Translate an Israeli ID card (Teudat Zehut) to English

teudat zehut (תעודת זהות). 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 Population and Immigration Authority

Translate your Israeli ID card How we translate it

Sample Israeli ID card (Teudat Zehut) — **Sample Israeli ID card.** Shown for layout only; the details on it are not a real person's. Source: commons.wikimedia.org.

What it is

Israel's national identity card. Most are now biometric smart cards; older paper cards come with a separate appendix (Sefach).

Key fields

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

ID number
first name
surname
father's and mother's first names
date and place of birth
sex
issue date
expiry date (smart card)
photo

How we translate it

These rules go to the translation engine when you upload an Israeli ID card, on top of the general rules for Israeli documents.

Keep the 9-digit ID number exactly, including the check digit and any leading zero.
Translate front and back in the same order and layout as the card.
If both Hebrew-calendar and Gregorian birth dates appear, keep both.
State in a translator note whether it is a biometric smart card or a paper card.

Common mistake: Swapping the father's and mother's name fields; dropping a leading zero from the ID number.

Glossary

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

Hebrew	English
שם פרטי	First name
שם משפחה	Surname
שם האב	Father's name
שם האם	Mother's name
תאריך הנפקה	Date of issue
מקום לידה	Place of birth

Who asks for it

Use cases where an translated Israeli ID card is on the list.

Getting married overseas (Cyprus, Prague, USA and more)US green card / adjustment of status EU citizenship by descent (Germany, Austria, Poland, Portugal) 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 Israeli ID card?

It is on the document list for Getting married overseas (Cyprus, Prague, USA and more), US green card / adjustment of status and EU citizenship by descent (Germany, Austria, Poland, Portugal).

Does a translated Israeli ID card 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.