Real Case Studies
How non-residents from around the world successfully resolved their Israeli legal matters — inheritance, property, tax, business, and more. Real cases, real outcomes.
Inheritance & Probate
How UK Heirs Settled a Missing Relative's Israeli Estate With No Death Certificate
A Manchester family could not touch their vanished uncle's Haifa apartment for years because no death certificate existed. A declaration of death in the Israeli Family Court unlocked the estate.
How US Grandchildren Inherited a Haifa Estate Through Their Late Father
A Haifa widower died without a will. Two of his heirs were minor grandchildren living in the US. Here is how their one-third share was secured under court supervision.
How US Heirs Reversed an Israeli Mutual Will Rewrite
A US son and daughter were cut out of their late father's Tel Aviv apartment by a later will. We reversed it under the mutual-will rule of the Succession Law 1965.
Property & Real Estate
How a Canadian Couple Safely Bought a Discounted Apartment Inside an Israeli Pinui-Binui Project
A Toronto couple found a Bat Yam apartment priced well below the market. It sat inside an approved evacuate-and-rebuild project. Here is the due diligence that protected them before they wired a shekel.
How a Non-Resident Recovered NIS 912,000 After an Off-Plan Developer Collapsed
An overseas couple paid nearly a million shekels toward an off-plan Israeli apartment. When the developer went insolvent, the statutory bank guarantees returned every shekel.
How a US Buyer Got His Money Back When an Israeli Project Stalled
A US buyer paid half the price of an off-plan Netanya apartment, then the developer stalled for two years. We called the bank guarantee and recovered every shekel.
Citizenship & Legal Status
How a French Family Secured Israeli Citizenship for a Second-Generation Daughter
A French-born daughter was refused a first Israeli passport as the second generation born abroad. How the Law of Return route confirmed her citizenship in five months.
How an Australian Confirmed Israeli Citizenship Through a Deceased Father
A Melbourne man proved his Israeli citizenship by descent through a father who died without Israeli papers. Here is how we reconstructed the file from Australia.
How an Australian Mother Made Aliyah With Her Son Despite the Father's Refusal
A divorced mother in Melbourne could not open her son's aliyah file because the father would not sign. We secured an Australian relocation order and she landed as an olah with her child.
Banking & Finance
How a US Retiree Avoided a Forced Sale of an Israeli Securities Portfolio
A US person's Israeli bank demanded he liquidate a NIS 1.5M portfolio within weeks. How a Section 97(b2) exemption and a negotiated wind-down avoided a fire sale and Israeli tax.
How a Canadian Recovered Her Own Dormant Israeli Savings Account
A Toronto woman's Israeli account sat untouched for over a decade and drifted toward the state. Here is how we reclaimed NIS 380,000 for her, from Canada.
How a French Couple Opened an Israeli Bank Account After Three Refusals
Three Israeli branches turned down a retired French couple who owned a Tel Aviv apartment. Here is how a foreign-resident desk and a Bank of Israel enquiry finally got the account open.
Documents & Apostille
How an Heir in a Non-Apostille Country Got His Documents Accepted for an Israeli Succession Order
An heir living in a Gulf state that issues no apostille and has no Israeli mission spent months on a stalled legalisation chain. An Israeli consular notarisation and Hague-country birth records unlocked the succession order.
How British Buyers Fixed a Rejected Hebrew Translation to Register a Netanya Apartment
A London couple's foreign-certified translations were rejected twice by the Israeli Land Registry. Here is why an Israeli notary's confirmation was the only thing that worked.
How an Australian Retiree Restored a Suspended Israeli Pension
An Israeli pension fund suspended an Australian retiree's payments over a rejected life certificate. How we fixed the notarization and apostille and recovered arrears.
Healthcare & Medical
How a Paris Family Prevented a Full Autopsy in Israel and Repatriated Their Father in 6 Days
A French family objected from Paris to a police-ordered autopsy after their father died suddenly while visiting Israel, secured a court-approved CT examination instead, and repatriated him for burial within six days.
How a Canadian Family Managed a Son's Psychiatric Crisis in Israel and Brought Him Home
A Canadian student's first psychotic episode in Jerusalem, no public health cover, an insurer's denial, and a supervised flight back to Ontario. What the family got right, and what nearly went wrong.
How a French Couple Funded IVF in Israel as Non-Residents
A French couple wanted IVF in Israel but stood outside the public health basket. We fixed the cost, translated the consent, and arranged treatment as non-residents.
Extended Stay & Living
How a US Professor Secured an Israeli Work Visa for a University Post
A US professor was told to enter Israel as a tourist for a two-year faculty post. Here is how we put him on a lawful B/1 work visa with permits for his family.
How a British Engineer Kept His Israeli Project After a B/1 Visa Refusal
A UK engineer's B/1 expert visa renewal was refused when Israel raised the 2026 salary threshold. We fixed the employer permit and got him back on site within weeks.
How an Ontario Couple Spent Winters in Israel Without Losing OHIP
A retired Toronto couple's long stays in Israel triggered a National Insurance residency inquiry and risked their OHIP. We structured a compliant pattern and kept both intact.
Israeli Tax Law
How a French Investor Sold Shares in an Israeli Property Company Without Paying Tax Twice
A Paris shareholder assumed his sale of Israeli company shares was tax-free under the non-resident exemption. The company was a real estate association, so Israel taxed it as a land sale. Here is how we handled it.
How a Former Oleh in Canada Deferred Israeli Exit Tax on His Portfolio
A man who made aliyah, then moved back to Toronto, faced a deemed-sale exit tax on unrealized gains. Section 100A let him defer the whole bill until he actually sells.
How Canadian Landlords Kept the 10% Rate on Six Tel Aviv Flats
The Israel Tax Authority reclassified a Canadian couple's six rented apartments as a business, stripping the 10% track. We overturned it and kept the flat rate.
Business & Investment
How an Australian Owner Cleared an Israeli Company's 'In Violation' Status From Abroad
An Australian's dormant Israeli company had years of unpaid fees and an 'in violation' flag blocking a new venture. How a dormancy affidavit cleared it remotely and waived the back fees.
How a UK Founder Sold His Israeli Startup and Avoided a NIS 21M Innovation Authority Redemption Fee
A British founder selling his IIA-funded Israeli company to a US acquirer faced a redemption fee of up to six times his grants for moving the technology abroad. Restructuring the deal kept the know-how in Israel and cut the exposure dramatically.
How a US Parent Defended Its Israeli Subsidiary's Transfer Pricing in an Audit
The Israel Tax Authority attacked a US software group's cost-plus markup on its Israeli R&D subsidiary. A local benchmarking study cut a NIS 3.4M reassessment to a modest adjustment.
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