Life events and personal status
Checking apostille for personal documents
Choose authentication by document and destination.
Category
Life events and personal status
Marriage, personal detail changes, divorce and dealing with the Population Registry.
Guides in this category
Choose a guide that fits your situation. Check conditions and sources before taking a binding action.
Life events and personal status
Finding public family-process advice
Distinguish support, administrative information and legal representation.
Life events and personal status
Checking parentage registration
Choose by birth location and parents’ registered status.
Life events and personal status
Correcting marital-status registry details
Distinguish an unrecorded event from a recording error.
Life events and personal status
Requesting a surname change
Choose ordinary change or marriage-related selection.
Life events and personal status
Requesting access to personal registry information
Choose the document and authority for the requested data.
Life events and personal status
Following up a delayed registry update
Locate the receipt and outstanding requirements.
Life events and personal status
Registering a birth abroad
Prepare evidence for the chosen application location.
Life events and personal status
Registering a marriage held abroad
Prepare foreign certificates for the correct route.
Life events and personal status
Reporting a relative’s death
Separate medical notification, burial permit and registry record.
Life events and personal status
Obtaining an updated population-register extract
Check the recorded event before ordering.
Life events and personal status
Preparing a personal-status update file
Choose documents by event and place of issue.
Life events and personal status
Preparing marriage-registration documents
Prepare evidence for your marriage route and status.
Life events and personal status
Organising documents after family changes
Map registration, documents and rights separately.
Life events and personal status
Updating a family address
Identify everyone moving and obtain required consent.
Life events and personal status
Updating marital status after divorce
Use an authorised document and check surnames separately.
Life events and personal status
Updating marital status after marriage
Confirm register updates separately from the ceremony.
Life events and personal status
Choosing a surname after marriage
Use the dedicated selection and document-update route.
Life events and personal status
Querying mismatched population documents
Describe the precise field and origin of the discrepancy.
Life events and personal status
Requesting a first-name change
Apply through the Population Authority bureau.
Life events and personal status
Marriage or a change in marital status abroad
What to check when reporting in Israel a marriage, divorce or death that occurred outside Israel.
Life events and personal status
Updating marital status after marriage, divorce or bereavement
How to check the procedure for updating your marital status in the Population Registry after a life event.
Life events and personal status
Changing your surname: what to check before applying
Preparing to apply for a surname change at the Population Authority.