Life certificates

Information on life certificates.

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The Consulate is not competent to treat questions regarding pensions of Belgian citizens. The Consulate can only sign life certificates of Belgian citizens (non-Belgian citizens must turn to the Israeli authorities or their Embassy). For further questions, please check the website of the FPS Foreign Affairs


Obtaining a signature on a life certificate


You do not have to come in person to the Consulate anymore to receive a signature on the life certificate.

You send us by email (consulate.telaviv@diplobel.fed.be):

  • a scanned copy of the “life certificate” form, where you have filled in your personal details. The copy has to be of good quality as we will have to print it and fill it in;
  • a copy of your Israeli identity card (both sides), and the sefah (fully unfolded);
  • a copy of your Belgian passport or identity card;
  • a photo of yourself holding a newspaper (digital is also accepted) where the date of the day appears clearly.

We will fill in and sign the life certificate with the date of the newspaper and will send it back to you by email, which you can then forward to the pension service.