Reception hours for Consular services:
Reception days:
Monday-Friday 09.30-12.30.
Contact the Consular Department to schedule a time by phone or e-mail.
Telephone hours:
Monday-Thursday: 09.00-12.30
Friday: 11.00-12.30
Telephone number:
Phone: 0046-(0)8-52806540
Fax: 08-528 06 555
Operator: 0046-(0)8-52806500
Email:
Payment for consular services will be accepted by BG 360-1630
Population Registry
Registering a child who was born abroad to Israeli citizens
In order to register your child as an Israeli citizen:
2. You will have to sign personally in front of an official representative inside the Israel embassy.
3. One of the Israeli parents must appear in person before the diplomatic/consular representative at the EMbassy and implement the registration process.
4. Please attach a Personbevis + Personbild under your child’s name in English, updated and detailed as possible (at list 3 pages). The personbevis must be verified with an 
Apostille stamp from a public notary.
5. A certificate from the hospital about the birth or "Moderskapsintyg"
6. Both parents Passports are needed.
7. After signing and presenting all the relevant documentation a temporary extract will be issued for your approval, upon your signature your child will then be registered.
8. This process has no fees.
Handling of matters relating to the Israel Defense Forces
1. The Defense Service Law (Consolidated Version), 5747 - 1986 and the Authority to implement it Abroad
The Defense Service Law (Consolidated Version), 5747 - 1986 and the authority to implement it abroad applies to all citizens of the State of Israel both in Israel and abroad, even if they have another citizenship, and even if they live permanently abroad. It also applies to permanent residents of Israel, even if they are not Israeli citizens. The obligation of compulsory service applies to every man who is fit to serve, between the ages of 18 and 29, inclusive. However, a person who is past the age of the obligation of compulsory service and did not fulfill his obligation at the time specified in the law, is deemed to be in violation of the law and will be required to serve in the IDF as decided by the IDF authorities.
2. Registering and establishing military status with the diplomatic / consular representative
Every citizen / permanent resident of the State of Israel, upon reaching the age of 16.5, even if he is living or staying abroad for any reason, is obligated by the Defense Service Law to establish his status with the Israel Defense Forces authorities. A person who is designated for defense service, who is called to report under a general call up order, must report in Israel at the place and at the time specified in the order. However, if he is located abroad, he can report to the diplomatic / consular representative at the mission for the purpose of registration. At the time of his registration, he may submit a request to defer the time of reporting to the defense service.
- You should come in person with a child to the Embassy or sign the application in front of Notary Public and send it to us by post.
- You can make an appointment by phone or e-mail.
- Registration is implemented by filling out the form Registration form/Application to defer military service for Israeli citizens staying abroad (click here to download the form)
- Extract of Swedish Population Registry, "Personbevis" detailed in English (Form 120 All relationship).
- Additional details (in Hebrew) can be obtained on the Israel Defense Forces website or via telephone +972-3-7388888.
3. Deferring service and restrictions on visit to Israel
If a decision is made to defer the service of a person designated for defense service, while he is staying abroad with his parents, the diplomatic / consular representative will explain to him the conditions and restrictions applying to him in everything pertaining to the time frames of his visit to Israel.
Applications to receive a registration extract / birth certificate / death certificate / record of entries and exits
The service is free of charge unless an apostille is required 100 SEK + 100 SEK for return via registered mail.
If it is necessary to obtain a birth certificate translated into English, an application must be submitted in advance.
Inquiries should be made with the Consular Department at the mission after four to six weeks as to whether the certificate has arrived.
2. Certificate Attesting to Israeli Citizenship or Non-Citizenship
Sometimes local authorities require certification of Israel citizenship by those who apply to them and do not suffice with a valid Israeli passport. For the purpose of obtaining a Certificate Attesting to Israeli Citizenship or Non-Citizenship directly from the Israeli Ministry of the Interior, an application must be filled out (click here to download the application for a Certificate Attesting to Israeli Citizenship) and sent by mail to the mission, along with a photocopy of the identity card and of the passport of the applicant. The fee 260 SEK (excl. Apostille stamp) must be submitted with the application. Plus 100 SEK postal fee for return via Registered mail.
Important: All fields must be filled out on the form. A line must be drawn through fields that are not relevant in order to show that they are not relevant and that is why they were not filled in.
The certificate is usually received within eight to twelve weeks.
3. Application to locate an address
The fee 50 SEK must be submitted with the application.
4. 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" (click here to download) and submit it signed to the mission's consular department. The request will be forwarded to the relevant authority in Israel.
The service is free of charge unless an apostille is required cost 100 SEK.
Notices and updates to the Ministry of the Interior
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:
1. Notification of marriage
If the spouse is not Israeli, she/he need to sign a declaration of being single before marriage.(the declaration can be sign at the embassy or at a notary office with appostile and a photocopy of the first page of the spouse's passport)
The service is provided free of charge.
2. Notification of divorce
An Israeli citizen who is divorced abroad must come in person to the embassy, where he will fill out the notification form to notify the Population Registry of his new marital status (click here to download the form Notification of Change in Marital Status), signed by both spouses, along with the verified (Apostile) Personbevis,detailed in English. 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.
3. Notification of death
The service is provided free of charge.
4. Notification of the death of a spouse
The service is provided free of charge.
5. Notification of selection of name for a person who was married, divorced or widowed
An Israeli citizen who was married, divorced or widowed and wishes to choose a new last name must come in person to the embassy, where he will fill out the notification form to notify the Population Registry of the change in his marital status (click here to download the form Notification of Selection of Name), along with the verified (Apostile) Personbevis, detailed in English.
The service is provided free of charge.
6. Notification of change of name
An Israeli citizen who wishes to change his first or last name must come in person to the embassy, 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.