The Appeals Court in Tel Aviv heard an appeal by a foreign citizen from Turkey who had a child with an Israeli partner. Yet, Interior Ministry officials found out that he was still registered as married in Turkey, and even had children from that marriage. The Interior Ministry had refused to arrange legal status for him, and his appeal of this decision was rejected, in part, because he had not proven that he had taken action to dissolve his marriage in Turkey. The court accordingly concluded that his center of life in Israel could not be assumed to be more significant than his previous family ties in Turkey.<\/p>\n

In another case that came before the Administrative Affairs Court, a foreign partner appealed a refusal to grant Israeli legal status. This appeal was rejected, in part because the partner from the Philippines had presented a falsified divorce certificate. Needless to say, therefore, that the courts and the authorities will treat the presentation of non-credible documents with the utmost severity, and an application for legal status can be rejected on these grounds alone. The above court rulings show the importance of taking sincere steps to nullify the foreign marriage license and proving real intention to establish a relationship in Israel.<\/p>\n

Contact an attorney specializing in Israeli immigration law<\/strong><\/h4>\n

In summary, the foreign partner who is still registered as married in the country of origin must take action to change this situation. If that is not possible, the foreign citizen must prove that he has acted and is acting to the best of his ability to dissolve the marriage in the country of origin. Various legal difficulties may arise in this context, and it is essential to act according to the law. If you have run into trouble with this issue, or need counsel or answers to your legal questions, we will be happy to help. Our law offices in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, specialize in Israeli immigration law and arranging legal status for foreign citizens, and we have experience helping couples in which the foreign partner is not yet divorced in the country of origin.<\/p>\n

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What can be done if a foreign citizen seeks Israeli legal status on the basis of a relationship with an Israeli, but was married in the country of origin and has not yet obtained a divorce? Clearly, if the foreign partner is still legally married, this will cause problems in obtaining legal status in Israel.…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[666],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-52234","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-status-in-israel-for-foreign-spouses"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n