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Citizenship Israel, in 10 editions.
The entry for Israel published Citizenship in 10 editions of 36, from 2016 to 2025. The text never changed. Each is shown as published. Citizenship in every entry.
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- 2025
Published as “Citizenship” (2016 to 2025).
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Same as 2024The same text in 10 editions, 2016 to 2025.
- citizenship by birth:
- no
- citizenship by descent only:
- at least one parent must be a citizen of Israel
- dual citizenship recognized:
- yes, but naturalized citizens are not allowed to maintain dual citizenship
- residency requirement for naturalization:
- 3 out of the 5 years preceding the application for naturalization
note: Israeli law (Law of Return, 5 July 1950) provides for the granting of citizenship to any Jew - defined as a person being born to a Jewish mother or having converted to Judaism while renouncing any other religion - who immigrates to and expresses a desire to settle in Israel on the basis of the Right of aliyah; the 1970 amendment of this act extended the right to family members including the spouse of a Jew, any child or grandchild, and the spouses of children and grandchildren
citizenship by birth: no
citizenship by descent only: at least one parent must be a citizen of Israel
dual citizenship recognized: yes, but naturalized citizens are not allowed to maintain dual citizenship
residency requirement for naturalization: 3 out of the 5 years preceding the application for naturalization
note: Israeli law (Law of Return, 5 July 1950) provides for the granting of citizenship to any Jew - defined as a person being born to a Jewish mother or having converted to Judaism while renouncing any other religion - who immigrates to and expresses a desire to settle in Israel on the basis of the Right of aliyah; the 1970 amendment of this act extended the right to family members including the spouse of a Jew, any child or grandchild, and the spouses of children and grandchildren
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Israel: Citizenship.” The World Factbook, 2016–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/israel/citizenship.