IsraelFamily
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A spouse who married a person eligible for Israeli citizenship by Right of Return less than a year before that person made Aliyah.
You must have been married to someone eligible for Israeli citizenship by Right of Return for less than a year before making Aliyah.
The spouse must be married to someone eligible for Israeli citizenship by Right of Return (who makes Aliyah).
## If you married someone who is eligible for Israeli citizen by Right of Return within a year before making Aliyah, you can use this service to apply for status.
Original authenticated marriage certificate; recent photos of the spouses together; a letter of explanation signed by both spouses on the nature of the relationship, life together and how they met; references from family and friends with copies of their ID cards and contact information; evidence of a centre of life in Israel (e.g. home purchase or rental contract, utility bills, pay slips, bank printouts, Kupat Holim membership, National Insurance benefits, local council residence confirmation). Documents issued outside Israel must be authenticated (apostille for Hague Convention countries) and translations notarised by an Israeli notary.
- Your original authenticated marriage certificate – see below for details. - Recent photos of you and your spouse together.
#### Evidence of Center of Life in Israel, such as: - A home purchase contract or rental contract. - Utility bills, such as: Water, council tax, telephone, electricity. - Pay slips or a letter from your employer. - Bank printouts. - Documents confirming Kupat Holim (HMO) membership including your registration date. - Documents confirming receipt of National Insurance benefits. - Documents from your local council confirming residence.
- A letter of explanation, signed by both spouses, including the nature of your relationship, your life together, how you met etc. - References from family and friends regarding the relationship between you and your spouse, including a copy of each references ID card and contact information.
- All documents and certificates that were issued by an official body outside Israel must be authenticated. - Translated documents must be translated and notarized by an Israeli notary. - Authenticated documents and certificates are originals or copies that have been officially authenticated in one of the following ways: - If the certificate was issued by a government body or other official body in countries who are members of The Hague convention it must have an apostille stamp.
The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm the financial, accommodation, insurance or maintenance requirements.
Download, print and fill in the Application for the extension of permit of residence/change of visa category form and apply in person, with the required documents, at the local Population and Immigration Authority office; the service is free of charge. The official source does not state which status is granted, its duration or the rights it gives.
1. Download and print and fill in the [Application for the extension of permit of residence/change of visa category form](https://www.gov.il/BlobFolder/service/request_for_permanent_residency/he/5.2.0023_form.pdf). 2. Apply in person, together with the required documents at your local [Population and Immigration Authority office]
### The service is free of charge.
These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.
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