Please note!
Certificates attesting to personal status which were issued after January 1st, 1989 require verification by one of the following means:

1. An “Apostille” stamp

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 must bear the apostille stamp to be valid for presentation 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 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

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.

Notices and updates of personal status (Marriage/Divorce/Death)