Which population, circumstances or geographic group does the mechanism cover?
It covers spouses of Israeli citizens whose spousal relationship ended as a result of domestic violence; foreign nationals registered in the population registry who received an A/5 residence permit under the graduated procedure for at least one year, or at least 2 years if there are no mutual children; women who spent at least a month in a women's shelter; foreign nationals who received a protection order against the Israeli spouse from a family court after a hearing with both parties present; foreign nationals whose police complaint of violence against the Israeli spouse was found justified on investigation; and foreign nationals who are the legal guardian of, or maintain close and constant contact with and responsibility for, mutual children, where a welfare official's professional opinion found their departure would significantly harm the children. The official source does not state whether these conditions are cumulative or alternatives.
See recorded sources
Limits of the record- The page does not say whether the listed conditions are cumulative or alternatives.
- https://www.gov.il/en/service/regulating_the_status_of_an_alien_as_a_result_of_the_violence_of_israeli_spouse
- Spouses of Israeli citizens whose spousal relationship has ended as a result of domestic violence
- Foreign nationals, registered in the population registry, who received an A/5 residence permit under the graduated procedure, for at least one year, or if there are no mutual children, for at least 2 years
- Women who spent ataleast a month in a women's shelter (refuge)
- Foreign nationals who received a protection order against the Israeli spouse from a family court after a hearing in the presence of both parties
- Foreign nationals who filed a complaint with the police against an Israeli spouse for violence, and on investigation, the complaint was found to be justified.
- Foreign nationals who have proved that they are the legal guardian of the mutual children, or that they maintain close and constant contact with them and are responsible for their wellbeing, and a professional opinion from a welfare official has determined that their departure would significantly harm the children.
