Passport
Waiting for a passport? Glitch delays passport issuance
First report: The waiting time for a biometric passport has jumped from six weeks to about two months due to a malfunction in a Population and Immigration Authority machine.
Planning a summer vacation next year? The step that will save you a lot of money
Starting Nov. 1: What travelers should know about their passport
Israel denies entry to 33 Chinese nationals using fake Japanese passports at Allenby Crossing
Israel should give east Jerusalem Palestinians Israeli passports - opinion
Why can’t the 350,000 Palestinians of east Jerusalem hold both an Israeli and a Palestinian passport?
Nearly 5,000 Hong Kong citizens sign up for new UK visa - The Times
London made changes to its visa rules to give millions of Hong Kong residents a chance to settle in Britain after China imposed a new security law.
UK opens special visa route for Hong Kong residents to become citizens
Britain and China have been arguing for months about what London and Washington say is an attempt to silence dissent in Hong Kong after pro-democracy protests in 2019 and 2020.
UK offers Hong Kong residents a route to citizenship, angering China
"Britain is trying to turn large numbers of Hong Kong people into second-class British citizens. This has completely changed the original nature of BNO," Chinese foreign ministry spokesman said.
Ash announces ‘green passport’ for those who had coronavirus
Commissioner says virus to be around at least another year, will not hesitate to lock down as needed.
Which Jerusalemite was first to put 'Israel' as birthplace on passport?
Ari and Naomi Zivotofksy asked for a passport that recorded their son's birthplace as Israel 18 years ago, but the US government would only say he was born in Jerusalem.
US citizens from Jerusalem can list Israel as birthplace on passports
The announcement is a reversal of long-standing US policy.
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The significance of back-to-back pro-Israel policies ahead of elections
The timing of both moves can be explained in one of two ways, though these two explanations are by no means mutually exclusive.
US citizens born in Jerusalem may have ‘Israel’ on their passports
Under the new policy, individuals will be able to choose whether to have “Jerusalem, Israel” or just “Jerusalem” on their passports.
Knesset panel tells Deri to wipe fingerprints from biometric database
Although cyber experts have said that there is no need for fingerprints to be retained as a countermeasure against fraud, Deri tried to convince the committee to keep them.