Last Updated on February 3, 2022
The Ministry of the Interior – Misrad HaPnim
Hebrew – משרד הפנים
Misrad HaPnim is the government office responsible for matters relating to:
- Personal documents, Israeli ID card (Teudat Zehut), travel document (Teudat Ma’avar) and Passports (Darkon), death certificates etc.
- Changes of personal and family status (marriage & divorce, births, deaths)
- Change of address
- Foreign workers
- Citizenship
- Jordanian and Palestinian workers
- Legal status
- Visas and entry permits of all types
Misrad HaPnim Website
Calling Misrad HaPnim – Public Telephonic Enquiries
Quick dial – *3450
Tel: 02-6294750 Sunday, Tuesday & Thursday from 8:00 – 16:00 and on Monday & Wednesday from 8:00 – 18:00
Main Branches of the Ministry of the Interior
| Location | Address | Opening Hours | Please note: different departments within have different operating hours. Before you go, check with the branch nearest you for exact information. |
| Haifa | 15 Palyam St | Sun, Mon, Tue, Thur: 8:00-12:00 Mon: 14:30-17:00 Wednesday: 13:30-17:00 |
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| Jerusalem (main branch) | 1 Shlomzion HaMalka | Sun, Mon, Tue, Thur: 8:00-12:00 Mon: 14:30-17:00 Wednesday: 13:30-17:00 |
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| Tel Aviv | 125 Derech Begin | Sun, Mon, Tue, Thur: 8:00-12:00 Mon: 14:30-17:00 Wednesday: 13:30-17:00 |
- You must make an appointment before showing up at Misrad HaPnim. Use the MyVisit appointment app for this purpose
- In spite of what you might hear, there are good days at Misrad HaPnim. An anecdote by Sylvain Blumenfrucht
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- Useful terminology for government and public offices – Hebrew English and transliterations
Other branches
Afula, Akko, Ariel, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Beer Sheva, Bet Shemesh, Bnei Brak, Eilat, Gilo, Hadera, Holon, Herzliyah, Karmiel, Kiryat Shmonah, Nahariya, Ma’ale Adumim, Modi’in, Nazereth Illit, Netanya, Petach Tikva, Ramat Gan, Ramle, Rechovot, Rishon LeTzion, Tzfat.
A complete list of all the branches can be found here:
Self-Service Machines
The Self-Service machines (only at some of the branches*) allow you to:-
- Renew a passport (age 18 and over)
- Register a birth
- Change of address
- Request a birth or death certificate
- Verify Israel entry and exit dates
- Apply for a new attachment to your identity document (the sefach – ספח)
The self-service is available only at these Misrad Hapnim offices: Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Rishon LeZion, Rehovot, Nazareth Illit, Haifa, Afula, Petach Tikva, Ramat Gan, Herzliyah, Holon, Beer Sheva, Modiin and Ashdod.
Did you know?
Israel’s first Minister of the Interior in 1948 was a man named Yitzhak Gruenbaum (born in Warsaw in 1879). Following his exit from politics, he undertook the editing of an Encyclopedia of the Diaspora Communities and numerous other volumes, including The Zionist Movement and its Development. He spent his later years on kibbutz Gan Shmuel, and died in 1970. (Wikipedia)
