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25th Knesset · outgoing

Passports Law (Amendment No. 10) Bill

Translated from Hebrew: הצעת חוק הדרכונים (תיקון מס' 10)

TL;DRThe bill cancels the restriction on issuing a passport to an immigrant who has not yet settled in Israel, and allows a passport to be issued upon receiving citizenship.

Translated from Hebrew

What does the bill do?

The bill changes the Passports Law by repealing a section that restricts issuing a passport to an immigrant to only when they have settled in Israel. The bill states that the Minister of Interior will not be able to refuse an immigrant's request to receive an Israeli passport because they have not yet settled in Israel. The explanatory notes state that this will help immigrants keep in touch with their families abroad without needing to return to their country of origin, and at the same time will allow Israel to examine their true intention to settle in the country.

Passed preliminary readingFirst plenum vote: May 29, 2023
Initiated by: a party that left the coalitionRead the full text (bill for preliminary reading) ↗

The votes on this bill

Passed24 for · 21 against · 0 abstained · 75 did not vote
Source: the Knesset's vote record ↗

Coalition 64 seats

LikudFor 10 · Absent 22
ShasFor 5 · Absent 6
United Torah JudaismFor 1 · Absent 6
Religious ZionismFor 4 · Absent 3
Otzma YehuditFor 3 · Absent 3
NoamFor 1

Opposition 56 seats

Yesh AtidAgainst 9 · Absent 15
Blue and White – National UnityAgainst 6 · Absent 2
Yisrael BeytenuAgainst 3 · Absent 3
Ra'amAbsent 5
Hadash–Ta'alAbsent 5
LaborAbsent 4
New Hope – The United RightAgainst 3 · Absent 1

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Other bills with a similar name · 1Separate bills (usually different amendments to the same law) - not readings of this bill.
Passports Law (Amendment No. 10) BillJune 13, 2023