JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich, the owner of Chelsea soccer club who has found himself without a visa to Britain, took Israeli citizenship on Monday and will move to Tel Aviv where he has bought a property, an Israeli media report said. Abramovich has been counted as one of the richest men in Britain since he bought the English Premier League soccer club in 2003. An Israeli immigration absorption ministry spokeswoman declined to comment on the report citing individual privacy but a spokeswoman for the Population Administration which oversees border control confirmed that Abramovich was in Israel. A spokesman for Abramovich also declined to comment on the report. Israeli passport holders can enter Britain without a visa for short stays, although they require visas to work there.

Source: The Star May 28, 2018 16:18 UTC