Lilian Granovsky
I can highly recommend these services!
Every time we turned to Joshua we always got a professional quick and helpful respond.
Sveta Vashkevich
We (myself and my husband) came to Mr. Joshua Pex – for his professional advice – and we received such human warmth and caring attitude, that our hearts melted …
His attention to our details and our situation peculiarities, combined with his professionalism and knowledge, helped us to map out what needs to be done on our part: we appreciate and recommend You, Mr. Joshua!
YK C
We had a pleasure of working with Irena Rosenberg who assisted in getting our two U.S. born children registered in Israel and supported visa process for my wife in 2021. During the pandemic, my wife and I decided to move to Israel where I am originally from after living in the U.S. for over 20 years, but we had no idea how to go about securing visas before and after arriving in Israel. Irena is knowledgeable, reliable and competent lawyer who always had answers to all our questions which made us feel confident that everything would be fine with her assistance. We are now happily living in Israel and are so grateful to have Irena who is a genuinely nice person as our lawyer.
Eden Weiss
Extrmely friendly, professional and helpful. A big thank you to Irina especially from the Jerusalem office. Highly Recommended.
Stuart Safft
I am delighted to report that my wife and I have just obtained our Israeli citizenship. We will be forever grateful for all of the help, guidance and support which Ariel Galili of Decker, Pex & Co. provided through this process.
I am a Jewish, 80-year-old American, and my wife is not Jewish. We had started the process on our own back in November 2020 via the Jewish Agency and Nefesh B’Nefesh, but soon became entangled in the delays and often-changing regulations due to Covid-19. The pandemic also caused delays in obtaining the required apostilles for various documents from various state agencies and the US State Department.
We found Decker, Pex & Co. On the internet and began working with Ariel in late November 2021. Ariel did a superb job of leading us through the process, helping us to understand which documents were essential, which would most likely be required, and which, though included on the list of required documents, were rarely required. He helped us several times to understand what was likely and unlikely to occur as “the next step.” Helping us manage our expectations was extremely useful to us.
Besides his knowing the laws, regulations and procedures, Ariel also made us feel that he was truly interested in helping us to successfully work through this process in as smooth, timely, and frustration-free manner as possible.
My wife and I strongly recommend anyone planning to go through this process seriously consider hiring Decker, Pex, Ofir & Co. and, specifically, Ariel Galili.
Paul Prince
The team of lawyers and assistants are incredibly professional. Aiming to give their clients the advice possible regarding the normative and the law of Israel. With well trained and professional secretary at the front desk to the lawyers team, I could say that I had one of the most professional services possible. I'm super glad of choosing Joshua Pex of Law office for immigration solution, lawyers to advise in my case, to me, it is remarkable.
Michelle Long
Josh has been helping me on and off for a few years now. I have needed legal advice and assistance with immigration due to a complex situation of mine, and he has been extremely available and responsive, honest and clear about my route and how to proceed. Very much recommended!
Israel iluz
We were very satisfied with the service of Nehama. She was very professional in all her dealings and kept us informed all the way.
We highly recommend this law firm. They proved to be reliable, efficient and pleasant to work with.
Prima Lorenzo
I admire the Austrian citizenship team in Tel-Aviv branch! They deserve more then 5 stars!! They are very friendly and professional. I've got Austrian citizenship in 4 months for all family members which consists of 12 people! The entire team is very friendly and responsive. They are always answering questions and support during the process. I recommend to everyone. Was 100% satisfied.
Shaltiel Devorah
Mr. Joshua Pex is knowledgeable and Professional. I really appreciate his courteous and direct approach.
Наталья Мажуга
Great lawyers Joshua Pex and Nechama and Michael Deker who really want to help you and I have very trustful relationships with them. All my cases they took they won. Thank you and let’s keep working together
Dumitrascu Cristina
Best lawyer house from Israel! I couldn’t dealt with my situation without their professionalism and effectiveness. Their dedication to every legal aspect and their drive it’s how a true lawyer house can be!
Working in European market and international now, I couldn’t dare to let myself wide my wings on countries unknown to me. Definitely they’ll be the lawyers representing me, my business at every international aspect and on personal development.
When you hear Decker,Pex,Ofir &Co, you hear 10+ class services, luxurious professionals, confidentiality and exclusive attention to your needs.
Joshua Pex was both an amazing human being and an inspiring human rights attorney. I reported directly to him for various activities I performed as in intern. I was impressed with his incredibly solid character. He is trustworthy, fair, and goes above and beyond to advocate for the vulnerable. He is completely trustworthy and high caliber in his work. His partners and employees are very blessed to work with him. I am honored to know them.
Heather Lebrun
Sergei m Vashkevich
We came to Mr. Joshua with so many questions (and most of all, with so many concerns and worries) …
When we explained our case to him, first of all, he calmed us down and helped us to see the big picture, which took away our fears;
Then he presented us with a detailed explanation and a few options to explore, and a timeline, how things work and necessary steps to undertake on our part,
We thank and highly recommend Mr. Joshua for showing us so much empathy, care and professionalism (!)
Morgan Jones
The team at Decker, Pex & Co have been awesome to work with in helping our US company establish banking in Israel and in providing counsel for legal needs in Israel. I highly recommend!
lynn vonne
Excellent service, very friendly and helpful, fast responding and very patient. Highly recommend. I will choose them again next time if needed.
TarcisioePotira Freitas
I really recommend the law office's services. The service is very professional and efficient, the price is right. I am satisfied with the services I needed and happy to have known them.
Halvor Ronning
Courteous, clear, efficient service.
Genaan Abdelall
I cannot recommend Nechama enough! Her expertise, professionalism, and dedication to her clients is unparalleled. From the moment I reached out to her, she provided clear and concise communication, and helped me navigate through a complex legal issue with ease.
Throughout the entire process, Nechama went above and beyond to ensure that I was informed and comfortable with every decision. She demonstrated a deep knowledge of the law, and was able to offer sound advice that ultimately led to a positive outcome.
What sets Nechama apart is her compassionate and empathetic approach to her clients. She truly cares about the well-being of her clients, and it shows in the way she handles every case.
If you are in need of a lawyer, I highly recommend Nechama.
Arielle Bosch
Incredibly knowledgeable, approachable, accessible, and evident across the board that they truly care about the people they are helping. They are quick to respond, engaged, and obviously top-notch lawyers. I couldn't recommend them highly enough. Thank you, Joshua and Itamar for your help with our Joint Life Application. You were a calming energy during a storm - always breathed a sigh of relief after speaking with you. It is so difficult to get straight answers from the Misrad Hapnim, but you guys are straight shooters. I appreciate your candor and evident integrity. Hope to work with you in the future, and will send everyone I know in need of legal aid your way. Thank you for your guidance and support.
Jacob Newberry
A really excellent firm. They knew exactly how to handle my situation effectively and efficiently, and we got the result I needed without much fuss. Adi Berger was a wonderful advocate for me and I am deeply grateful for her help!
Alexander P Gutterman
EU PASSPORT ! Big news! Thanks to Michael Decker and the other good people at the law office, as well as to the virtue of my ancestors, the cruelty of the Inquisition, reparations issued in the Iberian Peninsula, and etc, I am delighted to be on track for Portuguese and European Union Citizenship! A truly incredible development and one which brings me deep joy.
Dongdiet & Nellie
We are very happy with the services. Somehow they managed to translate the law lingo into language we actually understand 😉 and their outstanding YouTube videos helped us to have a better grasp of what process we had to go through. Their patience, clear explanation and experience are very valuable. It's also very nice to know that you will receive response promptly; it made us feel we can really trust their services. We recommend all those looking for immigration lawyers to get in touch.
Matthias Oppliger
I have been receiving services from this Law Firm for several years now and I want to say THANK YOU to the team, especially Joshua Pex. They are doing outstanding work. The services I have received for both our Israeli non profit association but also our social business have helped us solve many issues at hand and provided solutions in complicated situations. Personally, I am grateful for support in visa issues as a foreigner living now in Israel for many years.
Amir Abt
The best lawyer firm I’ve had dealt with. I would like to thank Anat Levi and Ariel Galili from the Jerusalem branch for all of their efforts and patience, we could not have been Able to reach to where we are now without them
Michael and Ariellah Waizman
For Advocate Joshua Pex.
We were in a devastating situation when my wife received an order from the immigration office to leave Israel within 30 days, without any explanation, after we have been married and in the process for six and a half years. We heard of Advocate Pex through a friend of a friend. We contacted Mr. Pex and he was ready to help us when he heard of our situation.
The service is amazing! Always ready to assist without regard to the time it takes. The advice Mr. Pex gave us was great, such as what to do, he gave useful links, and advice about which officials to contact. The price for the service was great!
The process until we received the extension for another year for my wife was not long (3 months). Things started moving once Mr. Pex came into the picture.
We highly recommend Advocate Joshua Pex! We achieved our goal and the fear of deportation has been lifted!
Kfir Cohen
We were searching for a law firm that will be honest with us and really work hard for a satisfying result, it wasn't an easy task
We found them online; they were the only law firm from all of our searchings which were completely honest and NOT gave us just what we wanted to hear
Using them guaranteed honesty above all. A legal team that is friendly and cares for a superb result
They really care about helping their customers without any other interest
Nadia gave us service behind what we expected; she was professional which lead to fast and easy process with great result
We definitely recommend using them
Marce Ruth St. Rey
Party time in the heart, my beloved husband received his residence after so much time of battles and faith. Gratitude, God has blessed us with wonderful beings who have accompanied us, including a "precious angel" who touched our hearts, our excellent and fantastic lawyer: Maria Chernin Dekel, sweet and wonderful human being, who has guided us and stayed On our side. side in this intense legal transit whom we bless on every occasion. God bless you dear Maria, you have exceeded your professional duty by containing us and collaborating with us in hard times, very hard, for that we want to thank you publicly, you are unique!!!
We bless and thank the entire team at Decker Pex Tal Ofir Law Firm.
Priscilla Moses
competent consulting, fast processing, reliable, warm & good team. highly recommended
Yossi Montrose
Very knowledgeable and professional
Sophie Cooperman
Oded Ger did an excellent job by reviewing a modeling contract I was offered. Explained the bad clauses in the contract, and their possible consequences. Thank you for your amazing job, your professionalism, your consultation and honesty. You showed me from your experience how it can be done differently. It was the best decision choosing you as my lawyer.
I highly recommend this firm, especially Oded Ger.
Gáspár Erőss
If you need to solve any complicated legal issue in Israel, don't hesitate to contact them. Otherwise you will loose hours/days/weeks with things that they can solve in minutes. They helped me to obtain my expert working visa in Israel and even after that they responded further questions and gave me advices related to administrative issues in Israel which saved me a lot of time. Irena Rosenberg and Michael Decker worked on my case, they are very professional and helpful. They will not let you down, feel free to contact them.
Andreas Kelling
We have been working with Decker, Pex & Co - Law Firm in Tel Aviv for many years very well. Because we appreciated their lawyers services, we recommended businesses and individuals again and again to go there as well.
Schruuf
We were very pleased and content with the services of this law firm. They supported us 100% and solved our case successfully, we couldn't be happier.
Greg Olson
We highly recommend Adv. Mike Decker and have know him for many years. He has helped our family with many battles over the years. We recently received our permanent residency after 23 years in Israel. We so much appreciate Mike’s representation of us.
Is expediting a German citizenship application possible? In light of the long waiting time for processing applications for German citizenship, which may reach 3 years or more, many wonder how it is possible to speed up the process. It is possible to contact the authorities in Germany to expedite an application that has been delayed for a long time, or alternatively to submit an expedition petition to the court in Germany.
Anyone who has ever dealt with German bureaucracy knows that the key word is “patience”. This is especially true for applications for German citizenship and German passports in recent years. Following the amendment of the Citizenship Law in Germany (Staatsangehörigkeitsgesetz) from 2021, hundreds of thousands of descendants of German citizens who were persecuted by the Nazis were added to the list of those eligible for naturalization in Germany. Accordingly, there has been a significant increase in applications for German citizenship. The result has been the creation of significant queues and delays in the processing of applications.
The authorities in Germany do not commit to a specific processing time for citizenship and passport applications. Our experience shows that the processing time for citizenship applications ranges from 2 to 3 years on average, and the processing of passport applications takes several additional months. However, there are quite a few people entitled to citizenship who, due to their personal circumstances, cannot wait that long for their citizenship applications to be processed.
Complex life circumstances, such as advanced age or serious illness, may lead to a situation where the applicants may not be able to enjoy the citizenship to which they are entitled, and the many benefits it confers. For someone facing exceptional circumstances which they believe justify expediting of their application, it is important to know that oftentimes something can be done. The assistance of an attorney specializing in German immigration law may help advance the application. We will explain this in detail below.
A brief explanation of the process for obtaining German citizenship and a German passport
The citizenship law in Germany currently establishes the right to citizenship for people persecuted by the Nazis, who left Germany between 30.1.1933 and 8.5.1945 or whose citizenship was revoked due to their religion, race or political views. This entitlement applies as a general rule to the descendants of those persecuted (children, grandchildren, and even great-grandchildren). Those who are able to prove their right to citizenship may apply for naturalization in Germany.
Eligibility is proven through documents that show that the persecuted were indeed German citizens during the qualifying period. Those who do not possess the required proof can try to locate these documents in the German archives. After proving eligibility in principle, the complete citizenship application, which includes the application form, must be submitted to the authorities in Germany, providing all the relevant details about the applicants and their family background. Various documents must be attached to the form, as required by the authorities in Germany. Documents that were not originally written in German or English require a notarized translation into German.
After the application has been submitted, it is examined by the German Citizenship Department (Bundesverwaltungsamt), whose offices are located in the city of Cologne. If the application is approved, the applicants are invited to an official meeting where they are granted a certificate of naturalization. At this stage, the applicants become German citizens, and are able to apply for a German passport. The duration of the process depends, as mentioned, on the changing schedule of the immigration authorities in Germany, but also on how the applicants themselves handle the application. This includes obtaining all the relevant documents as soon as possible and submitting the application in accordance with the strict requirements of the German authorities. Those who do not act in accordance with these requirements may have their application delayed.
What does German law state regarding the processing time for citizenship applications?
It is important to understand that in many cases there is a significant gap between the provisions of the German law and its application in reality, as far as the time period for handling naturalization applications is concerned. Generally, the authorities in Germany are obliged to start processing citizenship applications that reach them within 3 months from the date of submission of the applications. However, today, in light of the heavy load faced by the immigration authorities, it may take a much longer time before the processing of a citizenship application begins. The authorities in Germany do not tend to prioritize applications on their own initiative, therefore automatic priority will not be given to applicants who were persecuted themselves or are Holocaust survivors, or alternatively, applicants suffering from a complex medical condition.
What can be done to expedite the process?
In cases where there are circumstances that require expediting the process, you can first try and contact the citizenship department in Germany and ask the application to be prioritized, if the process is delayed. As a general rule, as long as two years have passed since the application was submitted and no update has been received from the German authorities, you can submit a request to expedite the processing.
Another possible solution is to file an administrative petition in the court in Germany, in which an order is requested obliging the authorities to expedite the start of processing the request. This is in accordance with the law, according to which applications must be processed within 3 months. It is important to emphasize that the courts in Germany are well aware of the load the immigration authorities are dealing with these days, and so this route is not relevant for everyone. It will be necessary to provide evidence of the need to examine the application more quickly, in order to maximize the chances of the petition being accepted. It is recommended to consult with an attorney specializing in immigration law and handling German citizenship applications.
How can the processing of applications for German passports be expedited, after obtaining citizenship?
As we mentioned above, an application for the issuance of a German passport can only be requested after receiving a German naturalization certificate. The process of issuing the passport is conducted through the immigration office and takes about 3 months on average. For those who do not want to or are unable to wait, it is important to know that there is a fast track for processing passport applications. An application can be submitted in a fast-track procedure at the German Embassy, and it will usually be processed within a few weeks. Alternatively, you can come to Germany and submit the application there. In these cases, the passport will be issued within about 7 days.
Expediting an application for German citizenship and a German passport – contact an attorney specializing in German immigration law
For any additional questions regarding German citizenship applications, you can contact us and an attorney specializing in German immigration law will be glad to provide you with comprehensive and professional assistance. The attorneys from our office, in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, have extensive and proven experience in handling German citizenship and German passport applications for Nazi victims and their descendants, as well as German citizenship applications for family members.
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