Under the Population Registration Law, 5725 - 1965, an Israeli citizen must notify the Population Registry at the Ministry of the Interior of any change in his personal status. This is implemented between Israeli citizens abroad and the Ministry of Interior by means of special forms. These forms are dispatched to Israel through the Consular Departments of the Israeli missions throughout the world.
Below are details on how to notify the Ministry of the Interior of changes in the personal status of Israeli citizens:
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An Israeli citizen who was married abroad should notify the Population Registry of his new marital status by filling out a notification form on the change in status (click here to download the form Notification of Change in Marital Status) and sending it to the Consular Department at the mission along with the verified and translated (unless it is in English) original marriage certificate. If the spouse is not Israeli, a photocopy of the first page of the spouse’s passport must be attached.
The service is provided free of charge.
An Israeli citizen who is divorced abroad should notify the Population Registry of his new marital status by filling out a notification form on the change in status (click here to download the form Notification of Change in Marital Status) and sending it to the Consular Department at the mission, signed by both spouses, along with the verified and translated (unless it is in English) original divorce certificate. If the spouse is not Israeli, a photocopy of the first page of the spouse's passport must be attached.
The service is provided free of charge.
An immediate family member of an Israeli citizen who died should notify the Population Registry of the death of his relative by filling out the notification form on the change in status (click here to download the form Notification of Change in Personal Status) and sending it to the Consular Department at the mission, along with the verified and translated (unless it is in English) original death certificate.
The service is provided free of charge.
An Israeli citizen who is widowed should notify the Population Registry of the change in his marital status by filling out a notification form on the change in status (click here to download the form Notification of Change in Personal Status) and sending it to the Consular Department at the mission, along with the verified and translated (unless it is in English) original death certificate of the spouse.
The service is provided free of charge.
An Israeli citizen who was married, divorced or widowed and wishes to choose a new last name should notify the Population Registry of the change in his marital status by filling out a notification form on the choice of name (click here to download the form Notification of Selection of Name) and sending it to the Consular Department at the mission, along with the verified and translated (unless it is in English) original marriage or divorce or death certificate.
You must report to the mission in person to implement this.
The service is provided free of charge.
An Israeli citizen who wishes to change his first or last name must come in person to the mission, where he will fill out the notification form on the change of name in two copies (click here to download the form Notification of Change of Name). The mission will send the form to the Ministry of the Interior in Israel. When the change of name is approved, the passport will be updated accordingly. When a citizen who has changed his name returns to Israel, he must go to the Ministry of the Interior to have the change made in his identity card.
An Israeli citizen who is staying abroad and wishes to change his address in Israel can do so by filling out a Change of Address form (click here to download the Change of Address form). To do so, he must report to the mission in person and present an identifying document. He must also attach photocopies of the addenda to his and his spouse’s identity cards. If he has adult children who are living with him, he must also attach photocopies of the addenda to their identity cards.
The process of renouncing Israeli citizenship is intended for an Israeli citizen living abroad who wishes to renounce his Israeli citizenship for any reason whatsoever. This is implemented by giving a declaration of the desire to renounce the citizenship, along with relevant documents and an application to the Ministry of the Interior for its authorization.
It is important to note that the decision to authorize a renunciation of citizenship is made at the sole discretion of the Minister of the Interior or anyone appointed by him, and as long as such authorization is not given, the person who made the declaration is still an Israeli citizen. It should be noted that there have been cases in which the minister saw fit, for various reasons, not to authorize a renunciation of citizenship.
A person who wishes to submit an application to renounce Israeli citizenship must report in person to the Consular Department at the mission and implement the following:
Please note:
1. It is very important to fill out all sections of the form, otherwise the Ministry of the Interior will not handle the application.
2. The process of renouncing citizenship cannot be implemented by mail. The presence of the applicant is mandatory!
3. In the declaration section at the bottom of the form - Declaration of Renunciation of Israeli Citizenship - the signatory undertakes, before any use of his Israeli passport, to check with the mission whether his Israeli citizenship has been cancelled.