Address
Washington
DC 20008, USA
Phones
Consular Department
Telephone answering hours:
Mondays - Thursdays: 14:00-16:00
Fridays: 12:30- 14:00
Email address
Address for mail
Washington,
DC 20008,
USA
How to send mail to the consulate
Embassy of Israel
Address: 3514 International Drive N.W. Washington D.C. 20008
Email:
consular@washington.mfa.gov.il
Days and hours for visits
Other useful contacts
Other useful information list
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
170 Rollins Ave.
Rockville, Maryland 20852
P. 301.340.1400
F. 301.340.6087
Phone: 301-2966864
