The Israeli missions abroad
provide Israeli citizens and/or Israeli residents staying abroad with some of
the services required by the provisions of the Population Registration
Law, 5725 - 1965, The Names Law, 5716 -1956 and The Crime Register
and Rehabilitation of Offenders Law, 5741 -1981.
Registration
of Israeli citizens abroad
The Israel Nationality Law of 1952
establishes that the acquisition of an Israeli citizenship is possible only
under the following clauses:
1. Return (cl. 2)
2. Residence (cl. 3)
3. Birth (cl. 4)
4. Birth and Residence (cl.
4a)
5. Naturalization (cls. 5-8)
6. Grant (cl. 9)
Israeli citizenship is granted to
those fulfilling one of the first three conditions above.
Those fulfilling one of the last
three conditions above are obliged to submit a request and meet the criteria
for eligibility.
Israeli citizens staying abroad
for a period of over 45 days must register with the Israeli mission in whose
area of responsibility they are staying Israeli citizens staying abroad for
more than a year must register with the Israeli mission once a year (see the
instructions regarding the obligation to register on the inside back cover
of the passport).
Procedure
for submitting "notification of the birth of an Israeli citizen
abroad"
In order to register a child who
was born abroad to Israeli citizens, one of the Israeli parents must appear in
person before the diplomatic / consular representative at the mission and
implement the registration process, during which the following will be
required:
·
Filling out and signing
the form Notification of the Birth of an Israeli Citizen Abroad:
Please
Click Here
·
The original birth
certificate, verified with an apostille stamp in countries that are signatories
to the 1961 Hague Convention, or presentation of a certificate verified by the
relevant authority in that country
·
Photocopies of the
parents' passports
·
If the parents are married
and there is no record to that effect in the Population Registry of
the State of Israel, their verified marriage certificate must be presented
Notification of Change in Marital
Status – Please Click
Here.
Applications
to receive a registration extract / birth certificate / death certificate /
record of entries and exits
To receive one of the above
certificates, an application must be filled out to obtain documentation from
the Population Registry.
Click here to download the Application to Obtain Documentation
from the Population Registry.
The service is free of charge unless
an apostille is required.
Inquiries should be made with the
Consular Department at the mission after four to six weeks as to whether the
certificate has arrived.
Certificate
Attesting to Israeli Citizenship or Non-Citizenship
Under Section 15 of the
Citizenship Law, 5712 -1952 (Consolidated Version), an Israeli citizen is
entitled to receive a certificate from the Minister of the Interior attesting
to his Israeli citizenship. The certificate can be obtained in Hebrew and
English, as well as the date on which citizenship was conferred. Those
interested in the latter must note that separately.
In order to apply for Certificate Attesting to Israeli Citizenship or Non-Citizenship Please contact the Consular Section.
Request
for Information on a Traveler
In order to receive information on
a traveler please fill out the form "Request for Information on a
Traveler" and submit it signed to the mission's consular department.
Click
Here to download
The request will be forwarded to
the relevant authority in Israel.
Change of Name
An
adult over the age of 18 may change his/her last name (surname) and/or first
name (given name) once every 7 years.
The
change is subject to the approval of the Ministry of Interior.
A
fee is charged for this service.
For
further Services and information Please
click Here
Please
contact Consular Section for additional information and appointments:
+91-22-61600510
Mail: Consular3@mumbai.mfa.gov.il
info@mumbai.mfa.gov.il
consul@mumbai.mfa.gov.il