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Historical Values
Year Value
2016 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 Juda
2017 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 Juda
2018 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 Juda
2019 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 Juda
2020 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 Juda
2021 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 whil
2022 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 whil
2023 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 whil
2024 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 whil
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 whil