Israel - Renew your Driver License

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Procedure

1. You will be sent a temporary paper license with an attached payment slip to be paid at any bank (including the Postal Bank) for your license renewal.
2. Pay the license renewal fee. You can pay by the following methods:
   1. The online Government Payment Service - payment by credit card or bank transfer
   2. By credit card at the Ministry of Transport and Road Safety call centre's touch-tone menu by phone: *5678 or 1-222-5678
   3. By credit card through a representative of the Ministry of Transport and Road Safety call centre - *5678 or 1-222-5678
   4. At the Postal Bank
   5. At any bank branch (credit cards are also accepted)
   6. Many SuperPharm have an automated teller accepting payment and printing temporary license
3. Have your photo taken anew at any authorized photo stations. The service is free of charge.
4. The new photograph is transmitted to the License Bureau and the photo card license showing your new photograph is sent directly to your registered home address.

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Required Documents

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1. Proof of child birth from the Hospital.

Office Locations & Contacts

Office Address:
The License Bureau
Ministry of Transport and Road Safety
P.O.Box 270
Holon 58102
Israel

For other contact details, please click on this link: http://www.gov.il/FirstGov/BottomNavEng/contact_us_ch/default

Eligibility

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Fees

• As of 1.12.2016 a license renewal fee for a 10-year period is 435 NIS.
• For the updated fee chart, please follow this link: http://he.mot.gov.il/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=57:drv-lic-pay&catid=146:drv-lic-tax-c&Itemid=202

Validity

The photo card driving license is valid for a 10-year period EXCEPT for the following cases:

• New driver a 2-year period.
• 50 years old and over, of: public transport vehicle, heavy goods vehicle, security vehicle, or children transport vehicle a 2-year period.
• 65 years old and over a 2-year period.
• Drivers completing the 2-year new driver period a 5-year period.

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Processing Time

Within 1 month

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Instructions

• The renewal date appears on your license and, to make it easier to remember is identical to your date of birth.
• About one month before the renewal date, you will be sent a new temporary paper license with an attached payment slip to be paid at any bank (including the Postal Bank). If you do not receive the license renewal you should notify the Ministry of Transport and Road Safety by phone: *5678 or 1222-5678 (or from overseas 03-9421920).
• The driving license is renewed automatically once the license fee is paid, unless you are bound by disqualification, unpaid fines, or a medical condition.
• Please note that you are responsible for renewing your driving license, whether or not you have received the license renewal.
• A driving license that has expired for more than one year may be renewed only after the applicant meets the requirements of the licensing authority.

Required Information

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1. Date of Birth.
2. City or County of Birth.

Need for the Document

If your driver's license has expired, it must be renewed so that you could continue to drive publicly in Israel.

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External Links

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