Consular Services
Visa Services
a. Addresses of the missions
Av.La Coruña E25-48 y San Ignacio, Edificio Altana Plaza, piso 5, Quito-Ecuador
b. Reception hours for consular services
Working hours: Monday – Friday
10h00 – 13h00
c. Telephone reception hours for consular services
023971-505
Monday – Thruesday
09h00 – 15h30
Friday
9h00 - 14h00
d. Jurisdiction Ecuador
e. Security instructions for people who wish to obtain consular services at the mission offices
1. Please bring a photo and 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.
f. Mailing material to the mission
Material that is mailed to the Consular Department at the mission must be only sent to and collected from the following address:
Av.la Coruña E25-58 y san Ignacio Edificio Altana plaza, pisó 5,Quito,Ecuador
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. For more detailed information, see the section on Consular Services in Chapter 2.
g. List of qualified translators who work with the mission
If there is a need for document translation services from the local language :
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.
h. List of attorneys
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.
i. 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 on the following link:
http://www.hcch.net/index_en.php?act=conventions.authorities&cid=17
The process of obtaining “apostille” is the following:
• The original copies of the document must be signed by the Head of Civil registration.
• At the Ministry of Foreign affairs, one needs to go to the “legal department” -
(LEGALISACION) in order for the papers to be signed
Address: Av.10 de Agosto y Carrion, Edificio Solis, planta baja.
Telephone: 02-2560888
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.
j. Contacts and inquiries about improving the service provided to the citizens
• Email can be sent to the following address:
info@quito.mfa.gov.il
• For feedback on the quality of service provided to the citizens by the mission,click on the following link:
k. 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.
l. Details of the Jewish Agency aliya emissary
Below are details on the Jewish Agency emissary in your area:
Tel.: 001-877-684-5552
https://www.jewishagency.org/
M. About the issues connected to army service please write to the email:
joinidf@digital.idf.il