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Law

Entry into Israel Law, 5712-1952

חוק הכניסה לישראל

Chapter V: Miscellaneous Provisions

Regulations

14.

[Amendment: 1966, 1985, 2001-4, 2003, 2005-2]

(a)The Minister of the Interior may make Regulations regarding anything pertaining to the implementation of this Law, including in the following matters:

(1)categories of persons who shall be disqualified from receiving a visa or residence permit under this Law;

(2)conditions to be fulfilled before a visa is granted, or before a residence permit is granted, extended, or replaced under this Law;

(3)medical examination of persons entering Israel, medical treatment thereof, and sanitary inspection and disinfection of their clothing and belongings;

(4)fees for the issuance of visas and permits under this Law by category, and exemptions therefrom;

(5)methods of collection of deportation expenses as referred to in Section 13(b) and (b1), including the application of the provisions of the Tax Ordinance (Collection) to the collection of such deportation expenses, and including the establishment of provisions for the forfeiture or attachment of funds and movable property to cover deportation expenses;

(6)provisions regarding the exercise of powers under this Law in relation to a foreign worker as defined in Chapter D'1 of the Foreign Workers Law, in consultation with the Minister of Industry, Trade and Employment;

(7)the establishment and methods of administration of a special detention facility for the holding of a person unlawfully present in Israel — with the consent of the Minister for Internal Security;

(8)the deferral of the deportation of a person against whom a deportation order has been issued, for the purpose of arranging that person's affairs and legal rights in Israel — in consultation with the Minister of Industry, Trade and Employment.

(b)Regulations made pursuant to subsection (a)(4) through (6) and (8) require the approval of the Interior and Environmental Protection Committee of the Knesset.

Implementation

15.

[Amendment: 2001-4]

(a)The Minister of the Interior is charged with the implementation of this Law.

(b)The Minister of the Interior shall appoint border control officers and border control supervisors for the purposes of this Law from among the employees of his Ministry, or from among State employees in another ministry, including from among officers of the Israel Police, with the consent of the Minister in charge of that ministry; notice of appointments made pursuant to this subsection shall be published in the Official Gazette (Reshumot).

Delegation of Powers

16.

[Amendment: 2011-3]

(a)The Minister of the Interior may delegate to another person all or any of his powers under this Law, except for the power to make Regulations; notice of the delegation of powers shall be published in the Official Gazette (Reshumot).

(b)[(Repealed).]

Exemption

17.

[Amendment: 1966, 2018-4]

(a)The provisions of this Law shall not apply to the entry into Israel or the departure from Israel of a person who arrives under a diplomatic visa or a service visa, nor to the residence in Israel of such a person who holds a valid foreign diplomatic passport or a valid foreign service passport; the Minister of the Interior may, by Order, exempt from the application of the provisions of this Law regarding entry into Israel, residence therein, or departure therefrom, additional categories of representatives of foreign states holding diplomatic or consular status or performing a special mission, in accordance with conventions or international agreements to which Israel is a party or in accordance with international customs recognized by Israel, provided that the said state conducts itself accordingly toward Israel.

(b)The Minister of the Interior may, after consultation with the Interior Committee of the Knesset, by Order published in the Official Gazette (Reshumot), exempt additional categories of persons from all or any of the provisions of this Law, either absolutely or subject to conditions.

(c)The Minister of the Interior may permit a transit passenger who has arrived in Israel by ship or by aircraft to remain in Israel without a visa or a residence permit until the ship or aircraft has departed from Israel.

Application and Transitional Provisions

18.

[Amendment: 1966]

(a)This Law shall apply to any person who enters Israel after its entry into force and to the residence in Israel of such a person.

(b)A person who entered Israel before the entry into force of this Law shall be treated as though this Law had not been enacted; nothing in this provision shall prevent the Minister of the Interior from granting a permanent residence permit to a person who entered Israel as aforesaid, and upon the grant of such permit, the provisions of this Law shall apply to that person.

(c)A person who, on the sixteenth day of Kislev 5708 (29 November 1947), was a resident of the territory that became the territory of Israel, and who departed from that territory before that date, and who requests, within two years of the entry into force of this Law, to return to Israel — the Minister of the Interior may grant him a visa for that purpose.

Repeal and Validation

19.

The Immigration Ordinance, 1941 — is hereby repealed. The Immigration Regulations contained in the Schedule to the said Ordinance, as well as Regulations, Orders and notices made, and visas, permits and certificates issued, under the said Ordinance, shall remain in force as though they had been made and issued under this Law.

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First Schedule (Section 8a)

The General Security Service.

The Institute for Intelligence and Special Operations.

The Israel Police.

The Israel Tax Authority.

The Ministry of Health, for the purpose of protecting public health, by means of identifying, preventing, or treating the possibility of an outbreak or spread of epidemics or infections, as defined in Section 20 of the Public Health Ordinance, 1940, or in Schedule B to the said Ordinance, or an infectious disease that poses a significant risk to human life.

The Ministry of Transport and Road Safety, for the purpose of securing civil aviation and maritime traffic to and from Israel, including the protection of the security of passengers traveling from and to Israel against security threats.

The Central Bureau of Statistics, for the purpose of statistical operations, as defined in the Statistics Ordinance [New Version], 5732–1972.

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Second Schedule (Section 13kc)

A decision of an authority in matters of entry into Israel, stay and residence in Israel or departure therefrom, or in matters of citizenship, pursuant to the legislation listed herein —

(1)The Entry into Israel Law, 5712–1952, except for a decision under Section 11a;

(2)Section 7 of the Citizenship Law, 5712–1952;

(3)Sections 30, 30a, 32, and 32d of the Prevention of Infiltration (Offences and Jurisdiction) Law, 5714–1954;

(4)The Citizenship and Entry into Israel Law (Temporary Order), 5763–2003, except for decisions under Sections 3a1, 3b and 3c;

(5)[(Temporary order during the period of validity of the Citizenship and Entry into Israel Law (Temporary Order), 5782–2022, until 14.3.2027):] The Citizenship and Entry into Israel Law (Temporary Order), 5782–2022, except for decisions under Sections 7, 8 and 9;

For this purpose, "a decision of an authority" — excludes a decision made by the Government and excludes the promulgation of Regulations.

The Tribunal shall not entertain appeals against a decision in matters entrusted to the Detention Review Tribunal, except pursuant to Section 13kd(c) of the Law.

David Ben-Gurion, Prime Minister

Moshe Shapira, Minister of the Interior

Yosef Sprinzak, Speaker of the Knesset, Acting President of the State

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