New Law Proposal for Renewing IDs and Passports Online Without Leaving Home

The evacuation of tens of thousands of civilians from the fronts in the south and north and the temporary shuttering of a number of Population Registry offices has led the Interior Ministry to submit a law proposal allowing Israeli citizens to renew their IDs and passports via the internet, according to Walla News.

The law proposal, if it passes, is a temporary order applicable for the coming half a year, with a possible extension for another half a year.

This renewal is only possible subject to a number of conditions:

Furthermore, an ID or passport ordered in this fashion will only be good for five years instead of the usual ten.