Translate an Israeli marital status certificate to English

ishur matzav mishpachti (אישור על מצב משפחתי). 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 2 use cases
Public document
Issued by Population and Immigration Authority

Translate your marital status certificate How we translate it

Sample Israeli marital status certificate — **Sample marital status certificate.** Shown for layout only; the details on it are not a real person's. Source: midrag.co.il.

What it is

Population Authority certificate of a person's current registered marital status. Core for weddings abroad and for buying property in countries where the deed records the buyer's marital regime.

Key fields

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

Name
ID
current marital status
date of last status change
issue date

How we translate it

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

Use fixed status terms (Single, Married, Divorced, Widowed).
Keep the date of the last status change.
Keep the issue date and any reference number.
If status is Divorced or Widowed, flag in the translator note that the divorce or death certificate may also be required.

Common mistake: Submitting an old certificate; issued more than a few months ago, it is usually refused for weddings.

Glossary

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

Hebrew	English
מצב משפחתי	Marital status
רווק/רווקה	Single
נשוי/נשואה	Married
גרוש/גרושה	Divorced
אלמן/אלמנה	Widowed

Who asks for it

Use cases where a translated marital status certificate is on the list.

Buying or investing in property abroad Getting married overseas (Cyprus, Prague, USA and more)

Apostille and validity

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

Usually must be issued within the last 3 to 6 months.

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 marital status certificate?

It is on the document list for Buying or investing in property abroad and Getting married overseas (Cyprus, Prague, USA and more).

Does a translated marital status certificate need an apostille?

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

How recent does the marital status certificate need to be?

Usually must be issued within the last 3 to 6 months.

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.