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Welcome to the Telegram of the Hotline for Refugees and Migrants!
Through this page, we will share all updates regarding visas, status in Israel, and the asylum system. We will also update you on the Hotline's activities for the community. Feel free to spread the word and invite friends to join us here. We'll be in touch.
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Important update regarding Eilat:
Recently we petitioned the District Court to allow asylum seekers who live in Eilat to receive service at the city's Population Authority office, as was the practice before the Coronavirus. We have recently received many inquiries from asylum seekers living in Eilat, and after gathering information and attempting to find a solution with the State ourselves without any answer, we decided it was time to go to court. The State should respond to our petition within a month, and we will continue to update you with developments. Read more about it >> https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-eilat-asylum-seekers-forced-to-go-to-bnei-brak-for-visa-service-1.9046930
Welcome to the Telegram of the Hotline for Refugees and Migrants!
Through this page, we will share all updates regarding visas, status in Israel, and the asylum system. We will also update you on the Hotline's activities for the community. Feel free to spread the word and invite friends to join us here. We'll be in touch.
2.
Important update regarding Eilat:
Recently we petitioned the District Court to allow asylum seekers who live in Eilat to receive service at the city's Population Authority office, as was the practice before the Coronavirus. We have recently received many inquiries from asylum seekers living in Eilat, and after gathering information and attempting to find a solution with the State ourselves without any answer, we decided it was time to go to court. The State should respond to our petition within a month, and we will continue to update you with developments. Read more about it >> https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-eilat-asylum-seekers-forced-to-go-to-bnei-brak-for-visa-service-1.9046930
Haaretz.com
Eilat asylum seekers forced to go to Bnei Brak for visa service
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Important update regarding the our reception hours:
On Wednesday, 12.8 we will hold the last phone reception for the month of August, during the next week (16-20.8) we will be available on WhatsApp in this number 054-6270898. Between the dates 23-31.8, the Hotline's staff will be on vacation and so we will not be available. Please note that this week the Population and Immigration Authority will also operate on a limited basis.
We remind you that asylum seekers from Eritrea and Sudan can extend their visas through the online form on the Population Authority website >> https://bit.ly/2VR9bGH
After many requests, the Population Authority issued a notice stating that the extension, together with the original visa, constitutes official confirmation that the visa is valid, you can show this notice to employers, officials or apartment owners who refuse to accept the extension >> https://www.gov.il/he/Departments/news/extending_permits_for_eritrea_sudan_19072020
If you lost the original visa, you can send an email to the Ministry of the Interior using this address - Lost-visa@piba.gov.il. Be sure to mention your name, visa number and ask to arrange a date for a new visa.
If you are applying for asylum from countries other than Eritrea or Sudan and your visa is about to expire - you should receive a text message from the Ministry of the Interior with a date for a visa renewal. If you have not received such a message, you can contact the Ministry of the Interior by email at rsd_pniot@piba.gov.il. Make sure to write your name, visa number and telephone number in the email.
We wish everyone good health,
On Wednesday, 12.8 we will hold the last phone reception for the month of August, during the next week (16-20.8) we will be available on WhatsApp in this number 054-6270898. Between the dates 23-31.8, the Hotline's staff will be on vacation and so we will not be available. Please note that this week the Population and Immigration Authority will also operate on a limited basis.
We remind you that asylum seekers from Eritrea and Sudan can extend their visas through the online form on the Population Authority website >> https://bit.ly/2VR9bGH
After many requests, the Population Authority issued a notice stating that the extension, together with the original visa, constitutes official confirmation that the visa is valid, you can show this notice to employers, officials or apartment owners who refuse to accept the extension >> https://www.gov.il/he/Departments/news/extending_permits_for_eritrea_sudan_19072020
If you lost the original visa, you can send an email to the Ministry of the Interior using this address - Lost-visa@piba.gov.il. Be sure to mention your name, visa number and ask to arrange a date for a new visa.
If you are applying for asylum from countries other than Eritrea or Sudan and your visa is about to expire - you should receive a text message from the Ministry of the Interior with a date for a visa renewal. If you have not received such a message, you can contact the Ministry of the Interior by email at rsd_pniot@piba.gov.il. Make sure to write your name, visa number and telephone number in the email.
We wish everyone good health,
// Update on asylum applications from Darfur, Nuba Mountains, and Blue Nile //
Ahead of the hearing later this month regarding petitions filed by our friends attorneys Michal Pomeranz, Carmel Pomerantz, and Tomer Warsaw, the State submitted its current position earlier today. The State claims that these asylum requests cannot be decided upon at this time due to the unstable political situation in Sudan as well as the diplomatic sensitivity between Sudan and Israel.
The State commented at length on the current situation in Sudan, noting that:
- In recent months, there have been violent escalations in Darfur and other areas, especially in eastern Sudan.
- The militias responsible for the violent attacks in recent weeks in Sudan include individuals who carried out genocide in the country in the 2000s.
- Some of the attacks took place in refugee and internally displaced persons camps, and led many to flee to neighboring Chad.
- It is too early to assess the impact of the reconciliation agreement signed yesterday with some of the rebel groups, and an agreement has not yet been reached with the central faction operating in Darfur.
Despite all this, the State clings to the confidential diplomatic contact between Israel and Sudan to claim that now is not the time to decide on asylum applications. Meanwhile, many asylum seekers in Israel receive disturbing photos like the one below on a daily basis from friends and family who remain in Sudan, and the State is well aware of this bloody reality. There is no dispute about the facts of the matter: now it is in the court's hands. The petitions will be heard on September 21 and we will continue to update on developments.
Ahead of the hearing later this month regarding petitions filed by our friends attorneys Michal Pomeranz, Carmel Pomerantz, and Tomer Warsaw, the State submitted its current position earlier today. The State claims that these asylum requests cannot be decided upon at this time due to the unstable political situation in Sudan as well as the diplomatic sensitivity between Sudan and Israel.
The State commented at length on the current situation in Sudan, noting that:
- In recent months, there have been violent escalations in Darfur and other areas, especially in eastern Sudan.
- The militias responsible for the violent attacks in recent weeks in Sudan include individuals who carried out genocide in the country in the 2000s.
- Some of the attacks took place in refugee and internally displaced persons camps, and led many to flee to neighboring Chad.
- It is too early to assess the impact of the reconciliation agreement signed yesterday with some of the rebel groups, and an agreement has not yet been reached with the central faction operating in Darfur.
Despite all this, the State clings to the confidential diplomatic contact between Israel and Sudan to claim that now is not the time to decide on asylum applications. Meanwhile, many asylum seekers in Israel receive disturbing photos like the one below on a daily basis from friends and family who remain in Sudan, and the State is well aware of this bloody reality. There is no dispute about the facts of the matter: now it is in the court's hands. The petitions will be heard on September 21 and we will continue to update on developments.
Welcome to the Hotline's channel on Telegram!
Through this channel we will be providing you updates on visa issues, legal status of asylum seekers in Israel and other activities of the Hotline.
We invite you to subscribe to our channel and invite your friends to do so as well.
Through this channel we will be providing you updates on visa issues, legal status of asylum seekers in Israel and other activities of the Hotline.
We invite you to subscribe to our channel and invite your friends to do so as well.
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Update regarding visas:
In the last six months, since the spread of the Coronavirus in Israel, asylum seekers have been able to extend their visas online without in-person appointments at the Population Authority offices. During these months we received many messages from asylum seekers who could not receive service at the banks because the officials could not identify them without a valid visa, as well as from asylum seekers whose employers demanded new visas instead of extension documents.
These difficulties stem from the fact that the visa extension document issued by the Population Authority website does not look similar to regular visas, and therefore many officials and employers have difficulty understanding what it means and accepting it as valid. For that reason, this week we asked the Population Authority to change the extension document to include a photo - like the visas of foreign workers - so that it will look more like a regular visa. We hope that the Authority will adopt our proposal, and that we will be able to alleviate, if only slightly, the many challenges you face these days.
We would like to thank everyone who contacted us regarding this matter and encourage you to continue sharing any issues you encounter regarding status, visas, detention, and the asylum system with us. We are available and will keep you updated on developments,
In the last six months, since the spread of the Coronavirus in Israel, asylum seekers have been able to extend their visas online without in-person appointments at the Population Authority offices. During these months we received many messages from asylum seekers who could not receive service at the banks because the officials could not identify them without a valid visa, as well as from asylum seekers whose employers demanded new visas instead of extension documents.
These difficulties stem from the fact that the visa extension document issued by the Population Authority website does not look similar to regular visas, and therefore many officials and employers have difficulty understanding what it means and accepting it as valid. For that reason, this week we asked the Population Authority to change the extension document to include a photo - like the visas of foreign workers - so that it will look more like a regular visa. We hope that the Authority will adopt our proposal, and that we will be able to alleviate, if only slightly, the many challenges you face these days.
We would like to thank everyone who contacted us regarding this matter and encourage you to continue sharing any issues you encounter regarding status, visas, detention, and the asylum system with us. We are available and will keep you updated on developments,
Please note: Following Yom Kippur, the last telephone reception for the month of September will be held on Wednesday, September 30th. We will return for telephone reception on Mondays and Wednesdays after the Sukkot holiday on 12.10.
We remind you that according to the Population Authority's recent announcement, asylum seekers' visas can be automatically extended until 14.10. You can get the extension document at this link >> https://www.gov.il/en/service/foreign_workers_data_files
We remind you that according to the Population Authority's recent announcement, asylum seekers' visas can be automatically extended until 14.10. You can get the extension document at this link >> https://www.gov.il/en/service/foreign_workers_data_files
Please note: We are changing our phone reception hours
Starting next week, (October 25-10) we will hold telephone reception at 054-6270898 on Tuesdays only, from 9:00-13:00 and 14:00-17:00. We are also available on WhatsApp, for text or voice messages, via the same number, on other work days.
For regular updates on the Hotline's work and news related to status, visas, and the asylum system, please follow us on Telegram:
The Hebrew channel >> https://t.me/hotlineheb
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The Tigrinya channel >> https://t.me/hotlineintigrinya
Starting next week, (October 25-10) we will hold telephone reception at 054-6270898 on Tuesdays only, from 9:00-13:00 and 14:00-17:00. We are also available on WhatsApp, for text or voice messages, via the same number, on other work days.
For regular updates on the Hotline's work and news related to status, visas, and the asylum system, please follow us on Telegram:
The Hebrew channel >> https://t.me/hotlineheb
The Arabic channel >> https://t.me/hotlinearabic
The English channel >> https://t.me/hotlineeng
The Tigrinya channel >> https://t.me/hotlineintigrinya
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Please note that this coming Tuesday (17.8) and next Tuesday (24.8) there will be no receipt at the hotline. We will return for a receipt on 31.08.21
Please note: Due to a professional training, this Tuesday (28/12/21) there won’t be reception in our office. You can contact us via WhatsApp at 054-6270898.
// An important notice regarding the A5 status for Sudanese asylum seekers//
Dear friends, as result of the petition at the high court of Israel, the ministry of interior have published last sunday a list of visa numbers of Sudanese asylum seekers of Darfuri, Nubic or Blue Nile origin, who deserve a status of A5.
Mainly, according to the decision of the high court, people who applied for asylum prior to 11.06.2017 are eligible for the A5 visa.
However, people who have a criminal record are exempt from the list.
Please notice, that the A5 status is not a permanent one. People on the list still have an open asylum request and the MOI stated that it will keep processing their cases and invite them to interviews.
In the list, there are some numbers that have stars at the beginning. Those numbers are mostly passport numbers and not visa numbers. Please search for the last 4 numbers. If in their visa, people have a zero at the end that is a little far from the rest of the number, do not include it in the search.
for further questions and assistance, Sudanese asylum seekers can come to the Hotline office in Hazfira st. 18, 1st floor every Tuesday from 09:00 - 17:00. Or they can write us via Whatsapp on
054-6270898
link to the list:
https://www.gov.il/he/departments/news/psd_tegal
Dear friends, as result of the petition at the high court of Israel, the ministry of interior have published last sunday a list of visa numbers of Sudanese asylum seekers of Darfuri, Nubic or Blue Nile origin, who deserve a status of A5.
Mainly, according to the decision of the high court, people who applied for asylum prior to 11.06.2017 are eligible for the A5 visa.
However, people who have a criminal record are exempt from the list.
Please notice, that the A5 status is not a permanent one. People on the list still have an open asylum request and the MOI stated that it will keep processing their cases and invite them to interviews.
In the list, there are some numbers that have stars at the beginning. Those numbers are mostly passport numbers and not visa numbers. Please search for the last 4 numbers. If in their visa, people have a zero at the end that is a little far from the rest of the number, do not include it in the search.
for further questions and assistance, Sudanese asylum seekers can come to the Hotline office in Hazfira st. 18, 1st floor every Tuesday from 09:00 - 17:00. Or they can write us via Whatsapp on
054-6270898
link to the list:
https://www.gov.il/he/departments/news/psd_tegal
//Urgent update regarding our reception this week//
Dear Friends,
Following the publication of the list of asylum seekers from the Darfur, Nuba mountains and Blue Nile regions, who are eligible for A / 5 status, we have received many calls from the Sudanese community in Israel. However, and due to the increase in Corona infection cases, we will not be able to hold an open reception this week, as usual, in our office. Our reception will be held only by prior appointments. To make an appointment, call 054-6270898 tomorrow (Monday, 03.01.21) between 13:00-16:00 only. The appointments will be scheduled for Tuesday (04.01.21) in our office. We do our best to give an effective response, but we have a small team and so it might take time until we get back to you. Furthermore, unfortunately we will not be able to give an assistance without prior appointment.
We wish you all a happy and safe New Year
Dear Friends,
Following the publication of the list of asylum seekers from the Darfur, Nuba mountains and Blue Nile regions, who are eligible for A / 5 status, we have received many calls from the Sudanese community in Israel. However, and due to the increase in Corona infection cases, we will not be able to hold an open reception this week, as usual, in our office. Our reception will be held only by prior appointments. To make an appointment, call 054-6270898 tomorrow (Monday, 03.01.21) between 13:00-16:00 only. The appointments will be scheduled for Tuesday (04.01.21) in our office. We do our best to give an effective response, but we have a small team and so it might take time until we get back to you. Furthermore, unfortunately we will not be able to give an assistance without prior appointment.
We wish you all a happy and safe New Year
// No reception this Tuesday (18.1) //
Due to the omicron variant and isolation of many of our staff members, we will NOT have a reception this Tuesday (18.1). We wish you all good health, the CIC team.
Due to the omicron variant and isolation of many of our staff members, we will NOT have a reception this Tuesday (18.1). We wish you all good health, the CIC team.
//An important update regarding our upcoming reception//
Due to the Corona pandemic and quarantine of staff members, this week reception will be held by telephone only. This Tuesday (25.1) we will be available on phone between the hours of 9:00 - 13:00 on the number: 054-6270898.
As always, you can also send us a WhatsApp message to the same number.
We are doing the best we can to provide effective response and we thank you for your patience in these days.
Due to the Corona pandemic and quarantine of staff members, this week reception will be held by telephone only. This Tuesday (25.1) we will be available on phone between the hours of 9:00 - 13:00 on the number: 054-6270898.
As always, you can also send us a WhatsApp message to the same number.
We are doing the best we can to provide effective response and we thank you for your patience in these days.
Please note, this coming Tuesday (22.02.22) there will be no reception at our office in Tel Aviv, due to the hotline staff's trip to Eilat to hold a reception in the city.
The next reception in our office in Tel Aviv will take place the following Tuesday (01.03.22). In addition, as always, you can send us a message via WhatsApp to 054-6270898.
The next reception in our office in Tel Aviv will take place the following Tuesday (01.03.22). In addition, as always, you can send us a message via WhatsApp to 054-6270898.