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Notice of change of first name or last name

This service enables the submission of an application to change the applicant's first name or last name.
Required Documents To Apply
Identifying document and ID card to which is be delivered at the mission.
Tip
Payment is made at the consulate using credit and debit cards (including GiroKard).

Please avoid using cash.

Required presence at the Consulate
The applicant must appear in person at the mission.
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Who can apply
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Related documents
How to apply
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send form
Fill the forms
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appointment
Schedule an appointment
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Who can apply?

Israeli citizens/residents abroad.

A name change application can include all the members of the family: spouse and minor children.

If a name change application includes a minor above the age of 16 – he/she must sign a declaration of consent to change his/her name. 

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How to apply

The applicant must schedule an appointment and appear in person at an Israeli mission in the country where he/she is staying.

Download the "Change of First Name" or "Change of Last Name" form, print it out and enter the details in handwriting.

You must bring the completed form, together with the required documents, in person to an Israeli mission in the country where you are staying. The service will be provided after you have paid the required fee.

Please note:

The consent of a parent to a change in name of his/her minor child must be given in person before an employee of the consuler department at the mission.

The reason for the change in name must be explained at length in the form or in an attached letter.

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Fill the forms

Notice of change of name, completed and signed, including the reason for the change.

Declaration of delivery of ID card

Notice of change/addition of a first name for a minor

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Schedule an appointment

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
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.