Translate an Israeli driving license to English

rishayon nehiga (רישיון נהיגה). Upload the original and get it back in English with the same layout: every stamp, table and number stays where it is.

Hebrew → English
Asked for in 3 use cases
Public document
Issued by Ministry of Transport

Translate your driving license How we translate it

Sample Israeli driving license — **Sample driving license.** Shown for layout only; the details on it are not a real person's. Source: thecar.co.il.

What it is

Israeli driving license. Needed to exchange a license abroad and for car insurance.

Key fields

What appears on the document and must come through in the translation.

Name
ID
license number
categories
issue date per category
expiry

How we translate it

These rules go to the translation engine when you upload a driving license, on top of the general rules for Israeli documents.

Keep license number, categories and each category's issue date.
Keep the expiry date.
Keep the photo position.

Common mistake: Losing the first-issue date, which insurers use for driving experience.

Glossary

Terms on the document and the English we use for them.

Hebrew	English
דרגה	Category
תאריך הוצאה	Issue date
תוקף	Valid until

Who asks for it

Use cases where a translated driving license is on the list.

Car insurance discount abroad Exchanging a driving license abroad Shipping or registering your car abroad sometimes

Apostille and validity

Public document: can be apostilled in Israel. Foreign authorities often want a certified or sworn translation of it.

Samedoc gives you an English copy in the original layout. You're responsible for checking it before you submit it, and a professional manual review is available at extra cost. Where an authority requires a certified or sworn translation, a qualified translator signs it; the Samedoc copy gives them a ready draft. Check the official source for your destination.

Questions

Who asks for a translated driving license?

It is on the document list for Car insurance discount abroad, Exchanging a driving license abroad and Shipping or registering your car abroad.

Does a translated driving license need an apostille?

Public document: can be apostilled in Israel. Foreign authorities often want a certified or sworn translation of it.

Will the numbers and stamps stay the same?

Yes. Samedoc keeps every number, date, ID, amount, stamp and signature exactly where it is and only replaces the text, so the English copy can be checked against the original line by line.