The legal authority of the Israeli immigration office stems from Israeli immigration laws, statutes, and regulations, as well as court decisions on Israeli immigration issues. The laws that govern immigration to Israel are few. However, the Israeli immigration office regulations are extensive. Moreover, a large body of Israeli court decisions and Israeli Supreme Court legal precedents create the legal foundation of Israeli immigration law.<\/p>\n

Israel Immigration Office Departments<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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The Israeli immigration office is a large government agency and divided into different departments with different responsibilities.<\/p>\n

The Visa Department<\/strong><\/em> of the Israeli immigration office processes all requests for visas to Israel.<\/p>\n

The Citizenship Department<\/strong> <\/em>is responsible for reviewing Israeli citizenship requests.<\/p>\n

The <\/strong><\/em>A<\/strong>liyah<\/strong>\u00a0Department<\/strong><\/em> will determine\u00a0whether an applicant for aliyah<\/em> to Israel, according to the Law of Return, may receive Israeli citizenship as an oleh<\/em>.<\/p>\n

The Border Control Department<\/strong><\/em> of the Israeli immigration office is responsible for monitoring the entrance and exit at the border crossings of Israel.<\/p>\n

The Enforcement Department<\/strong><\/em> is the Israeli immigration office agency which is responsible to enforce decisions of the Israeli immigration clerks. The main task of this department is to carry out deportation from Israel orders and keep foreign citizens who are residing in Israel without a valid status in detention centers, until they can be deported from Israel.<\/p>\n

The Department for Refugees and Asylum Seekers<\/strong> <\/em>in Israel has been established in order to process all applications made in Israel by those who claim they cannot return to their country due to danger to their lives and thus ask for asylum in Israel.<\/p>\n

The Department of Freedom of Information<\/strong><\/em> will review requests of the public to receive information allowed by Israeli law regarding the conduct of the Israeli immigration office.<\/p>\n

The Public Relations Department<\/strong> <\/em>of the Israeli immigration office is responsible for contact with local and international media in order to represent the actions of the Israeli immigration authority to the public in a clear way.<\/p>\n

The Legal Department<\/em> <\/strong>of the Israeli immigration office consists of lawyers who review applications which pose legal questions, give legal advice to the clerks of the immigration authority, and represent Misrad HaPanim<\/em> in court.<\/p>\n

Location of the Israel Immigration Office <\/strong><\/h3>\n

The main office of the Israeli immigration authority is located in Jerusalem, but local offices are spread throughout Israel in order to provide\u00a0services to customers around the country. The head office of the Israeli immigration office is not open to the public. Applications and requests are sent by fax or mail to the head office of Misrad HaPanim<\/em> in Jerusalem.<\/p>\n

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