1. You can request for copies of a death certificate from the Population Registry .
2. When you submit your request at the Registry Office make sure that you have provided the following details:
   1. year of death
   2. name of the deceased
3. Pay for the certificate.

If you are outside Israel

The Israeli missions abroad provide Israeli citizens and/or Israeli residents staying abroad with some of the services required by the provisions of the Population Registration Law.

You may use the link provided under "Office Locations & Contacts" to get in touch with the nearest embassy of Israel in the country you are currently staying.

• To receive a copy of a death certificate, an application must be filled out to obtain documentation from the Population Registry. Check "Documents to Use" section for the link you can use to download the Application to Obtain Documentation from the Population Registry.
• The service is free of charge unless an apostille is required.
• Inquiries should be made with the Consular Department at the mission after four to six weeks as to whether the certificate has arrived.

List down the documents required for successfully completing the procedure.

e.g.
1. Proof of child birth from the Hospital.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs:

Address:
9 Yitzhak Rabin Blvd., Kiryat Ben-Gurion, Jerusalem 9103001

Phone: 972-2-5303111
Certification of documents: 972-2-5303358
Fax Number: 972-2-5303367

Consular Reception:
Sun-Thurs 08:30-12:30; Sun 14:00-16:00

Israeli Missions Abroad

Provide eligibility criteria's for going through this procedure.

Explain the fees structure which is required for obtaining the certificate/document.

Explain the time until which the certificate/document is valid.
e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

Application to Obtain Documentation from the Population Registry

Please attach sample completed documents that would help other people.

Please explain processing time taken in obtaining the document/certificate.

Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications. 
Attach videos using the following tag <&video type="website">video ID|width|height<&/video&> from external websites.
Please remove the "&" inside the tags during implementation.
Website = allocine, blip, dailymotion, facebook, gametrailers, googlevideo, html5, metacafe, myspace, revver, 
sevenload, viddler, vimeo, youku, youtube
width = 560, height = 340, Video ID = Can be obtained from the URL of webpage where the video is displayed.
e.g In the following url "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0US7oR_t3M" Video ID is "Y0US7oR_t3M". 
	

Please provide instructions on obtaining the certificate/documents.
e.g. The state office holds birth records since january 1908.

• year of death
• name of the deceased

This procedure provides you information on how you can obtain a copy of a death certificate in Israel.

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A copy of the original death certificate is often needed to be presented in the following cases:

• claiming life insurance benefits;
• claiming pensions
• settling estates

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

More information which might help people.