Tachles Israel is an independent information service, not a government authority. Check binding conditions, eligibility and deadlines with the official source.
Before you start
A death certificate and register extract are different records.
Who is this guide for?
Relatives or authorised people requesting death documentation.
The death-certificate service covers deaths in Israel; for deaths abroad the authority directs applicants to a register extract.
The checklist
Clarify the document
Recipient requirement.
A medical death notification is not necessarily a register certificate.
Choose by place of death
Death details.
Do not apply as if an overseas death occurred in Israel.
Check entitlement to receive
ID and required relationship evidence.
Third parties are not automatically entitled.
Submit and retain proof
Application receipt.
A broker's charge is not necessarily an official fee.
Inspect and check foreign use
Original certificate.
Authentication does not correct an error.
Official sources
These links let you check with the responsible authority. The website's verification date does not guarantee that every detail has remained up to date since then.
Frequently asked questions
Can this service issue an Israeli certificate for a death abroad?
The authority refers such cases to a register extract; also check that the death is recorded.
Reports help us check and update guides.