The Appeals Tribunal

In case of rejection of an application by the Population and Immigration Authority or the Ministry of Interior, the applicant has the right to file an appeal or request a rehearing. The appeal must be filed immediately within 21 days from the date of rejection. In case of rejection in an internal appeal of the authority, an appeal should be filed with the Appeals Tribunal. Appeals against the authority’s decisions are currently submitted to three Appeals Tribunals in Israel located in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, and Be’er Sheva, which replace the former appeal committees that used to handle appeals against the authority’s decisions. Appeals against decisions of the Appeals Tribunal can be filed with the District Courts sitting as Administrative Courts.

Our firm has gained deep familiarity and unique expertise in appeals against the authority’s decisions. In many cases, even under challenging circumstances, we manage to cancel decisions of the authority that were made unlawfully, based on various legal and factual grounds, regarding the granting of entry and residence permits to foreign workers, spouses of Israelis, parents and children of Israelis, and more.