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Certified Israeli Passport Translation
Certified translation of the documents that establish identity and nationality in Israel, including the registry annotations and endorsements that carry the legal effect and that a reader unfamiliar with the system will otherwise skip.
$24.95/page
Flat rate per page, up to 250 words. No hidden fees.
100% USCIS acceptance
Every certified translation is guaranteed to be accepted by USCIS.
24-hour delivery
Most 1-3 page documents are delivered within 24 hours. Same-day available.
Darkon and teudat maavar are not the same
Israel issues a darkon (דרכון) — a full passport — and a teudat maavar (תעודת מעבר), a travel document historically issued to new immigrants before completing a residence period and to some others.
They look similar and confer different things, and a teudat maavar is frequently subject to visa requirements a darkon is not. We name the document, because translating a travel document as a passport misstates the holder's status.
The teudat zehut number
The passport carries the teudat zehut number — nine digits with a check digit — which stays with the person for life, does not change with a change of name, and is the identifier every other Israeli document uses.
Israel permits a change of name on simple application every seven years, so the name on a passport may differ from an older record with no dramatic history behind it. The teudat zehut number is what ties them together.
Two calendars, and the Hebrew name
Israeli documents may carry the Hebrew calendar date alongside the Gregorian, and the Hebrew year begins in autumn so it does not align — each date is converted individually.
Hebrew is written without most vowels and there is no single accepted transliteration, so one spelling supports several Latin renderings. A difference in spelling across documents is usually not a change of name and we say so.
Place of birth, and documents from elsewhere
Israeli passports state a place of birth that may be a city in a country the holder never held nationality of, reflecting immigration from across the world, and older documents may name states that no longer exist.
A file commonly contains Israeli documents alongside Russian, Ethiopian, Moroccan or Romanian ones for the same person. We name the issuing state of each exactly. See our Hebrew page.
Ordering, and what the certification covers
Upload the document, choose certified translation at $24.95 per page of up to 250 words, and it comes back typically within 24 hours as a PDF formatted to mirror the original, with a signed certificate of translation accuracy on letterhead. Marginal annotations are translated in place, in the margin, and every seal, stamp and registry endorsement is translated with the text. See how we translate and certified versus standard.
Frequently asked questions
Is a teudat maavar a passport?
No. It is a travel document with different status and frequently different visa requirements. We name the document.
Does the teudat zehut number change?
No. It stays for life and is what ties documents together across a change of name.
Why does my passport show a different name from my older records?
Israel allows a change of name on application every seven years. The teudat zehut number is the link.
My birth place is in another country.
Common, reflecting immigration. We name the issuing state of each document exactly.
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