General Information

General Information

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    The Embassy will be closed for holidays in the following days:

    23-24.04.2024

    29-30.04.2024

    01-02.05.2024

    03.05.2024

    06.05.2024

    14.05.2024

    12-13.06.2024

    24.06.2024

    15-16.08.2024

    03-04.10.2024

    17-18.10.2024

    24-25.10.2024

    25-26.12.2024​

    For emergency situations during hours when the Embassy is closed, please call 021 3028500 (dial 1)

    It is mandatory to schedule an appointment before visiting the Consular Section in Bucharest. To do so, call 0213028523 / 0213028540


    For information regarding fees for consular services, click​ here​​

    Payment can only be made in lei (RON) and in cash! 

    Please note that it's forbidden to enter the Consular Section with bags, laptops, cell phones etc.




    In situations in which banking services are required, the fees for these services are not included in the indicated price.

    Address of the Embassy
    1, Dimitrie Cantemir, B. 2, Floor 5, Unirii Square, Bucharest
     
    Telephones for the consular department
    Tel:  + 4021 302 8 500
            + 4021 302 8 523
            + 4021 302 8 538
            + 4021 302 8 540
    Fax: + 4021 302 8 555
     
    Emails for the consular department
    - For Hebrew and English: consular1@bucharest.mfa.gov.il & consular2@bucharest.mfa.gov.il  
    - For Romanian and English: consular3@bucharest.mfa.gov.il
     
    Reception hours for consular services
    Monday – Friday between 09:30-12:30

    For the list of days when the Embassy and Consular section are closed,
    click here​​​. 
     
    Telephone reception hours for consular services
    Monday – Thursday between 13:00 - 15:00​
    Friday: 12:30-14:30
     
    For information regarding consular services for Israeli citizens abroad, click here.
     
    For information regarding visas, click here.
     
    For information regarding forms and tables required for different consular services, click here.

    Please note that 112 is the emergency telephone number that can be dialed free of charge from any telephone or any mobile phone in order to reach emergency services (Ambulances, Fire & Rescue Service and the Police) in Romania as well as other countries of the European Union.

    For information regarding local hospitals, click here​
     
    Jurisdiction - Romania & Moldova
     
    Security instructions for people who wish to obtain consular services at the mission offices
    1. Please bring a photo ID.
    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.

    Important notice regarding lost/stolen passports 
    Most countries notify daily the Interpol HQ in Lyon, France, regarding lost or stolen passports inside their territories. The information goes automatically to the database available for every border control unit around the world. 
    Whenever an Israeli citizen reports a lost/stolen passport to the Israeli police or to the local police inside the country he/she visits and the document is later on returned to him/her or found, he/she must know that the Interpol has already been notified, therefore it will be listed in the international database of such lost/stolen passports.
    Hence, this passport is considered void and can no longer be used in the future. Furthermore, its use can lead to intensive questioning or intrusive inquiries by the border police. 
    In these cases, the citizen bears sole responsibility of issuing a new travel document at the local or closest Israeli Embassy or Consulate. 

    Mailing material to the mission
    There is no mailing service in the Consular Department.
    The sender is responsible for material mailed to the mission.
    It is important to stress that there are cases in which you are required to visit the mission in person.
     
    List of qualified translators 
    If there is a need for document translation services from the local language into Hebrew or vice versa, click here​ to obtain a list of translators.
    This list does not constitute a recommendation for any of the translators appearing on the list. Use of the services of the various translators is the responsibility of the person utilizing the services.
     
    List of criminal attorneys
    Below is a list of attorneys who specialize in criminal law, whose services can be retained if necessary. Click here for the website of the local Bar Association. 
    This list does not constitute a recommendation for any of the attorneys appearing on the list. Use of the services of the various attorneys is the responsibility of the person utilizing the services.
     
    Verification of public documents
    There are two possibilities for verifying a public document:
     
    1. Verification by means of apostil
    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 apostil certification.
    Public documents and certificates that were issued in one of the countries that are signatories to the above Convention, and which bear the apostil stamp, are valid for presentation in Israel, without the need for additional verification / certification by the diplomatic / consular representative at the Israeli mission.
    Additionally, for countries that are signatories to the Hague Convention, no additional verification is required by the mission consul of the country for which the document is designated, if it was stamped with an apostil in Israel.
    With regard to a list of the countries that signed the Convention, and details about the authority competent to grant apostil certification in each country, as well as additional information, click here
    The person is requested to apply for apostil certification on the original document at the local municipality. Click here for additional information:
     
    2. Verification by means other than apostil
    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 reprhttp://www.unbr.ro/esentative verifies the signature of the competent authority.
     
    Status of returning resident
    For information on this matter, visit the website of the Ministry of Aliyah and Immigrant Absorption, then access the Returning to Israel section and fill out the form in order to check your status.
     
    Contacts and inquiries about improving the service provided to the citizens
    • Email can be sent to the following address:
    - For English & Romanian: consular3@bucharest.mfa.gov.il 
     
    • For feedback on the quality of service provided to the citizens by the mission, click here, or here.
     
    The main laws of the State of Israel on which consular work abroad is based, are as follows:
    • The Law of Return, 5710, 1950, with all the amendments thereto over the years.
    • The Entry into Israel Law, 5712,1952, with all the amendments thereto over the years.
    • The Law of Citizenship, 5712, 1952, with all the amendments thereto over the years.
    • The Passports Law, 5712, 1952, with all the amendments thereto over the years.
    • The Names Law, 5716, 1956, with all the amendments thereto over the years.
    • The Population Registration Law, 5725, 1965, with all the amendments thereto over the years.
    • The Notaries Law, 5736, 1976, with all the amendments thereto over the years.
    • The Defense Service Law (Consolidated Version), 5747, 1986 and the authority to implement it abroad, with all the amendments thereto over the years.
    • The Crime Register and Rehabilitation of Offenders Law, 5741, 1981, with all the amendments thereto over the years.
     
    Local characteristics
    We are kindly requested by the Social Insurances in Israel to buy flight tickets for the Romanian citizens who, due to a work accident, must appear in front of a special commission at the Social Insurance services in Israel.
     
    A large number of Romanian citizens who worked in Israel as foreign workers must come to the Consular Section with a certificate from the Social Insurance in Israel in order to receive their life certificate. More information here: