Ministry of Interior (Israel)
The Ministry of Interior in the State of Israel is one of the government offices that is responsible for local government, Israeli [nationality law|citizenship] and residency, identity cards, and student and entry visas.
Responsibilities
- Providing citizenship and permanent resident status.
- Issuing of entry visas and staying visas in the country.
- Inhabitants administration: personal registration
- * Issuing of Israeli identity cards.
- * Issuing of Israeli passports.
- * Personal registrations such as birth, marriage etc.
- Local government, city councils and local [council (Israel)|local councils] supervision
- * Appointing and dismissing District Commissioners
- Elections
- Associations
- Planning and building supervising
Departments
- Local Government Administration
- Emergency Service Administration
- Population and Immigration Authority
- National Planning Headquarters