General information

General Information

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    Address of the Embassy
    1, Dimitrie Cantemir, B. 2, Floor 5, Unirii Square, Bucharest
     
    Telephones for the consular department
    Tel: +4021 3189416
          +4021 3189417
     
    Reception hours for consular services
    Monday – Friday between 9.30 –12.30
     
     
    Telephone reception hours for consular services
    Monday – Thursday between 14-16
    Friday between 13-14
     
     
    To see local holidays on which the Embassy will be closed, click here.
     
    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.
     
     
    Jurisdiction - Romania
     
    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.
     
    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 who work with the mission
    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. The mission is not permitted or authorized to recommend any particular attorney (click here to download a list of attorneys).
    To obtain a more detailed list, 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 apostille
    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 apostille certification.
    Public documents and certificates that were issued in one of the countries that are signatories to the above Convention, and which bear the apostille 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 apostille in Israel.
    With regard to a list of the countries that signed the Convention, and details about the authority competent to grant apostille 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 apostille
    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 representative verifies the signature of the competent authority.
     
    Contacts and inquiries about improving the service provided to the citizens
    • Email can be sent to the following address:
     
    • For feedback on the quality of service provided to the citizens by the mission, click 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.
     
    Details of the Jewish Agency aliya emissary
    Below are details on the Jewish Agency emissary in Bucharest:
    12, Regina Elisabeta Boulevard, Bucharest
    Tel.: +4021 3125282
           +4021 3125294
    Fax: +4021 3120064
    Program: Monday – Thursday, between 8.30-13.00
     
    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.
     
     
     
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