Translate an Israeli marriage certificate to English

teudat nisuin (תעודת נישואין). 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 13 use cases
Public document
Issued by Chief Rabbinate / Population and Immigration Authority

Translate your marriage certificate How we translate it

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

What it is

Israel has no civil marriage. Jewish marriages are certified by the Chief Rabbinate (other faiths by their religious courts); marriages performed abroad are registered by the Population Authority.

Key fields

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

Spouses' names and IDs
parents' names
date and place of marriage
officiating rabbi
witnesses
certificate number

How we translate it

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

Name the issuer in the title, e.g. "Chief Rabbinate of Israel, Marriage Certificate".
Keep the Hebrew-calendar wedding date with the Gregorian date in brackets.
Transliterate officiant and witness names consistently.
Bracket-explain religious terms only where they appear, e.g. "Ketubah [Jewish marriage contract]".

Common mistake: Translating the Ketubah instead of the marriage certificate; they are different documents.

Glossary

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

Hebrew	English
תעודת נישואין	Marriage certificate
רשם נישואין	Marriage registrar
עדים	Witnesses
החתן	Groom
הכלה	Bride
מקום הנישואין	Place of marriage

Who asks for it

Use cases where a translated marriage certificate is on the list.

Cyprus residence or work permit EU citizenship by descent (Germany, Austria, Poland, Portugal)Residency by investment (golden visa)US green card / adjustment of status UAE residence visa Buying or investing in property abroad sometimes Canada Express Entry / work and study permits sometimes Portugal D7 / D8 (digital nomad) visa sometimes Germany work visa / EU Blue Card sometimes Spain non-lucrative / digital nomad visa sometimes UK Skilled Worker visa sometimes Australia skilled visa sometimes Registering an Israeli divorce 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 marriage certificate?

It is on the document list for Cyprus residence or work permit, EU citizenship by descent (Germany, Austria, Poland, Portugal), Residency by investment (golden visa), US green card / adjustment of status, UAE residence visa, Buying or investing in property abroad, Canada Express Entry / work and study permits, Portugal D7 / D8 (digital nomad) visa, Germany work visa / EU Blue Card, Spain non-lucrative / digital nomad visa, UK Skilled Worker visa, Australia skilled visa and Registering an Israeli divorce abroad.

Does a translated marriage certificate 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.