Israel DNA test for citizenship: the court order and the mission

DNA test for a family link
An Israel DNA test for citizenship is not something you can ask for on your own: it needs an order from a family court or a religious court in Israel. The sample is then taken at an Israeli mission abroad, by appointment.

Checked against the official pages on 13 November 2026. How we check.

The Israel DNA test for citizenship cases proves a family relationship, usually paternity, when the Population Registry needs it. The Embassy’s page explains the procedure for people abroad (Embassy page on genetic testing).

What you need before anything else

  • An order from a family court or a religious court competent to approve the test
  • An identifying document for each person tested, matching the document and number in the court order
  • Phone numbers for the people tested abroad
  • The receipt for the laboratory payment

How the test is arranged

You scan the documents and attach them to the online application form for genetic testing abroad, on the government’s forms site (the overseas DNA form). Israeli citizens and foreign nationals can both use the procedure.

The DNA test from abroad

The Embassy lists what has to happen before a mission gives you a date. The court order for the test arrives from the State Attorney’s Office, you have paid the laboratory, and you have given phone numbers for the people being tested abroad.

«The appointment will be scheduled only after the court order has been sent by the State Attorney’s Office to the Foreign Ministry and received at the mission», the page says.

What it costs

You pay the laboratory before the appointment. After the samples are taken, the Embassy says an additional payment may be charged for sending the tests. Neither amount is on the page, so ask the office when it contacts you.

Step Who
Court order for the test A family or religious court in Israel
Online form with the documents You
Payment to the laboratory You
Court order sent to the mission The State Attorney’s Office, through the Foreign Ministry
Appointment and sample The Israeli mission
Shipping the samples The mission, for an extra payment

Where the sample is taken

The test is carried out at an Israeli mission; the Embassy’s page links the appointment to its GoVisit calendar once the court order has arrived (Embassy page).

Where each office books, from the service pages and notices copied on 13 November 2026:

Office Booking Before you go
Embassy, Washington GoVisit Book from the service page
New York Acuity booking page Its own booking page, not GoVisit
Boston GoVisit Book from the service page
Atlanta GoVisit Book from the service page
Miami GoVisit Book from the service page
Chicago GoVisit Every visitor registered in advance; arrive 15 minutes early
Houston GoVisit No visitors during the renovation: in-person cases go to Atlanta
Los Angeles GoVisit By appointment only, no walk-ins
San Francisco GoVisit Book from the service page

Why it matters for citizenship

A child’s registration as Israeli can depend on proving who the Israeli parent is. When the Registry asks for that proof, the court order and this test are how it is given from abroad. The registration itself is explained in Israeli citizenship.

A private DNA kit

A commercial test does not replace the court-ordered one for the Registry.

You live far from the office

The test is done at the mission, so plan the trip once the appointment is set.

Before you apply
  • The court order
  • ID for each person, as named in the order
  • Contact phone numbers
  • The laboratory payment receipt
 No court order, no test: start with the court in Israel, not with the consulate. 
All procedures here
How the offices take appointments
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