General Information

Pursuant to Israeli law, anyone eligible for military service, male or female, who normally resides overseas, must present him or herself in the Consulate closest to his or her place of residence, when they reach the age of 16 years and 4 months, in order to settle their military status.

If the person of eligible age is in Israel at this time, they must present themselves at the Recruitment Office nearest to them.

When applying outside of Israel, the procedure is done via mail (e-mail or hard copies sent by regular mail). NO appointment is necessary.

In some cases, additional documents may be required and there may be a waiting period until responses are received from the relevant authority in the IDF (Meitav).

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A Child of Immigrants status is given to an Israeli citizen born abroad, or an Israeli citizen who left Israel with his parents for the purpose of immigration before he or she turned 16.

That being said, there are circumstances under which a person eligible for army service will not be entitled to this status or will be required to present further documentation in order to attain it. Such circumstances include the following:

·         When one of the parents resides in Israel, the eligible individual must demonstrate that they reside with the parent residing outside of Israel.

·         Both of the parents reside in Israel.

·         When an individual is not entitled to the status of a child of immigrants but can request a deferral, so as to enable them to complete their high school education abroad.

An individual that is not given the status of a child of immigrants, is not eligible for a deferral and must return to Israel.

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·         Photocopy of both parents' passports, Israeli and foreign passports if applicable.

·         Photocopy of applicant's passports- Israeli and foreign if applicable.

·         Application (form 7202) can be found here.

To submit documents as a PDF file please send them in one file to consulardep@sf.mfa.gov.il 

To send to the Consulate via mail kindly address the envelope as follows:

The Consular Department
Consulate General of Israel to the Pacific Northwest in San Francisco
456 Montgomery St, Suite #2100
San Francisco, CA 94104

Do not send an application for applicants under 16 and 4 months, it will not be processed. 

The system does not allow us to submit an application before 16 and 4 months, and we will not keep it until it's possible. 

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·         When parents are divorced – a court order/custody papers signed by a notary public and affixed with an apostille.

·         Child of Official Representatives – a confirmation of official tour of duty that includes dates of the beginning and end of the tour.

·         Study in Israel – an official acceptance letter from the institution in which the applicant wishes to study accompanied by a personal request letter from the applicant.

·         A child of immigrants who spent a year in Israel with a Masa program – a participation letter indicating the dates of the beginning and end of the program they took part in.

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If it is decided to defer the eligible candidate’s army service, for as long as they reside with their parents abroad, a consular officer will clarify the conditions therein, as well as the limitations applied to their visitation in Israel.

Volunteers

The process is NOT being done through the consulate!   

Please contact-

1) Mahal - mahal@mod.gov.il

2) Garin Tzabar - garin@israelscouts.org

 
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Information contained in this website is general and does not supersede the provisions of the laws of the State of Israel. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs reserves the right to modify the procedures from time to time. In any case of a discrepancy, the provisions of Israeli law and/or local law and/or procedures of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs take provision over the information appearing on this website.