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Choice of a last name following a change in marital status

This service enables citizens and residents of Israel to notify Israeli missions abroad of their choice of a last name following marriage, divorce or widowhood.
Required Documents To Apply
Israeli passport
Certified original document serving as proof of the change in marital status (marriage certificate, divorce certificate, death certificate)
Notice of choice of name
Notice of change in marital status (marriage, divorce, widowhood)
Tip
Please also bring with your physical Teudat Zehut if you have one. You will be surrendering it as you are changing a detail that appears on it.
Required presence at the Consulate
The applicant for the service must appear in person at the mission.
Please note
If both partners are Israeli and both are changing their surname, both partners have to report to the consulate.
If only one partner is changing their name, the second partner does not need to be present.
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Who can apply?
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How to apply?
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Fill the forms
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Who can apply?

 Israeli citizens living abroad, whose marital status has changed following marriage, divorce or widowhood.


A change of name comes into force only after it has been approved by the Population and Immigration Authority. Following the approval, an updated passport may be issued by the mission where the notice was submitted.


An updated ID card will be issued by the Population and Immigration Authority in Israel only.
 

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How to apply?

The applicant for the service must appear in person at the mission.

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Fill the forms

The applicant must complete the notice of choice of name and the notice of change in marital status (marriage, divorce, widowhood) and bring it in person to an Israeli mission in the country where he lives

Notice of choice of name
 Notice of change in marital status




 

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Make an appointment

To visit the mission, it is necessary schedule an appointment in advance.
Before coming to the mission, make sure you have with you all the required documents and completed forms.

 

 

 

Set an appointment
This service is normally provided together with changing marital status. In some cases, this can be done separately, please email us for any questions.
Please set an appointment
Information

This service is provided free of charge if carried out together with changing personal status. Please present your apostilled certificate of change of marital status (marriage, divorce or widowhood). If the certificate is from Israel, no need for an apostille stamp.

Address for UK apostille services - https://www.gov.uk/get-document-legalised

Please provide a standard paper based apostille. If you have a certificate from a country that does not have a paper based apostille service, please be in touch with us. 

If your certificate is not in English or Hebrew, please be in touch with us for more information