Israel without a visa or permit of residence until the departure of such ship or aircraft.
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Application
and transi-
tional pro-
visions. |
18.
- (a) This Law shall apply to a person who enters Israel after the coming into force thereof and to the residence of such a person in Israel.
- (b) With regard to a person who entered Israel prior to the coming into force of this Law, the position shall be the same as it would have been had this Law not been enacted.
- (c) Where any person, on the 16th Kislev, 5708 (29th November, 1947), was an inhabitant of the area which has become Israel territory, and he left such area prior to that date, and he applies, within two years from the coming into force of this Law, for permission to return to Israel, the Minister of the Interior may grant him a visa for that purpose.
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Repeal and
validation. |
19. The Immigration Ordinance, 1941(2), is hereby repealed. The Immigration Rules set out in the Schedule to the said Ordinance, as well as regulations, orders and notices made or given, and visas, permits and certificates granted thereunder shall have effect as if they had been made, given or granted under this Law.
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DAVID BEN-GURION
Prime Minister |
LEVI ESHKOL
Minister of Finance |
YOSEF SPRINZAK
Chairman of the Knesset
Acting President of the State |
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* Passed by the Knesset on the 5th Elul, 5712 (26th August, 1952) and
published in Sefer Ha-Chukkim No. 111 of the 15th Elul, 5712 (5th
September, 1952), p. 354; the Bill and an Explanatory Note were published
in Hatza'ot Chok No. 106 of the Ist Adar, 5712 (27th February, 1952),
p. 134.
1) Sefer Ha-Chukkim No. 51 of the 21st Tammuz, 5710 (6th July,
1950), p. 159.
2) Palestine Gazette No. 1082 of the 6th March, 1941, Suppl.
I, p. 6 (English Edition). |