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Application for Israeli laissez passer for foreigners

This service enables foreigners who are residents of Israel to submit an application to receive a laissez passer.
Required Documents To Apply
Two recent duplicate passport photos (color against a white background, with full front view of face, measuring 5x5 cm)
ID card; for a minor – the paper addendum (sefach) to the ID card containing the minor's name
Declaration of loss/theft/destruction of passport/laissez passer
The current laissez passer, if any
Foreign passport
Receipt for payment for laissez passer and returning resident visa
NOTE: the validity of the laissez passer required for entry changes from country to country. You must verify that the laissez passer is valid for the destination country before ordering the flight ticket.
NOTE: an Israeli laissez passer for foreigners is valid for a maximum of five years.
NOTE: agreements that exempt Israelis from visas do not apply to a person holding an Israeli laissez passer for foreigners. Therefore, the appropriate visas must be obtained for entering other countries.
NOTE: before entering Israel, an application for a returning resident visa must be submitted, for which an additional fee is charged.
Tip
Don't forget to attach a copy of the German residence permit!
Tip
Payment is made at the consulate using credit and debit cards (including GiroKard).

Please avoid using cash.

If sending the application by mail, use the payment form or bank transfer - detailed instructions are at the bottom of the page.
Required presence at the Consulate
It is mandatory to come in person to the mission when a first laissez passer is being issued or when the old laissez passer has been lost, stolen or destroyed.
Please note
A cover letter must be attached with the following details, in addition to the personal details:
Marital status and citizenship of the spouse, the number of children and where they were born;
since when staying in the place and for what purpose;
the type of visa in which the applicant is staying and is valid;
when did he last leave the country and by what means;
Does the bearer of any travel document of another country (except Jordan)
Please note
You can find the payment form at the bottom of the page.
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Who can apply
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Related documents
How to apply
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Fill out the form
Fill the forms
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appointment
Schedule an appointment
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Who can apply?

The service is provided to Israeli residents who are not citizens.

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How to apply

The required forms must be completed and sent by mail to an Israeli mission in the country where the applicant lives.
For issuing a first laissez passer or where the old laissez passer has been lost, stolen or destroyed, the application must be submitted in person at an Israeli mission in the country where the applicant lives.
 

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Fill the forms

Application for issuance of a passport/laissez passer or application for extension of a passport/laissez passer

Application for grant of an entry visa to Israel (returning resident visa)

Declaration of loss/theft/destruction of a passport or laissez passer.


Entry Visa to Israel - Application Form

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Schedule an appointemet

To visit the mission, it is necessary to schedule an appointment in advance.

Before coming to the mission, make sure you have with you all the required documents and completed forms.
 

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Consular fee

According to the Consular Schedule of Fees

Make an appointment
In cases where attendance is required, an appointment must be made in the appointment system.

Appointment scheduling software will allow you to determine in advance the time of arrival at the embassy and the type of service requested. This will allow the embassy staff to prepare in advance and ensure courteous, efficient and quick treatment.

Please note that:
1. An appointment must be made for each person who arrives (in the case of families - for each member of the family).
2. The visitor's name must be written in foreign letters only (as written in the passport).
Information

Contact Information Consular department Berlin:

You can contact us via email:

Consular@berlin.mfa.gov.il

or by phone Monday-Thursday between 2:00 PM and 4:00 PM: 030 890 455 11

Inquiries must include your ID number.

 

In order to make the consular process as efficient and convenient as possible for you, we have set up a Consulate General in Munich.

Persons living in the federal states of Hessen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Saarland, Baden-Württemberg or Bayern can contact the consulate in Munich.

Post address:

Generalkonsulat des Staates Israel in München

Postfach 100855
80082 München

info@munich.mfa.gov.il

https://new.embassies.gov.il/munich/de/the-consulate

 

 

Payment Methods

The payment amount for the requested service will be in accordance with the details provided on the consulate's website, with the exact required fee listed in the fee schedule (if document return by mail is requested, an additional postage fee of 5 Euros will be charged).

Cash: Please avoid paying in cash.

GiroKard: Payments using debit cards can only be made in person.

Credit card: in order to pay by credit card you have to fill and attach the payment form:

Document

Bank Transfer:  The bank transfer must be made at least 3 business days prior to receiving the service.

When making a bank transfer, it is mandatory to include in the transfer notes: the full name of the service recipient (not the payer, if they are different), the requested service, and the Israeli ID number or passport number of the service requester.

When requesting a service (or sending documents by mail), a printout of the payment transfer confirmation must be attached.

 

Account Name: Botschaft des Staates Israel
Account Number: 0676114 00
IBAN: DE47100700000067611400
BIC: DEUTDEBBXXX

 

Security instructions for those arriving at the embassy:

You must arrive after making an appointment in advance only.

You must arrive equipped with an identification document (passport or ID card) with a photo, the required documents and a means of payment.

Please note that all visitors will be asked to undergo a security check along with their belongings.

For security reasons, personal belongings will not be allowed into the mission, including handbags and electronic devices.

Do not arrive at the mission with large handbags and/or suitcases.

Do not arrive at the mission with food and/or bottles or containers of drinks (there is a cooler in the consular waiting room).

The mission's security instructions will apply to those staying in the consular waiting room.