Head of Repatriation and Investment Department

Shmuel Polyshuk

With over 30 years of experience in the field of repatriation, Shmuel has spent 9 years at the Ministry of Aliyah and Integration and 23 years working at the ‘Nativ’ service under the Prime Minister’s Office. For the last 6 years, he has been the senior advisor to the head of Nativ in Jerusalem. Previously, he headed the Representation in St. Petersburg, was the head of the repatriation department at the Israeli Embassy in Moscow, led the Representation in Ukraine and the Republic of Moldova, and was responsible for Nativ’s activities in Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Armenia. Since the beginning of 2022, Shmuel has been directly involved in restructuring bureaucratic procedures to expedite the acceptance of a new wave of repatriation in Israel, including the logistics of moving forced refugees, in partnership with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Interior, Ministry of Absorption, the Jewish Agency, and the Friendship Foundation. Emergency measures were developed, including additional consular reception points for Ukrainians in third countries; the GO NO GO project was launched in an online format for citizens of the Russian Federation, Ukraine, and the Republic of Belarus, and a reception point was opened at Ben-Gurion Airport. Thirteen emergency repatriation points were established across the country. Even the famous electronic application form for consular verification was developed and published with Shmuel’s active participation. Mr. Polishchuk has spent more than five years training Nativ consuls in his role as director of courses for preparing staff for foreign missions. Shmuel has 10 years of experience in the banking sector and has completed a course for investment consultants.

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Alex Zernopolsky

Office Owner, Advocate, Human Rights Defender

Alex is the owner of the office and a leading lawyer with over 20 years of legal practices

Anna Mhitrian

Advocate, Leading Lawyer

Handles cases of several law practices: family, immigration, and civil

Irena Rosenberg

Advocate, Manager of Expert Visas department

Specialist in the field of visas for foreign experts and other immigration issues in Israel

Nechama Ovadia

Advocate, Manager of Expert Visas department

Neсhama is a specialist with over 20 years of experience in the field of immigration and executive law

Yuri Deutsch

Advocate, Notary

Yana Bella Waldberg

Director of Strategic Communications

Yana Bella is responsible for the development of client service, implementation of partnership projects, external communications, organizing and conducting professional events, and charitable projects.

Kateryna Syzonova

Repatriation Expert

Ruslan Bikenov

Canadian and Israeli lawyer

Member of the Law Society of Ontario and the Israel Bar Association.

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The office of Alex deals with any issues in the field of immigration law in Israel: repatriation, legalization of family members, proof of paternity and kinship through DNA, and any complex cases.

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