passports

Starting today:

Apply for a passport - online

Israelis over age 18 who hold biometric IDs can request a passport online.

Coming soon:

Request passports and ID’s (te’udot zehut) online

Knesset plenum approved the Interior Minister's proposal to allow citizens to submit online requests for biometric passports.

Change of policy:

Israelis with non-biometric passports to wait in line

Population Authority head announces change in policy aimed at preventing foreigners from entering Israel using forged passports.

Beitar man arrested for selling passport appointments

Amid years-long crisis of passport services, Beitar resident arrested for illegal taking up hundreds of passport appointments, selling them.

Eurovision:

Contestant whose grandpa fled Nazis applies for German passport

Mae Muller, UK’s Eurovision contestant, is applying for German passport because grandfather fled Nazis.

Passports without appointment

Gov't plans new program to ameliorate passport request backlog

Interior Minister says that for one month, four of the ministry's largest offices will deal only with passports - and without appointments.

To receive passport:

Olim will be required to prove they intend to remain in Israel

Minister Aryeh Deri promoting the move in order to prevent Olim from taking advantage of benefits and then immediately leaving the country.

Israel cancels fingerprint requirement for biometric passports

Knesset approves: Biometric documents will be valid for ten years - even if the person chose not to save their fingerprint in the database.

As vaccine passports expire, how will passengers travel abroad?

New pass will include all relevant coronavirus information on vaccinations, recovery etc.

Vindicated: “Jerusalem, Israel”

President Trump ended a long injustice when he extended recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital to the blank space in passports. Op-ed.

US now allows 'Israel' on passports of people born in Jerusalem

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo officially announces end to long-standing policy not recognizing Jerusalem as part of Israel.

US to allow 'Israel' on passports of people born in Jerusalem

Trump Admin. reportedly to end policy of not listing country of birthplace of passport holders who were born in Jerusalem.

PA: Trump trying to antagonize the Palestinian people

PA “foreign ministry” blasts US intention to allow US citizens born in Jerusalem to list “Jerusalem, Israel” on their US passports.

US considering including 'Jerusalem, Israel' on passports

Despite US recognition of Jerusalem as capital, US citizens still not allowed to list "Jerusalem, Israel" on their passports.

Iranians caught with fake Israeli passports

Argentina arrests Iranians who entered on stolen, poorly doctored, passports.

'Jerusalem, Israel' to be written in US passports?

Members of Congress request US Pres. Trump order State Dep't to write 'Jerusalem, Israel,' in passports of US citizens born in Jerusalem.

Israel to issue free temporary passports

Interior Ministry issues free temporary passports to travelers with flights before Oct. 20.

PA requests Jordan return Israeli ambassador

During talks between Abbas and King Abdullah, demand raised to return embassy staff to Amman, without which they cannot receive visas.

Israel slashes price for passports ordered at Ben Gurion Airport

Compensating for long wait times at Interior Ministry branches, Israeli government slashes prices for emergency passports issued at airport.

Good news for Israelis: Pay less for your passport

Passport prices drop just in time for summer, Interior Minister says the step 'lowers the cost of living.'

PA planning to issue 'State of Palestine' passports

PA reportedly tells Israel it will issue "State of Palestine" passports - with or without its consent.

Report: ISIS stole 'tens of thousands' of blank passports

Islamic State stealing identity papers to sneak terrorists into Europe as refugees, report claims.

ISIS terrorists with 150 European passports nabbed

Two jihadists arrested at Istanbul's international airport with enough European passports stuffed in mini-pizza ovens for a small army.

Surge in Passport Requests as Syrians Flee

One million citizens applied for passports in six months, Syrian media reveals - five times the requests in the first half of 2014.

Jewish Orgs Slam 'Myopic' Supreme Court Decision on Jerusalem

Both ADL and ZOA blast the decision to separate 'Jerusalem' from 'Israel' on passports, accuse US gov't of bias against Israel.

Interview

'The US Refuses to Recognize Israel's Sovereignty'

Ari Zivotofsky, the father who fought for 12 years for 'Jerusalem' to be 'Israel' on US passports, speaks on the landmark ruling.

Biometric Passport Stands Debut at Ben-Gurion Airport

Goodbye, long lines: 17 stands introduced in latest step to transfer Israeli ID system over to biometric.

Two Iranians Sentenced For Using Fake Israeli Passports

Two Iranians sentenced with jail time or fine for traveling with fake Israeli passports, but mystery remains over their true plans.

Iranians Caught in Kenya with Fake Israeli Passports

Terror attack or just criminal? Mystery deepens after Iranians attempt to board flight to Tel Aviv with stolen passports.

US, Israel Issue Landmark Agreement for Mutual Investor Visas

American, Israeli visa process opened to allow US nationals to invest in Israel economy, and vice versa. Is this the end to a visa crisis?

Organizations Appeal to Supreme Court Over 'Jerusalem' Passport

Three major umbrella organizations file amicus briefs to US Supreme Court, demanding US citizens born in Jerusalem be listed as Israelis.

US Supreme Court to Decide on Jerusalem's Status

Can the US president declare Jerusalem as Israel's capital?

US Ambassador Says End to Visa Crisis Coming

Despite doubling in visa rejection rates for young Israelis, US ambassador to Israel stresses the days of the US visa are numbered.

Sephardic Community Leader, Spanish King Meet Over Citizenship

Sephardic Community Council to be the liaison between Jews in Israel and Spanish government, leader tells Arutz Sheva.

Senior Rabbis Forbid Taking Spanish Citizenship as Reparations

Religious Zionist rabbis, including Rabbi Sholmo Aviner, forbid obtaining Spanish passports, compare to 'reparations' for expulsion.

Report: Hezbollah Terrorists Roam the World on Foreign Passports

Report says Hezbollah terrorists travel the world freely, seeking opportunities to carry out terror attacks against Israelis and Jews.

Court: U.S. Doesn't Have to List Israel on Jerusalem Passports

The State Department does not have to honor a law that requires passports issued in Jerusalem to list Israel as their country of issue.