Current as of 23/06/2023
In these difficult times and in light of the state of emergency on the home front, the document verification department in the Consular Affairs Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is doing everything to continue providing apostille services to all citizens.
At this stage, you can get apostille services at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs using the two alternatives below:
Via Israeli Post:
- In each envelope you can send 10 documents for verification only. (An envelope that arrives with more documents will not be processed).
- It is recommended to send the documents by registered mail.
- A stamped envelope must be attached to the recipient’s address (the address to which the verified documents will be sent back).
- It is mandatory to attach a fee payment receipt for any document that requires verification. As of today, the fee for each document is 38 NIS.
- Be sure to write down your full name and phone number (where you can be reached).
- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs will try to send back the documents within 21 working days from the moment of their arrival at the Ministry. A longer handling time may be required for envelopes with multiple documents.
Shipping Address:
Document Verification Department, Consular Affairs Division
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Sderot Yitzhak Rabin 9
Jerusalem
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is not responsible for monitoring Israel Post.
Documents that arrive in improper condition or envelopes lost in the mail are not the responsibility of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Physical delivery at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Jerusalem:
Citizens who wish to submit the documents in person at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Jerusalem and collect them authenticated with an apostille on the same day, are required to make an appointment. Contact us in order to make an appointment.
You can pick up the verified documents from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the same day you submit them, without an appointment, between the hours of 3:30 and 4:30 pm, at 2 Yoel Zusman Street, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Jerusalem.
With in-person submission at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, up to 5 documents can be submitted per applicant, which will be processed and returned to the applicant that same day.
Address for delivery and collection of verified documents: 2 Yoel Zusman St., Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Jerusalem.
Those who request to submit more than 5 documents in person, the handling of the documents will be done within 21 days working days, from the date of submission.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs certifies the following original Israeli public documents with an apostille:
- Certificates issued by the Ministry of Interior – original certificates issued since August 1st, 2019 (08/01/2019) are signed digitally at the time of issue and are not required to be signed by an official of the Ministry of Interior before approaching the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
- Absence of criminal/traffic record – a certificate of an absence of criminal/traffic record intended to present abroad can be requested from the Police website. The certificate is sent from the Police to the designated address abroad/to the diplomatic mission. (You must verify receipt of the certificate with the diplomatic mission three weeks after submitting the application), don’t forget to pay the apostille fee at the same time if necessary.
- Certificates issued by the IDF – an original signature of the IDF Public Inquiries officer is required on military certificates.
On the following certificates it is necessary to obtain a signature from the relevant ministry before arriving at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs:
- Divorce certificate and rulings of the Rabbinical courts – the back of the certificate requires the signature of authorized signatories from the management of the Rabbinical courts, address: 22 Knafei Nesharim St., Givat Shaul, Jerusalem.
- Marriage certificate – the signature of an authorized official is required in accordance with the applicant’s religion:
Jews: the signature of the Ministry of Religious Services, address: 7 Knafei Nesherim St., Givat Shaul, Jerusalem.
Muslims: the signature of the management of the Sharia Courts in Jerusalem, address: 37 Hillel St. Beit Agron building, 3rd floor, Jerusalem.
Christians: the signature of the Ministry of Interior’s branch for the Christian denomination, address: 15 Knafei Nesharim St., Teomim Building, Jerusalem.
Druze: the signature of the Druze Religious Court, address: 1 Shalom HaGalil St., Acre.
- Matriculation certificate – an original certificate or a true copy of the original signed by an authorized official from the Matriculation Department of the Ministry of Education is required before approaching the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to receive an apostille. The address of the Ministry of Education: 29 Shivtei Israel St., Jerusalem.
- Academic certificates and school certificates – the signature of the Ministry of Education. Address: 22 Knafei Nesharim St., Jerusalem.
- A doctor certification certificate – an original certificate or a true copy of the original with the signature and stamp of the Ministry of Health and the authorized signatories of the District Health Bureau in the city of residence.
- Rulings and court decisions – for the authentication of court rulings and decisions, a copy of the ruling, or the court decision in its entirety, must be attached, with seal indicating the document is true to the original. The document must be signed and stamped by the chief secretary or deputy chief secretary of the court where the decision or ruling was issued.
- Succession orders from the registrar for inheritance matters – an original document only, with the signature of the authorized signatories on behalf of the registrar for inheritance matters in the district of residence where the order was signed.
- Succession orders from courts – original documents, or true to the original, certified by a chief secretary or court registrar and signed by the chief secretary of the court where the order was signed.
