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Notice of change of marital status (marriage/divorce)

This service enables Israelis to update their marital status following marriage or divorce.
Required Documents To Apply
Passports of both spouses must be presented.
Marriage/divorce certificate - If the certificate was issued abroad, it must be authenticated as required (with an apostille stamp in countries where this exists).
Required presence at the Consulate
If both spouses are Israeli citizens, they must both be present.

If one of the spouses is a foreigner, only the spouse holding Israeli citizenship is required to be present.
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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 wishing to give notice of a change in their marital status.

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How to apply

You must submit the application in person at an Israeli mission in the country where you are staying.

  • The forms and documents required by the mission must first be sent by email, for a preliminary examination prior to your arrival at the mission.

  • When one spouse is an Israeli citizen and the other is a foreign citizen, a certified apostille certificate (from the country of origin) indicating the previous personal situation of the foreign spouse must also be presented.
  •  In countries where it is not possible to obtain a public certificate attesting to a previous personal situation and/or any other document:
  • A notarized statement of the foreign citizen on his previous personal situation must be prepared, signed before the consul (or before a notary). In addition, a certificate from the consul must be attached stating that in the country/province it is not possible to obtain an official certificate indicating a previous personal situation.
  • A marriage certificate in which a previous personal situation is recorded meets the requirement, when it is verified.
  •  It is also possible to present a marriage certificate issued in Israel, in which the previous personal status of the foreigner is recorded

 

Please note


In case of marriage, the passports of both spouses must be presented.

If the certificate was issued abroad, it must be authenticated as required (with an apostille stamp in countries where this exists).

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Schedule an appointment

Any visit to a mission must be arranged in advance through the online appointment scheduler.

The affidavit that is to be signed must be prepared in advance.

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Consular fee

No fee is charged for the service.

Information

Please follow the instructions below regarding marriage registration at the Embassy of Israel in Japan:

 

1. filed and signed notification form of a change in personal status (marriage, divorce, widowhood).

 

2. Copies of your and your wife's passports

 

3. Marriage certificate verified and translated into English - first you must get an apostille stamp from the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs. After that, you must contact a notarial translation office, in order to translate the document into English and get a notary stamp from the office. Please make sure that the original marriage certificate and the translation are joined together.

 

4. A certificate attesting to your wife's previous personal status (an extract from the population register showing that your wife was single before marriage) authenticated and translated into English - first you must get an apostille stamp from the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs. After that, you must contact a notarial translation office, in order to translate the document into English and get a notary stamp from the office. Please make sure that the original document and the translation are joined together.

 

To make an appointment and for more information, please contact the Consular Section in the following ways:

1. By phone: 0332640911

2. By email: consular@tokyo.mfa.gov.il

 

Please note:

1. Please come to the Embassy only with the documents related to the service you will receive, and avoid arriving with luggage that is not related to the service.

• If you arrive with large luggage, you will not be able to enter the embassy.

2. Mobile phones, laptops, and other electronic devices will be deposited during the security check.

3. Liquids and food cannot be brought into the embassy.

• There is water in the waiting room.

• Please let us know in advance if you need to bring food into the embassy for any reason.

4. Please let us know in advance if you arrive with someone who is not related to the service.