Russian TV presenter Ivan Urgant became a citizen of Israel and a new immigrant (he who returns home after emigration with the renewal of civil rights - prim. red.

So, the star received a passport with citizenship, as soon as he arrived at the Ben Gurion airport on June 10.

As reported by vesty. co. il, together with Urgant in Israel his wife Natalia Kiknadze and their daughters were repatriated.

It is rumored that the showman does not plan to live in Israel, but decided to get a passport for himself and his family. Officially, Ivan Urgant did not comment on this information in any way.

Let us note that on June 26, 2017, the Knesset approved an amendment to the Law on the International Passport ("hok ha-darkonim").

It allows new immigrants to receive a document immediately after they arrive in the country, and not in a year, as was practiced earlier.

Owners of "Darkon" have the opportunity to freely visit 43 countries more than the owners of the passport of the Russian Federation.

Ivan Urgant became the third Russian celebrity, who recently received Israeli citizenship and the status of a new immigrant. Before it did Emmanuel Vitorgan and billionaire Roman Abramovich.