The Consular Department

Address of the Mission

800 Second Avenue
New York, New York 10017
USA

Reception Hours for Consular Services

The Consular Services section is open to the public Monday through Friday 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM, but will be closed for all national and Jewish holidays.

Telephone Reception Hours for Consular Services

Monday - Thursday 9:00 - 5:00 pm
Friday 9:00 - 3:00 pm

PLEASE HAVE YOUR ISRAELI I.D. NUMBER AVAILABLE BEFORE CALLING.

Jurisdiction

New York, Conecticut, New Jersey and the Virgin Islands.
To find a consulate near you, click here.

Security Instruction for people wishing to obtain consular services at the mission offices

• Please bring a photo ID.
• Every visitor and his belongings will be required to undergo a security check.
• For security purposes, no personal objects will be allowed into the mission, including handbags, mobile phones and electronic devices.
• Do not bring large handbags or suitcases to the mission.
• Do not bring food and/or beverage bottles or containers.
• The mission’s security directives apply to people in the consular waiting room. The instructions of the security staff must be obeyed at all times.

Mailing material to the Mission

Material that is mailed to the Consular Department at the mission must be only sent to and collected from the following address:

800 Second Avenue
Consular Department
New York NY 10017
USA

The sender is responsible for material mailed to the mission.

It is important to stress that there are cases in which you are required to visit the mission in person. For more detailed information, see the section on Consular Services in Chapter 2.

List of qualified translators who work with the mission

If there is a need for document translation services from the local language into Hebrew or vice versa click here to obtain a list of translators.

This list does not constitute a recommendation for any of the translators appearing on the list. Use of the services of the various translators is the responsibility of the person utilizing the services.

List of Criminal Attorneys

The mission is not permitted or authorized to recommend any particular attorney (click here to search for attorneys).

To obtain a more detailed list, click here for the website of the local Bar Association.

Use of the services of the various attorneys is the responsibility of the person utilizing the services.

Verification of Public Documents

There are two possibilities for verifying a public document:

1. Verification by means of apostille
In 1978, Israel signed and ratified the Hague Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalization for Foreign Public Documents  1961 (hereinafter: the Hague Convention). The purpose of this Convention was to shorten the processes required for a particular country to recognize the official documents issued by another country, by means of apostille certification.

Public documents and certificates that were issued in one of the countries that are signatories to the above Convention, and which bear the apostille stamp, are valid for presentation in Israel, without the need for additional verification / certification by the diplomatic / consular representative at the Israeli mission.

Additionally, for countries that are signatories to the Hague Convention, no additional verification is required by the mission consul of the country for which the document is designated, if it was stamped with an apostille in Israel.

With regard to a list of the countries that signed the Convention, and details about the authority competent to grant apostille certification in each country, as well as additional information, click here.

To obtain information on how to get an Apostille stamp you can refer to the US Department of State website at www.dos.state.ny.us or email them at info@dos.state.ny.us.

2. Verification by means other than apostille
Verification of a document in a country that is not a signatory to the Hague Convention should be implemented as follows:
After the document is verified by the competent authority in the foreign country (usually the Foreign Ministry or Ministry of Justice), the Israeli consular representative verifies the signature of the competent authority.

Contacts and queries about the services provided to citizens

• Email can be sent to the following addresses:

consulardep@newyork.mfa.gov.il
oritc@nework.mfa.gov.il

• For feedback on the quality of service provided to the citizens by the mission, click here

The main laws of the State of Israel on which consular work abroad is based, are as follows:

• The Law of Return, 5710-1950 with all the amendments thereto over the years.
• The Entry into Israel Law, 5712-1952 with all the amendments thereto over the years.
• The Law of Citizenship, 5712-1952 with all the amendments thereto over the years.
• The Passports Law, 5712-1952 with all the amendments thereto over the years.
• The Names Law, 5716-1956 with all the amendments thereto over the years.
• The Population Registration Law, 5725-1965 with all the amendments thereto over the years.
• The Notaries Law, 5736-1976 with all the amendments thereto over the years.
• The Defense Service Law (Consolidated Version), 5747-1986 and the authority to implement it abroad with all the amendments thereto over the years.
• The Crime Register and Rehabilitation of Offenders Law, 5741-1981 with all the amendments thereto over the years.

Details of the Jewish Agency aliya emissary

Below are the details of the Jewish Agency emissary in your area:
633 3rd Avenue
New York NY
10016
212-339 6063

Local Characteristics

Persons interested in signing a will should contact the mission by phone: 212-499-5302 or 212-499-5306