The Russian-born backer of the Blues has been granted
citizenship of the country and has reportedly bought a
property in Tel Aviv
Roman Abramovich, the multibillionaire owner of Chelsea, has
formally taken up Israeli citizenship after being denied a
visa to the UK.
His visa for the UK expired last month, and with more
rigorous regulations put in place by the UK government
following the poisoning of former Russian spy Sergei Skripal
and his daughter, he elected not to renew it.
Consequently, Abramovich decided to leave the country and
take up citizenship of Israeli, where he is eligible to live due
to the Law of Return which allows followers of the Jewish
faith to move to the country.
“Roman Abramovich arrived at the Israeli embassy in
Moscow like any other person. He filed a request to receive
an immigration permit, his documents were checked
according to the Law of Return, and he was indeed found
eligible,” a spokesperson told Israeli television station
Channel 10.
The Chelsea owner, who was previously a resident of Jersey
in the Channel Islands, will be eligible for 10 years of tax-
free status in Israel, during which time he will not need to
declare the source of his income.
Local reports suggest that he will take up residency in Tel
Aviv, having bought a property from actress Gal Gadot.
Reportedly worth $12.5bn (£9.4bn), he has become the
richest person in Israel.
citizenship of the country and has reportedly bought a
property in Tel Aviv
Roman Abramovich, the multibillionaire owner of Chelsea, has
formally taken up Israeli citizenship after being denied a
visa to the UK.
His visa for the UK expired last month, and with more
rigorous regulations put in place by the UK government
following the poisoning of former Russian spy Sergei Skripal
and his daughter, he elected not to renew it.
Consequently, Abramovich decided to leave the country and
take up citizenship of Israeli, where he is eligible to live due
to the Law of Return which allows followers of the Jewish
faith to move to the country.
“Roman Abramovich arrived at the Israeli embassy in
Moscow like any other person. He filed a request to receive
an immigration permit, his documents were checked
according to the Law of Return, and he was indeed found
eligible,” a spokesperson told Israeli television station
Channel 10.
The Chelsea owner, who was previously a resident of Jersey
in the Channel Islands, will be eligible for 10 years of tax-
free status in Israel, during which time he will not need to
declare the source of his income.
Local reports suggest that he will take up residency in Tel
Aviv, having bought a property from actress Gal Gadot.
Reportedly worth $12.5bn (£9.4bn), he has become the
richest person in Israel.
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