Contact us

Attorney's offices in the states of Washington DC, Maryland and Virginia:

Bar Association of the District of Columbia http://badc.org

Maryland State Bar Association www.msba.org Phone: 410-685-7878

Virginia State Bar www.vsb.org Phone: 804-775-0500

Qualified interpreters working with the embassy:

• Audie Manor 305-936-8891

• Michelle Cohen 410-294-5254

• Hana Cohen 540-725-1614

• Ruthie Akdish 301-340-2546

 It is hereby clarified that this list does not constitute a recommendation for any of the interpreters listed above. Use of the services of the various interpreters is the applicant's responsibility.

Verification of Public Documents

Verification by means of an "Apostille” stamp. In 1978, Israel joined 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.

For a list of the countries that signed the Convention, and details about the appropriate authority to grant “Apostille” certification in each country, click here.

For more information on how to obtain an “Apostille” stamp in the please contact the Office of the Secretary:

 

Washington DC

1350 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 419, Washington, DC 20004

Phone: (202) 727-6306

http://os.dc.gov/service/authentications

Maryland

16 Francis St. Annapolis, MD 21401

Phone Number: 410-974-5521

http://sos.maryland.gov/Certifications/Pages/default.aspx

Virginia

1111 East Broad Street, 1st Floor, Richmond, VA 23219

Phone: 804-786-2441

https://commonwealth.virginia.gov/official-documents/authentications 

Verification by means other than an "Apostille” stamp 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 appropriate authority in the country where the certificate was issued (usually the Foreign Ministry and/or the Ministry of Justice), the Israeli consular representative at the mission located in the country where the certificate was issued verifies the signature of the competent authority.

Useful Links:

The Population  and Immigration Authority 

https://www.gov.il/en/departments/population_and_immigration_authority/govil-landing-page

Ministry of Immigration and Integration

https://www.gov.il/en/departments/ministry_of_aliyah_and_integration/govil-landing-page 

The Jewish Agency, international phone: 1-866-835-0430

TravIL application for Israelis who are travelling abroad 

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mfa.traveler&hl=en_US&gl=US&pli=1

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Hevrat Kadisha:

Albert Bloomfield

Owner/Funeral Director

AL@SAGELBLOOMFIELD.COM

1091 Rockville Pike

Rockville, Maryland 20852

P. 301.340.1400

F. 301.340.6087