{"id":17232,"date":"2018-10-24T09:09:26","date_gmt":"2018-10-24T09:09:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/temp.lawoffice.org.il\/?p=17232"},"modified":"2023-03-22T17:45:25","modified_gmt":"2023-03-22T15:45:25","slug":"foreign-journalist-in-israel-gpo-card","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/script_transfer_new.mowfns.ap-southeast-2.wpstaqhosting.com\/en\/foreign-journalist-in-israel-gpo-card\/","title":{"rendered":"Foreign Journalist in Israel &#8211; GPO Card"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This article addresses how a foreign journalist in Israel can obtain a GPO (Government Press Office) card.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-17233 size-medium aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/script_transfer_new.mowfns.ap-southeast-2.wpstaqhosting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/person-laptop-300x203.jpg\" alt=\"Foreign Journalist in Israel\" width=\"300\" height=\"203\" srcset=\"https:\/\/script_transfer_new.mowfns.ap-southeast-2.wpstaqhosting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/person-laptop-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/script_transfer_new.mowfns.ap-southeast-2.wpstaqhosting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/person-laptop-768x518.jpg 768w, https:\/\/script_transfer_new.mowfns.ap-southeast-2.wpstaqhosting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/person-laptop.jpg 834w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4 dir=\"ltr\"><b>Media Outlet Qualifications<\/b><\/h4>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A foreign journalist in Israel can apply for a GPO card through the media outlet they are employed by. \u00a0In order to be considered a media outlet by Israel, the outlet must meet a number of qualifications. For example, the media outlet must have been operating for at least two years, have 10,000 papers sold per issue or 100,000 hits per day for online outlets. \u00a0Sixty percent of the publications must be media-related, at the very least, meaning advertising cannot be more than forty percent of the issue or online content. The media outlet\u2019s staff must also produce at least half of the content, meaning most of the content cannot be outsourced to freelancers, etc.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4 dir=\"ltr\"><b>The Application Process for a Foreign Journalist GPO Card<\/b><\/h4>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The application process for a foreign journalist in Israel to receive a GPO card is relatively straightforward. \u00a0You can <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gov.il\/globaldata\/getsequence\/getHtmlForm.aspx?formType=gpocardeng@pmo.gov.il\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">fill out an application<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on the GPO website, or if you are affiliated with a media outlet, they can submit it on your behalf. \u00a0The GPO website lists <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.il\/en\/service\/government_press_card\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">some of what will be required<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for this. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4 dir=\"ltr\"><b>Security Review for a Foreign Journalist in Israel<\/b><\/h4>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If this is the applicant\u2019s first time going through the GPO process in Israel, the applicant will be subject to a security review. \u00a0This is fairly simple, examining that the foreign journalist in Israel has not committed any crimes in the country, has never been deported from the country, and does not work for a hostile state.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4 dir=\"ltr\"><b>Visas and other GPO-Related Issues<\/b><\/h4>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you need a <a href=\"https:\/\/script_transfer_new.mowfns.ap-southeast-2.wpstaqhosting.com\/en\/israeli-visa-for-international-journalists\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">visa for an international journalist in Israel<\/a>, want to learn more about what to do when a <a href=\"https:\/\/script_transfer_new.mowfns.ap-southeast-2.wpstaqhosting.com\/en\/cancelling-or-suspending-an-israeli-press-pass\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GPO card is cancelled or suspended<\/a>, or wish to <a href=\"https:\/\/script_transfer_new.mowfns.ap-southeast-2.wpstaqhosting.com\/en\/appealing-a-press-pass-rejection-in-israel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">appeal a GPO card rejection<\/a>, see our resources on these topics.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4 dir=\"ltr\"><b>Contact Us<\/b><\/h4>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Advocate Michael Decker specializes in immigration law to Israel and successfully helps numerous private and corporate clients, including many journalists and media personnel, navigate the bureaucratic processes in obtaining press cards, visas and legal status in Israel. \u00a0If you seek a GPO card for a foreign journalist in Israel and have any questions or concerns, feel free to contact us.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[author_and_contact_info]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This article addresses how a foreign journalist in Israel can obtain a GPO (Government Press Office) card. Media Outlet Qualifications A foreign journalist in Israel can apply for a GPO card through the media outlet they are employed by. \u00a0In order to be considered a media outlet by Israel, the outlet must meet a number&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[175],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17232","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-immigration-to-israel-en"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Foreign Journalist in Israel - GPO Card<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"This article addresses how a foreign journalist in Israel can obtain a GPO (Government Press Office) card. 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