The IDF representative will come to the consulate in Paris on
27-28/05/24 and the consulate in London on 29/05/24 and hold interviews with candidates for military service who are
interested in receiving more details about military service (see the add below).
To register to the interview - https://forms.gle/E8S6AiEUHhMMw38f7
The Defense Service Law applies to every Israeli citizen living
in Israel and abroad, including those who have additional citizenship, and
those who live abroad on a permanent basis.
The IDF recognizes candidates for service whose center of life
is abroad and postpones their service until the age of 26.
An Israeli citizen whose center of life was outside Israel until
the age of 26 and deferred enlistment does not need to enlist in the military.
The procedure for deferring the recruitment of an Israeli
citizen whose center of life is outside Israel is called deferment of military
status.
The deferment of military service, does not require the presence
of the minor at the consulate and can be done by email.
Required documents:
1. An up-to-date Israeli passport of the
candidate’s parents and if they also hold a foreign citizenship, an up-to-date
foreign passport.
2.
An Israeli passport of the candidate for
service and if they also hold a foreign citizenship, an up-to-date foreign
passport.
3.
Completed and signed application form for deferment of
military status (7202)
4. A letter from the
school or a confirmation from the municipality about the residential address of
the current year. To prove that the candidate’s center of life from at
the current year is outside the State of Israel.
* Please make sure that the name of the candidate and the dates
are clearly indicated on the documents.
5. If the candidate's
parents are divorced, an original judgment agreement (detailing the custody of
the candidate) must be presented with an apostille stamp. The document must be
translated into Hebrew or English by a certified translator with an additional
apostille stamp verifying the translation.
• In some cases, additional documents will be required for the
application and it will be necessary to wait for an answer from Meitav - responsible
for enforcing the Security Service Law, and the recruitment process for
compulsory service.
During the procedure, all the conditions and restrictions that
apply to the deferment regarding visits to Israel will be explained to the
candidate. The responsibility for meeting these conditions and restrictions
applies to the candidate and their parents (until they reach the age of 18).
These terms and conditions will be specified in a letter that the candidate
will receive after completing the procedure for deferring military status.
It is not possible to extend the validity of a travel document
for a candidate who has reached the age of 16 and 4 months and has not done a
military deferment yet. Therefore, we recommend that you do not make any travel
plans close to the appointment date and wait until a final answer is received
and the process is finalized.
Questions and
applications regarding military service can be sent to Meitav to this
mail address: joinidf@digital.idf.il
Form:
Application form for
deferment of military status