Apply to be naturalized if you are a permanent resident
Permanent residents with valid residency status can use this service to apply to be naturalized.
Who can apply
Permanent residents with valid residency status who meet the following conditions.
You:
- are currently in Israel
- have resided in Israel for 3 of the 5 years before applying
- have permanent residency status
- have settled in Israel or intend to settle in Israel.
- speak Hebrew at some level
- have relinquished your other citizenship or can provide evidence that you will cease to hold foreign citizenship after being naturalized.
What you need
You'll need :
- your ID card
- your foreign passport or travel document.
- evidence of center of life in Israel for the last 3 years
- the completed naturalization statement
- the completed statement of additional citizenship
Cost
ILS 195 - only with a credit card
If you are a national civic-service volunteer, soldier or reservist in active duty, you'll pay 50 percent. Recognition of service is forwarded from the relevant body to the Population Administration.
We recommend checking the up-to-date fees table.
- Download, print and complete the:
- Apply in person at your local Population and Immigration Authority office, together with all the required documents.
Notes
- We recommend contacting your country's embassy or consul to find out what the implications of receiving Israeli citizenship are.
- Children of applicants are automatically included in the application, unless the other parent is not applying and objects to the naturalization of their children, unless the applying parent holds sole custody.
- Naturalization is granted at the discretion of the Minister of Interior.
- This service and forms are provided in Hebrew. If you don’t speak Hebrew seeking assistance from a Hebrew speaker is recommended.
Please note, if there is any difference or conflict between the information on this page and the law, the provisions of the law will apply.
Population and Immigration Authority
Piba Central Contact Center
Call center operating hours:
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