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).

Tip

Due to construction at the consulate in New York, the service for updating marriage will be provided in Washington. To schedule an appointment, please visit the website of the Israeli Embassy in Washington.

For the service of updating divorce, please email the consular department.

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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Please note

Please present the Israeli passports of both applicants for both services. In the absence of Israeli citizenship, please present a valid foreign passport.

Who can apply

How to apply

Fill the forms

Schedule an appointment

Who can apply?

Israeli citizens wishing to give notice of a change in their marital status.

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).

Fill the forms

Application for Change of Marital Status

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.

Consular fee

No fee is charged for the service.

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Information

To schedule a divorce update appointment, please email the Consular Department. In the email, please provide an Israeli ID number and full personal information, and the request. Click here to send an email.