The fastest route to a passport in the registry: citizenship is granted immediately on repatriation, with no residence period, no citizenship exam and no renunciation of the RF passport. The right belongs to a Jew, and also to the child and grandchild of a Jew, the spouse of a Jew and the spouse of a child/grandchild — so the family moves, not just one person; the exception is a person who voluntarily changed religion. The main effort is archival rather than legal: you need original documents proving descent (ancestors' birth and marriage certificates, archive statements) and a consular interview. ⚠️ Two risks worth knowing in advance: the Knesset periodically revives a bill to remove grandchildren from the Law of Return — as of mid-2026 it has not passed, but postponing is not advised; and the Jewish Agency's operations in Russia are restricted — offices closed, work moved online, and the Russian Justice Ministry's liquidation suit against the Russian branch has dragged on since 2022 without a clear outcome.
Path — Israel · updated 2026-07-29
Timing depends on an external condition — not predictable in advance
Timing depends on an external condition — not predictable in advance