On April 22, 2020 President Trump signed an Executive Order limiting immigration to the US for the next sixty days, arguing it was in response to the Covid19 virus pandemic.  That order was updated on June 22, 2020, with new restrictions that will last through the end of the year. The new restrictions on immigration…

By the nature of their work, nursing caretakers often face complex situations. Foreign caretakers come to Israel to assist our loved ones at difficult times. Unfortunately, patients often end up institutionalized or pass away during the foreign worker’s tenure. Such a situation raises many legal issues, such as; what is the fate of foreign caretakers…

This article will provide an overview of nursing workers in Israel and their employment conditions. The nursing sector is made up predominantly of foreign workers, who come to Israel for a limited time period to care for our loved ones. This raises complex legal issues which, unfortunately, many only discover when they are faced with…

What are an employer’s obligations in the nursing sector? By Israeli law, nursing patients are generally considered to be the employers of their foreign caretakers. Accordingly, nursing employers in Israel are required to ensure their workers’ legal rights, even if they are not always aware of what all these rights entail. This article will provide…

Today many Israelis are interested in acquiring another citizenship. Obtaining a Bulgarian passport is one the easier paths to citizenship in a European country, for the eligible. Many Israelis of Bulgarian origin are eligible to receive this citizenship, assuming they fit certain criteria. Citizenship in one of the EU countries provides many benefits, such as:…

 In the preceding article of this series, we discussed various obligations that devolve on employers of foreign caretakers. By law, the designated employers are usually the patients themselves. Of these obligations, the issue of insurance is of primary importance. If legal requirements for insurance are not met, the employer may face large fines and be…

The Portuguese law of return, which was enacted in 2015, grants the descendants of Spanish and Portuguese Jews the privilege of receiving a Portuguese EU passport. This law has been under review over the last few months. There,s a reasonable chance that the path obtaining a Portuguese passport based on Jewish heritage will be severely…

Many Israelis have Romanian heritage and thus are eligible, according to the law, to receive Romanian citizenship. Since Romania is one of the countries belonging to the European Union, these Israelis will be able to enjoy the various benefits of holding EU passports. Romanian citizenship for Israelis with Romanian heritage is possible to acquire today,…

The implementation of the new Austrian law, which will come into effect in September 2020, will grant Jews from the Danube area the possibility of receiving Austrian citizenship. Provided, that they are able to prove  that their ancestors were Austrian citizens from the 1930s until 1955 — the year of Austrian independence. This article will…

Due to the measures undertaken by the Health Ministry of Israel to stop the spread of the Coronavirus, tens of thousands of Israelis have suddenly lost their jobs, some of them permanently. In light of these events, many of them found themselves unable to pay the rent. In this uneasy situation, it is very important…