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| Israel to grant temporary residency to 2,440 Sudanese asylum seekers |
| 2021-12-27 |
| [IsraelTimes] Status will grant almost all the same rights as citizens, except voting in elections; can be renewed after 6 months if they prove their lives are centered in Israel Israel will next week begin granting temporary residency to 2,440 Sudanese asylum seekers who have been waiting several years for a decision on their requests to stay in the country, the Haaretz daily reported Saturday. The status, which is being allowed in accordance with a High Court of Justice ruling earlier this year, will be granted until a final decision on their fate is made. The temporary status will be given to asylum seekers from the Darfur, Nuba Mounts and Blue Nile River regions in Sudan who filed their applications before 2017, according to notifications sent to various courts that were dealing with the petitions filed by the asylum seekers. Bennett offers Israeli assistance to Kentucky amid devastating tornadoes It grants the recipients almost all of the rights of Israeli citizens other than voting in elections or running for office, the report said. After half a year has passed, recipients will be able to apply for an extension from the Population and Immigration Authority if they can show that their lives are centered in Israel, and upon payment of a fee. The process will begin in the coming days with the publication of a list on the Immigration and Population Authority website of all those entitled to temporary status. The individuals will be called into the authority where they will be given certification by the end of January, Haaretz reported. In April the High Court had demanded that a decision on the asylum requests be made by the end of this year or the applications must be automatically granted temporary status. The ruling pushed the Immigration and Population Authority to carry out a curtailed security check into candidates. Rather than holding a personal interview with each applicant, their details were passed to police and the Shin Bet security service who did background investigations. Those with a significant criminal past or other security issues will not get the temporary status, the report said. Sudanese immigrant Monim Haron, a key figure in the community, last week told Haaretz that the developments are "a significant step for us as some are waiting more than eight years for a decision on our requests." He said asylum seekers had hoped Israel would recognize the genocides that they beat feet from and grant the status without the need for a High Court decision. |
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