Documentation requests from the Population Registry​

This service enables Israeli citizens residing abroad to apply for documents that appear in the Population Registry

Conditions for receiving the service

·         This service is provided to Israeli citizens, former Israeli citizens, and foreign nationals who wish to obtain documents that appear in the Population Registry for themselves, for their children under 18 years of age, or for first-degree relatives.

·         Applicants who are not first-degree relatives of those for whom they are requesting the service must attach a letter containing the reasons for the application, or a power of attorney.

Please Note

Documents issued by Israeli government ministries and authorities that are intended for countries that are signatories to the Hague Convention require an apostille stamp. In such cases, the appropriate fee will be charged.

If you need an apostille stamp on the certificate, please add a note on the application form. If the application does not indicate the need for an apostille the certificate will be issued without it. 

Documents from the population registry:

·         Birth certificate in Hebrew

·         Bilingual birth certificate in Hebrew and English^

·         Death certificate

·         Population registry extract*

Required documents

·         Application form

^Please fill out in English and Hebrew for a bilingual certificate

·         Payment form

·         A copy of the applicant's passport

Please send the following forms by mail or by email: in one PDF file to consulardep@sf.mfa.gov.il

The service is provided free of charge. Payment is required for mailing the certificate only, and for an apostille stamp if requested.

Other certificates

·         Certificate of name change or choosing a new name

Click here for the form

·         Request for information on a traveler

Click here for the form

Please note, with this certificate, entries, and exits from Israel are shown from 2015 until the latest movement. If you need earlier dates, this must be indicated on the form.​

Required documents

·         Application form

·         Payment form

·         A copy of the applicant's passport

Please send the following forms by mail ​or by email: in one PDF file to consulardep@sf.mfa.gov.il

The service is provided free of charge. Payment is required for mailing the certificate only, and for an apostille stamp if requested.

*A Population Registry extract contains the following information:

·         ID number.

·         Full name.

·         Parents’ names.

·         Date and place of birth.

·         Date of immigration to Israel (Aliya).

·         Citizenship.

·         Marital status.

·         Address.

An expanded population registry extract also contains the following:

·         Previous names.

·         Names and dates of birth of their children.

·         Names and date of birth of their spouse(s) and parents.

·         Previous addresses.

·         Dates of marriage, divorce, or widowhood.

·         Religion and ethnicity.

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 occasionally. 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 precedence over the information appearing on this website.

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