Israel - Apply for a travel document (teudat maavar)

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Procedure

• Apply for your Israeli travel documents at your local branch of Misrad Hapnim (Ministry of the Interior).
• Three months after your Aliyah date (immigration to Israel)., you will need to apply for a Teudat Maavar.
• The Teudat Maavar functions similarly to an Israeli passport. Once you submit a request, the Teudat Maavar will be mailed to the home address that appears on your Teudat Zehut (Israeli ID card). Make sure that Misrad Hapnim has your current address.
• All family members requesting a Teudat Maavar (including children) must be physically present at Misrad Hapnim.

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Required Documents

• Teudat Zehut (id)
• Foreign Passport
• 2 identical passport pictures for each family member
• Application for Teudat Maavar (you can fill it out at Misrad Hapnim or download it)
• Processing fee to be paid by cash/credit card or bank check;

Office Locations & Contacts

Office: Afula

Address: 1 Yehoshua

Telephone: 04-6099111

Fax: 04-6521393

Opening Hours:

All services: Sun-Tues & Thurs 8:00-12:00. Mon & Wed: 14:30-17:30 (Not including visas and citizenship related issues)

Eligibility

• non-citizen resident who does not have another passport, for example a stateless person.
• Israeli citizens in lieu of a passport, for example for those, who lost their passports overseas.
• foreigners (Tami"l) in the country to allow them to leave the country,
• for example in cases of foreigners who infiltrated to Israel and are deported, or foreigners who need to leave the country for any other reason and are unable to obtain a passport from another country.
  
  

It may also be issued to an Israeli citizen in a number of circumstances:

• in the first year after migration or have not settled in the country.
• dual nationals and foreign residents.
• Israeli citizens with criminal record.
• Israeli citizens who have lost or destroyed over three passports.
• Israeli citizens who are naturalized, received a passport but do not show an intention to settle in Israel.
• Israeli citizens who have lost their passport during an overseas trip.
• Israeli citizens who are returning to Israel by decision of the Israeli government.

Fees

205 NIS,

Validity

Valid until applicant acquires israeli passport

Documents to Use

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Sample Documents

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Processing Time

Approximately 7 business days. However, this process can take longer during official Israeli holidays such as Pesach and Sukkot

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Instructions

You can only apply for the Teudat Maavar after 3 months from your Aliyah date, do not try going to Misrad Hapnim(Ministry of the Interior).

Before the 3 months are up as they will not allow you to apply.

If you are traveling abroad and leave Israel within the first three months but return to Israel after the first three months, you are entitled to travel on your foreign passport. When you return to Israel, apply for a Teudat Maavar.

If you will be traveling overseas very close to the 3 months post-Aliyah marker, making it technically impossible to issue your Teudat Maavar at the Misrad Hapnim under their normal time constraints, please go to your local Misrad Hapnim with a copy of your plane ticket to prove the urgency and the Misrad Hapnim will make sure to issue the Teudat Maavar in time for your flight. Note: You should go to the Misrad Hapnim as soon as possible (after the 3 month mark) to begin the process of obtaining your Teudat Maavar.

Required Information

• Applicant name
• Date of birth
• Place of birth
• Address
• Country of origin if applicable

Need for the Document

Israel may issue a travel document (teudat ma'avar) to a person who does not have an Israeli or foreign passport which allows the person to enter and leave the country, and to travel

Information which might help

An Oleh must reside at least 75% of the first year in Israel after their Aliyah in order to obtain an Israeli passport. If you commute and do not spend that amount of time in Israel, Misrad Hapnim takes the liberty of deciding if you are eligible for a passport or not based on your means of residency. Meaning, if your family resides in Israel, your children go to school etc. Misrad Hapnim is more likely to grant you a passport. This is decided on a case by case basis.

Other uses of the Document/Certificate

• Used for identification

External Links

http://www.nbn.org.il

http://www.moin.gov.il/

Others

Holders of a travel document may not be entitled to the same visa-free entry to certain countries as holders of a standard Israeli passport.

The use of a travel document to leave Israel does not, of itself, entitle the holder to enter another country nor to return to Israel.