Misrad Hapnim

From Efrat

Contents 1 Web 2 Passports at the Airport 3 Phone 4 Efrat 5 Gilo 5.1 Directions 6 Other locations 7 Registering a Home Birth

[edit] Web

Misrad Hapnim (Interior Ministry) has an extensive web site where you can fill out forms for mailing.

http://www.pnim.gov.il/

[edit] Passports at the Airport

If you discover at the last minute (within 24 hours of your flight) your Israeli passport is expired you can get it renewed at the Ben Gurion airport office 24 hours a day. (Ynet claims we are the only country with this service). Of course it will cost you extra.

Bring your old passport and 2 new passport pictures. For a child at least one parent needs to be present, but best to bring both parents' Teudat Zehut.

The cost for children in 500 nis and for adults 1000 nis.

The office is on floor 2 on the right hand side at the end.

When I went yesterday, it took us 10 minutes to get a brand new passport for our son including waiting for the people in front of us. We were impressed!

See more on the web at (it only works in IE) not very clear http://www.pnim.gov.il/

[edit] Phone

You can do lots of things on the phone. The number in Jerusalem is 02-6290228. The best times to call are S,M,T,Th 12:30-15:00.

The national information number of Misrad HaPnim is *3450 from any phone, or 1-222-3450. The hours of this service are 08:00-16:00.

[edit] Efrat

Misrad Hapnim (Interior Ministry) has hours across from the Moetza offices in the Te'ena Commercial Center.

• Phone number: 993 9344
• Monday 16:00-18:00
• Friday 9:00-11:00
• Page on Moetza site

The Efrat branch accepts CASH ONLY, and only deals with Israeli citizen's services (no visas). Also, they do not deal with stolen or lost passports or teudot zehut (ID cards). There is a new service offered by the Misrad HaPnim to speed up time processing passports and which saves money. You can apply on-line for a passport by going to the Misrad HaPnim web-site. Follow the directions and you can save 30 shekels in the summer months and 80 shekels in the winter months for an adult 10-year passport. You can pay with a credit card on-line, which you cannot do at the office. You still need a trip to the office to hand-in your photos and paper-work, but in theory you will not have to wait on the line there. Adult passports cost 250 shekels, cash only, in the office; 220 shekels if paid on-line with a credit card from February until October, and 170 shekels from November through January. (Check the exact dates the prices change at the web-site.)

[edit] Gilo

There is a Misrad Hapnim in Gilo which is much faster and less crowded than the one in the center of town. They only have Israeli citizens services. You have to go downtown for foreigner's services (visas and work permits).

• Address: Rechov Tzvia Ve Yitzhak 800
  
• Tel: 02 645 2880
  
• Fax: 02 645 3550
  
• Hours:
  • Sunday, Monday, Tuesday & Thursday: 8-12
    
  • Monday & Wednesday: 14:30-17:30 - only for Gilo, Talpiot & Har Choma residents

[edit] Directions

Drive to Gilo. Drive past the turn that takes you down the speedway to Teddy Stadium and the Mall, and turn left on the next left turn. (Next intersection). Turn right at the next right turn. Turn right again into parking lot that is the back of the old shopping complex (where the Meuhedet office is) and park. Walk from the parking lot through one of the passageways and into the front of the shopping complex, and ask one of the shopkeepers where the Misrad HaPnim is. It takes about 15 minutes to drive there from Efrat.

• 3450 for more info

[edit] Other locations

Nefesh B'Nefesh has a site in English will times for all offices:

http://www.nbn.co.il/site/kb/questions/171/Misrad+Hapnim+%28Ministry+of+the+Interior%29+Branches+

The official site for Misrad Hapinim http://www.pnim.gov.il/ which contains infomation about all services and offices. The site is in Hebrew.

[edit] Registering a Home Birth

If you want a copy of the new form to register homebirth, write to judyslome at hotmail dot com.