Getting a senior citizen card

What is a senior citizen card and who can get one

Senior citizens are eligible for all sorts of discounts and benefits. Your senior citizen card is used to prove that you are a senior citizen. It is often accepted abroad as well.

When do you get your senior citizen card

• Every Israeli resident that has reached retirement age according to the Population Registry, gets a senior citizen card
• Today, retirement age for men is 67 and for women 62
• It’s automatically sent to your registered address (your address on your ID slip)

The Senior Citizens Law 1989 provides that a senior citizen is a resident of Israel who, according to the Population Registry, has reached retirement age

When is your card not valid

Your card is only valid if:

• it’s a plastic card printed with your photo
• it’s a digital card with your photo
• doesn’t have your photo, but you can show another photo ID that has your age together with it (for example, you driving license)

When do you need to apply for a senior citizen card

You only need to actively apply for a senior citizen card if:

• it hasn’t arrived within 30 days of reaching retirement age to your registered address. If necessary, you can apply to change your registered address
• it doesn’t have a photo and you want one
• it was stolen or lost 
• you want it with English to use abroad
• the details are wrong
• you want to replace an old one

Getting a new senior citizen card

You can use the Senior Citizen’s app to:

• issue a digital senior citizen card by yourself. It’s ready to use immediately
• apply for a new plastic card with your photo

Download the Senior Citizen app from

•  Google Play – for Android devices
• AppStore  – for iOS (Apple) devices

• You’ll need to use your personal smartphone
• You can only issue one digital card
• Your plastic card will be sent to your registered address, as registered in the Population Registry

You can also apply for a senior citizen card using the online form, but it won’t be issued with your photo.
You'll need to use it together with another photo ID document with your photo and date of birth, for example your ID card or driver's license.

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