uabb domain was triggered too early. This is usually an indicator for some code in the plugin or theme running too early. Translations should be loaded at the init action or later. Please see Debugging in WordPress for more information. (This message was added in version 6.7.0.) in /var/www/sites/lawfirmbackup_200125/wordpress/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6131When does the Israeli Ministry of Interior begin the process of cancelling someone\u2019s citizenship? Our law firm specializes in immigration law and legal status in Israel. In previous articles, we explained how to voluntarily renounce Israeli citizenship<\/a> and the circumstances of the expiry of permanent residence<\/a>.<\/p>\n In the current article we review the various ways and reasons that the Israeli Minister of Interior and\/or the Court for administrative matters may revoke the citizenship of an Israeli citizen.<\/p>\n Section 11 of the Israeli Citizenship Law of 1952<\/a>, after Amendment 9 was added, and in its current version, stipulates that the Minister of Interior is authorized to cancel the Israeli citizenship of anyone who has obtained this citizenship, in the opinion of the Minister, based on false information, within three years of them having acquired it.<\/p>\n If the citizen had acquired their citizenship more than three years before it was discovered that they provided false information, the Minister of Interior may request the Court for administrative matters to cancel the citizenship that was acquired based on false information.<\/p>\n You can learn more about cancellation of Israeli citizenship acquired based on false information and\/or fraud in the linked article on revoking Israeli citizenship obtained under false pretenses<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Court for administrative matters may, at the request of the Minister of Interior, cancel the citizenship of an Israeli citizen if the citizen has committed an act which is considered a breach of loyalty to the State of Israel.<\/p>\n The Israeli Citizenship Law defines a “breach of loyalty to the State of Israel” as any of the following actions:<\/p>\n Regarding these sections (and other sections of the Penal Law), the court at which the criminal case is being heard may cancel the citizen\u2019s citizenship as an additional sanction to existing sanctions, provided that they hold a foreign citizenship and will not be left with no citizenship (if they reside in Israel). If the criminal has no other citizenship and they reside in Israel, they will be granted permanent residency. If they do not permanently reside in Israel, it is presumed that they hold a foreign citizenship.<\/p>\n However, in any of the above cases, to initiate the cancellation of someone\u2019s Israeli citizenship due to a breach of loyalty to the State of Israel, the written consent of the Attorney General is required.<\/p>\n Legal proceedings for canceling a citizenship usually require the presence of the citizen, unless a notice has been sent in accordance with the relevant rules governing summons delivery.<\/p>\n Nevertheless, the court may order that the hearing be held not in the presence of the citizen if he cannot be summoned according to the relevant rules governing summons delivery, and otherwise if a substituted service of summons was used in accordance with the relevant rules governing substituted service.<\/p>\n If the aforementioned citizen is outside the borders of the State of Israel, the court may order, at the citizen\u2019s request, that the hearing be held virtually through real-time audio-visual communication. A hearing held in this manner is considered as a hearing held in the presence of the citizen.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\nRevocation of Israeli citizenship That Was Obtained Based on False Information<\/u><\/strong><\/h4>\n
Cancellation of Citizenship Due to Breach of Loyalty to the State of Israel<\/u><\/strong><\/h4>\n
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Legal Proceedings for Canceling a Citizenship \u2013 Holding a Hearing in Absentia<\/u><\/strong><\/h4>\n