The Hague Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents (Hague Apostille Convention) facilitates the circulation of public documents executed in one State party to the Convention and to be produced in another State party to the Convention. It does so by replacing the cumbersome and often costly formalities of a full legalisation process with the mere issuance of an Apostille (also called Apostille Certificate or Certificate). The Hague Apostille Convention only applies as between States parties (see link to Authorities below).
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Apostille betyr at apostillestempel er påført originaldokumentet fra myndighetene i et utstederland som har sluttet seg til Haag-konvensjonen (apostillekonvensjonen) av 5.10.1961 om å sløyfe kravet om legalisering av utenlandske offentlige dokumenter. Oversikt over land som har sluttet seg til konvensjonen, hvilke myndighet i de aktuelle land som er autorisert til å påføre apostille samt adresse, telefonnr. m.m., finnes på internettsiden til HccH -
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HOW TO RECEIVE APOSTILLE IN ISRAEL
For Apostille stamp at Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Jerusalem and payment, see link:
http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFAHeb/Sherut/Mismachim+Tziburim/
Ministry of Foreign Affairs,
Consular Department,
Sderot Itzhak Rabin no. 9,
P.o.b. 3013,
Jerusalem 91035,
Tel: 02-5303358, 02-5303301
E-mail: imutim@mfa.gov.il
Opening hours: Sun/Mon/Wed/Thursday 08:30 – 12:30
Telephone inquiries: 14:00 – 16-00
Fee: NIS 31 (until 31.12.2009)
2 ways of payment for the Apostille stamp:
• Postal Bank: Account no. 0-026789 – Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• Internet with credit card see link:
http://ecom.gov.il/Counter/alternative/mfa/MfaHomePage.aspx?counter=24&catalog=1&category=MFA_External_Payments&language=he
• Bring the receipt to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs