Ministry of Interior (Israel)

The Ministry of Interior (משרד הפנים, Misrad HaPnim; وزارة الداخلية) in the State of Israel is one of the government offices that is responsible for local government, citizenship and residency, identity cards, and student and entry visas. The current Minister is Moshe Arbel.

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 councils supervision
 * Appointing and dismissing District Commissioners
 * Elections
 * Associations
 * Planning and building supervising

Departments
Source:
 * Local Government Administration
 * Planning Administration
 * Emergency Service Administration
 * Biometric Database Administration Authority
 * Population and Immigration Authority
 * National Planning Headquarters