{"id":9719,"date":"2024-06-18T19:32:42","date_gmt":"2024-06-18T16:32:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/transwiki.co.il\/articles\/changing-details-in-the-population-registry-and-i-d\/"},"modified":"2026-02-25T11:04:37","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T09:04:37","slug":"changing-details-in-the-population-registry-and-i-d","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/transwiki.co.il\/en\/articles\/changing-details-in-the-population-registry-and-i-d\/","title":{"rendered":"Changing Details in the Population Registry and I.D"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Changing your name in the population registry and in your I.D is something every citizen can do. In addition, changing your gender marker in the population registry and in your I.D is possible through the Ministry of the Interior, if you have an approval from the national Gender Reassignment Committee.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Updating these personal details includes updating the picture in your identifying documents.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Name change for adults<\/span><\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Changing your name is a relatively simple process. You must make an appointment at a Population Authority (Ministry of the Interior) branch, fill out the request form, attach the relevant documents (I.D, passport, a partner\u2019s I.D paper slip), and pay the toll. There is a detailed explanation of the process on the  <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.il\/he\/service\/name_change\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ministry of the Interior website<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">The registry clerk is required to agree to the name change request, regardless of how the name is gendered, whether you\u2019ve had any gender affirming medical care, or whether you\u2019ve changed the gender marker in the population registry.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Changing either of your names (first or last) requires a separate toll which can only be paid at the Population Authority branch.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><b>Note! You can pay at the branch only by credit card! And only with the card\u2019s owner being present.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In accordance with the<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kolzchut.org.il\/he\/%D7%97%D7%95%D7%A7_%D7%94%D7%A9%D7%9E%D7%95%D7%AA\">Names Law<\/a>, <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">you can only change your name once every 7 years (this is counted separately for first and last names)<\/span>. <br \/>In special circumstances, you can request to change your name again before 7 years are up by submitting a request with your justifications to the Population Authority. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">For 7 years from the moment you change your name, your previous name will continue to appear in 2 locations:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: square;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">In your I.D paper slip, in the \u201cPrevious Name\u201d field<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">In your new passport, in parentheses next to your new name<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To remove your old name from each or both of these locations, you must write a request to remove your previous name, with your justifications, to the Ministry of the Interior. The request should contain your personal reasons for asking for this, for instance that the presence of the old name will cause gender dysphoria, create an opening for discrimination against you, or hurt your privacy.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s best to submit this request to the clerk when you come to your name change appointment, but you can submit it later as well, as long as 7 years have not yet passed.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The request will be sent to the approval of the head of the Population Authority in Jerusalem. After getting this approval you can receive a new passport and have a new paper slip printed for your I.D (you can even print it at home). While these are the Population Authority\u2019s guidelines, not all of the clerks are familiar with them and you might need to explain the guidelines to the clerk or ask them to look it up themselves.  <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">After 7 years have passed from the moment you changed your name, you no longer need any approval to remove the old name from your passport or paper slip. When you obtain a new passport and new paper slip only the new name will appear on them, without the old one.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Note! The count of 7 years begins from the moment you renew each personal document. If you don\u2019t renew your passport at the same time as updating your name, and come to renew it when 7 years have passed, you will still need to submit a new request to remove the old name!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">It\u2019s best to renew your passport at the same time as changing your name, otherwise the new passport will have the same expiration as the old one. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Renewing your passport requires a separate toll; you can see the rates<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.il\/he\/service\/application_for_biometric_passport2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">here<\/span><\/a>.<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. It\u2019s best to pay the toll in advance online, so you can get a discount.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">In addition, there\u2019s a 50% discount for active duty soldiers, national service members, and reserves soldiers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><b>Note! This toll, as well, can be paid at the branch only by credit card, and with the card owner present.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Name change for minors<\/span><\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For minors under the age of 16, after updating their name in the Population Registry the new name will appear on the paper slips of the parents\u2019 I.Ds. All of the parents must come to the Population Authority with the child, present their I.Ds and ask for the child\u2019s name to be changed.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For minors above the age of 16, the new name will appear on their own I.Ds, which are granted starting from this age. The name change can only be done with parental approval. All of the parents must come to the Population Authority with the child and present their I.Ds and the child\u2019s.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If the parents don\u2019t agree to the name change it\u2019s possible to file a lawsuit at a family court and get a ruling that allows for the change. This process might be accompanied by a Youth Law social worker on behalf of the Ministry of Welfare.  <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Gender marker change<\/span><\/h1>\n<h2><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">The gender marker change process at the Population Authority <\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Changing your gender marker at the Population Authority and in your I.D is done after receiving a public document from<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/transwiki.co.il\/articles\/%d7%94%d7%95%d7%95%d7%a2%d7%93%d7%94-%d7%9c%d7%94%d7%aa%d7%90%d7%9e%d7%94-%d7%9e%d7%92%d7%93%d7%a8%d7%99%d7%aa\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the Gender Reassignment Committee<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> at Sheba (Tel Hashomer) hospital. You can apply to the Committee through the track specifically for the gender marker change, or through the track for approving surgeries which also includes getting the approval for the gender marker change.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">The process is different and shortened for those who have had gender affirming surgery.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">(Further down there\u2019s a more detailed explanation of the process to get the approval after getting surgery privately).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The approval for gender marker change is sent by the Committee directly to the Population Authority. The Population Authority branch where you\u2019re registered should contact you by phone after getting the approval, to make an appointment for changing the gender marker and issuing a new I.D. You should keep track of this, and if after two weeks from the Committee giving its approval the Population Authority hasn\u2019t contacted you then you should ask the Ministry of the Interior\u2019s<\/span> <a href=\"mailto:modpnt@piba.gov.il\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">designated email address for trans people<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to look into it. If two months have passed from the moment you\u2019re given an appointment at the Population Authority and you haven\u2019t arrived to change your personal details, you\u2019ll need to ask for a new approval from the Population Authority branch in Jerusalem. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Changing the gender marker in your I.D and passport is done free of charge, with no toll required.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">The process to get approval for gender marker change after getting surgery <\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you\u2019ve had any gender affirming surgery done (including breast removal, breast enlargement, facial feminization, voice feminization; in Israel or abroad), changing your gender marker in the Population Authority and I.D is just a bureaucratic process. It also has no age limitation, and is also open to those who\u2019ve had gender affirming surgery below the age of 16.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To get the approval, you must email the Gender Reassignment Committee coordinator the following documents and personal information:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Full name, I.D number, contact details, and a photo of your I.D.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">A written medical summary by the operating surgeon, in Hebrew or English. If the summary is in another language besides Hebrew or English you must add a certified translation to Hebrew or English as well as a signed affidavit testifying to the translation\u2019s accuracy.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A signed confirmation from your family doctor that the gender reassignment surgery was performed. There\u2019s a suggested format<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/transwiki.co.il\/%d7%93%d7%95%d7%92%d7%9e%d7%90-%d7%9c%d7%90%d7%99%d7%a9%d7%95%d7%a8-%d7%9e%d7%a8%d7%95%d7%a4%d7%90-%d7%aa-%d7%94%d7%9e%d7%a9%d7%a4%d7%97%d7%94-%d7%a2%d7%9c-%d7%91%d7%99%d7%a6%d7%95%d7%a2-%d7%a0%d7%99\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">A signed personal testimony from you that the gender reassignment surgery was performed. There\u2019s a suggested format <a href=\"https:\/\/transwiki.co.il\/%d7%93%d7%95%d7%92%d7%9e%d7%90-%d7%9c%d7%aa%d7%a6%d7%94%d7%99%d7%a8-%d7%9e%d7%95%d7%9c-%d7%94%d7%95%d7%95%d7%a2%d7%93%d7%94-%d7%9c%d7%94%d7%aa%d7%90%d7%9e%d7%94-%d7%9e%d7%92%d7%93%d7%a8%d7%99%d7%aa\/\">here<\/a>. You should check in advance if you need to already sign it or get the document from the Committee coordinator.  <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">\u200b<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Approval for gender marker change without surgery<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">The shortened track for gender change approval through the Gender Reassignment Committee is intended for those who haven\u2019t had or won\u2019t have any gender affirming surgery (hormone therapy is not a requirement for the process, either). This track includes a meeting with a psychologist or social worker, a meeting with an endocrinologist and a meeting with a psychiatrist. Keep in mind that every surgery is a personal choice and cannot be forced.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">If you are undergoing HRT, instead of meeting the Committee endocrinologist you can send an endocrinological summary from the past half a year along with a Tofes 17 (financial coverage). Also, if you\u2019re being treated by a mental health professional such as a psychiatrist, psychologist or social worker you can add a professional opinion of theirs from the past year. You\u2019ll still need to meet a psychologist\/social worker and psychiatrist at the Committee as well, but it may help shorten the process.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Minors can submit a request through this track from age 16. From age 18, if you wish, you\u2019ll be able to continue the Committee process and get approval for surgeries as well.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your first application to the Committee is done by email, with the following details included:<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">full name, I.D number, phone number, email address, and home address, as well as a photo of your I.D and which track you want to take in the Committee. <\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You should send this to the Committee coordinator, Ziva Margalit, at the following email: <\/span><a href=\"mailto:Ziva.Margalit@sheba.health.gov.il\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ziva.Margalit@sheba.health.gov.il<\/span><\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">You can also get in touch by phone at 03-5302677, but she\u2019s not always available there and you\u2019ll need to communicate by email regardless.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">For more details on the <a href=\"https:\/\/transwiki.co.il\/articles\/%d7%94%d7%95%d7%95%d7%a2%d7%93%d7%94-%d7%9c%d7%94%d7%aa%d7%90%d7%9e%d7%94-%d7%9e%d7%92%d7%93%d7%a8%d7%99%d7%aa\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gender Reassignment Committee<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">What to do and what to bring to the Population Authority meeting?<\/span><\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">What to bring:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">I.D<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Passport, if you have one<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">A letter explaining that you don\u2019t want your old name to appear on your passport and I.D and why, if relevant<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">An approval for gender marker change from the Gender Reassignment Committee, if relevant<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">A credit card<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">What to do:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Fill out the form for gender marker change, if relevant.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Fill out the form for name change, if relevant.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Fill out the forms for changing other details, if you wish.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Get your photo taken for the new I.D and passport (this is done on the spot during the Population Authority appointment)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">The clerk cuts off the corners of your old passport, and you should take it and keep it.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">What to ask for at the end of the appointment:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Receipts for the payments you made such as name change and passport renewal (gender marker change is free).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">A temporary I.D (which includes the new name and gender marker)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">A Population Registry summary (which includes the new name and gender marker)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">A name change confirmation document (there\u2019s no gender marker change confirmation, though you can try asking for one).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">\u200b<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Your new I.D and passport will arrive in the mail within two months from the end of the process and getting approved for the new documents. In the case of a biometric I.D, you should keep the secret activation code that you got at the Population Authority branch and in an SMS to your phone. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The new name and gender marker will be automatically updated in the national systems, meaning the National Insurance, the DMV, the Tax Authority, and so on.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In governmental hospitals you may still sometimes need to ask for the update yourself, and this is also true for some HMOs (Kupat Holim).<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Pay attention to the following details before beginning the process:<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: square;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For those assigned female at birth there is half a tax credit on your income tax. This can amount to about 600 shekels a month, depending on your salary. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So changing your gender marker from female to male will include paying a higher income tax, while changing it from male to female will lead to paying a lower tax.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">If you have a flight planned for the next two months, you shouldn\u2019t change your name or gender marker at present! During the appointment to update your personal information the clerk cuts off the corners of your current passport, and the new one takes between a month and a half and two months to arrive. In this case it\u2019s better to wait until after your flight to make the change.  <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">If you\u2019ve already changed these details, you should make sure that the name and gender marker on your flight tickets match the ones in your new passport!<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">At present an appointment to the Population Authority can have a long waiting time, sometimes between 3-8 months. Therefore, just in case, you should make an appointment in advance, and not wait for the clerk to contact you for an appointment after getting the Committee approval. You can schedule an appointment up to half a year in advance, so you can make one at the same time that you start the Committee process, which should take up to half a year if you take the shortened track.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Updating other institutions<\/span><\/h1>\n<h2><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">After getting an updated I.D<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">There are many institutions that don\u2019t automatically update your personal information, such as banks, credit card companies or private businesses, and you should reach out to them on your own. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Also, you should update printed documents and accounts at the following institutions:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: square;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Passport \u2013 you should update your passport while getting a new I.D, you can\u2019t update an existing passport afterwards.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Driver\u2019s license \u2013 more details further down.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Army service card.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Disability card.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">University documents and student card.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Workplaces and pay slips.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Kupat Holim card \u2013 you can update your information at any Kupat Holim, they\u2019ll print you a new card on the spot.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Utilities \u2013 water, electricity, gas, Arnona, internet, rent contract, etc.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Bank.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Credit card company \u2013 must be changed separately from the bank! Once you\u2019ve changed your information at the bank you can change it at the credit card company too, and get a new credit card. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">On many documents and at many institutions you can change your picture regardless of changing your personal information. You can find details on this at the website of each institution.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Getting a new driver\u2019s license<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Updating your driver\u2019s license picture is done at many licensed stations, at a cost of 11 shekels. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.il\/he\/Departments\/DynamicCollectors\/photo_driving_license_stock?skip=0&amp;limit=10\">A list of driver\u2019s license photograph stations<\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">You can update your license in one of two ways:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: square;\">\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Wait for the license to expire. When the DMV contacts you to send a new license with a renewed expiration date, you can update your personal information at the same moment free of charge (later you won\u2019t need to renew your license, it\u2019s permanent until the age of 60). <\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Request an updated license at a cost of 20 shekels. The expiration date won\u2019t change, but you\u2019ll receive a copy with an updated name and photograph.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Both options can be found at<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.il\/he\/service\/driving_license_renewal\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">this link<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(you must press the blue button to begin the request process). <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Changing your name and gender marker before or without changing them in the Population Registry <\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">There are places where you can change your name and gender marker without needing to update your I.D.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><b>1. Changing your email address<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">If you want to change your email address you have several options:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: square;\">\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Opening a new email account. Keep in mind that your email history won\u2019t be carried over, and emails sent to the old address won\u2019t arrive at the new one (although you can set the old address to forward all emails to the new one). <\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Opening an \u2018alias\u2019 for the old email address. You can start a new email address and set the old one to be an \u2018alias\u2019 for the new one. Every email that arrives at the old email will automatically be forwarded to the new one. You can also backup everything on the old email address to the new one.   <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is done differently on various email platforms, but it\u2019s a convenient option on all of them.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><b>2. Changing your personal information on social media<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">You can change your name, email, gender, profile link*, username, etc, on every social media platform (Facebook, Instagram, Tiktok, Reddit, Snapchat, Tumblr, etc). You can do this easily through the settings.<br \/>*This is your profile\u2019s URL; it won\u2019t be changed just from changing your name on that platform, and must be changed separately. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><b>3. Your name at various commercial chains<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Supermarkets, store memberships, mailing lists, etc. You can easily change your name on all of these online!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">For more assistance and further reading:<\/span><\/h1>\n<h2><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Population Authority public assistance<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">You can get in touch about issues relating to the trans community, difficulties in changing your gender marker, or other matters, through the designated trans community email &#8211; <\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: square;\">\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><a href=\"mailto:modpnt@piba.gov.il\">modpnt@piba.gov.il<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Or the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.il\/he\/departments\/general\/call_center\">national call center<\/a>:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: square;\">\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">*3450 <\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">From a landline \u2013 074-7083450<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/transwiki.co.il\/articles\/%d7%94%d7%95%d7%95%d7%a2%d7%93%d7%94-%d7%9c%d7%94%d7%aa%d7%90%d7%9e%d7%94-%d7%9e%d7%92%d7%93%d7%a8%d7%99%d7%aa\/\"><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Gender Reassignment Committee<\/span><\/a><\/h2>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: square;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sheba.co.il\/%D7%94%D7%95%D7%95%D7%A2%D7%93%D7%94-%D7%9C%D7%94%D7%AA%D7%90%D7%9E%D7%94-%D7%9E%D7%92%D7%93%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%AA\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Committee\u2019s homepage at the Sheba hospital website<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Committee coordinator\u2019s email address \u2013<\/span> <a href=\"mailto:Ziva.Margalit@sheba.health.gov.il\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ziva.Margalit@sheba.health.gov.il<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Phone \u2013 03-5302677<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">The Committee\u2019s email address \u2013<a href=\"mailto:Gender.ReassignmentComitee@sheba.health.gov.il\"> Gender.ReassignmentComitee@sheba.health.gov.il<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Regulations on changing the gender marker at the Population Authority and in your I.D<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: square;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">29.1.2018 \u2013<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/transwiki.co.il\/%d7%a9%d7%99%d7%a0%d7%95%d7%99-%d7%aa%d7%99%d7%a7%d7%95%d7%9f-%d7%a4%d7%a8%d7%98-%d7%a8%d7%99%d7%a9%d7%95%d7%9d-%d7%94%d7%9e%d7%99%d7%9f-%d7%91%d7%9e%d7%a8%d7%a9%d7%9d-%d7%94%d7%90%d7%95%d7%9b%d7%9c\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Changing\/correcting the registered sex item<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">on the Population Registry<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">5.2.2020 \u2013<a href=\"https:\/\/transwiki.co.il\/%d7%97%d7%95%d7%96%d7%a8-%d7%97%d7%98%d7%99%d7%91%d7%aa-%d7%94%d7%a8%d7%a4%d7%95%d7%90%d7%94-%d7%90%d7%99%d7%a9%d7%95%d7%a8-%d7%9c%d7%a9%d7%99%d7%a0%d7%95%d7%99-%d7%a1%d7%a2%d7%99%d7%a3-%d7%94%d7%9e\/\"> Health Administration circular \u2013 approving change of sex marker in I.D without surgery<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"template":"","source-tyoe":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/transwiki.co.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/articles\/9719"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/transwiki.co.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/articles"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/transwiki.co.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/articles"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/transwiki.co.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/articles\/9719\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9770,"href":"https:\/\/transwiki.co.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/articles\/9719\/revisions\/9770"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/transwiki.co.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9719"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"source-tyoe","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/transwiki.co.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/source-tyoe?post=9719"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}