IMPORTANT

Consular services for Paraguay will be supplied by the Consular Department of Israel Embassy in Uruguay.

https://embassies.gov.il/montevideo/

email: consular1@montevideo.mfa.gov.il

consular2@montevideo.mfa.gov.il​

phone: +598 2628 8733 int 1

email: info@montevideo.mfa.gov.il

You can also get in touch with Honor Consul in Paraguay Mr. Alejandro Rubin

Email: consul.israel.py@gmail.com​

Address

Aviadores del Chaco 2050, Edificio World Trade Center, Torre 4, Piso 19.

Asunción, Paraguay.

* The consulate does not open on weekends, national holidays and Jewish holidays.

Jewish Holidays

Pesach , Israel Independence Day, Shavuot, Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Succoth, Simchat Torah.

** The Jewish holidays can change depending on the year.

Jurisdiction

The entire territory of the Republic of Paraguay.

Mailing material to the mission

​​PROCEDURES AND APPLICATIONS ONLY IN PERSON. Documents will be received only if it was previously arranged. 

Security instructions for people who wish to obtain consular services at the mission offices

1. Please bring a photo ID and Passport.

2. Every visitor and his belongings will be required to undergo a security check.

3. For security purposes, no personal objects will be allowed into the mission, including handbags, mobile phones and electronic devices.

4. Do not bring large handbags or suitcases to the mission.

5. Do not bring food and/or beverage bottles or containers.

6. 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.

The main laws of the State of Israel on which consular work abroad is based

• The Law of Return, 1950, with all the amendments thereto over the years.

• The Entry into Israel Law, 1952, with all the amendments thereto over the years.

• The Law of Citizenship, 1952, with all the amendments thereto over the years.

• The Passports Law, 1952, with all the amendments thereto over the years.

• The Names Law, 1956, with all the amendments thereto over the years.

• The Population Registration Law, 1965, with all the amendments thereto over the years.

• The Notaries Law, 1976, with all the amendments thereto over the years.

• The Defense Service Law (Consolidated Version), 1986, and the authority to implement it abroad, with all the amendments thereto over the years.

• The Crime Register and Rehabilitation of Offenders Law, 1981, with all the amendments thereto over the years.

Useful Information

·         Link to the website of the National Insurance Institute for citizens residing abroad:

https://www.btl.gov.il/Insurance/Living_abroad/Pages/default.aspx

·         Jewish Agency in Montevideo

Address: 21 de Setiembre 2490

Phone: (00598) 27116926

Website: www.jewishagency.org

E-mail: deborahw@jafi.org

·         Renewing an Israeli driving license abroad:

In September 2017 the regulation requiring drivers above the age of 40 to undergo an eye test when renewing their driving license.

As such, they can be renewed via the Israeli Ministry of Transportation’s website.