General Information

General Information

  •   Welcome to the Consular Section
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    Whether you are planning to visit Israel and require visa information or you are an Israeli citizen residing in South India, the Consular Section is able to assist with your enquiries.
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    • Contact number for an emergency situation only! (Visa queries will not be answered) Tel: +918049406500 Extn 1 & 2
    Outside office hours Extn 9

    • Telephone Requests: +91-(0)80-49406501/502 / 916366952379
    • between 13:30 to 15:30 (Monday to Thursday)
    • between 10:00 to 13:00 (Fridays)
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    Address: Millenia, Tower A, 8th Floor, 1&2 Murphy Road, Halasuru, Bengaluru - 560 008 (also known as Philips Building near Ulsoor Lake)
     
    Opening Hours: from Monday to Friday, between 10:00 to 13:00, except holidays observed by the Israeli Consulate General in Bengaluru as followed (for 2021)
    http://embassies.gov.il/bangalore/Announcements/Pages/Upcomingholiday.aspx 
     
     

    It is important to stress that there are cases in which you are required to visit the Consulate in person.

     
    Security instructions for people visiting the Consulate offices
     
    1)   Please bring 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 device
    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.
     
    Jurisdiction: South India 
     
    Indian states which fall under the jurisdiction of the Consulate of Israel in Bengaluru:
    Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Puducherry 
     
    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 year
    ·         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.