Reception hours for Consular services:
Reception days:
Monday-Friday 09.30-12.30
Contact the Consular Department to schedule a time
Phone: 0046-(0)8-52806540
Telephone hours:
Monday-Thursday: 10.00-12.00 and 13.30-14.30
Friday: 11.00-13.30
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The notarizations performed by the Consulate includes the verification of signatures, the certification of affidavits, certificates and of the accuracy of document copies. For further information 
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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, 
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Swedish Documents
The Government of Sweden has chosen Swedish notaries public as their officials, who are designated to certify the authenticity of Swedish public documents, seals and signatures. Under the Convention, the standard certification provided to authenticate documents is called an apostille.
Israeli Documents
Authentication (certification) of the State of Israel documents destined for use in countries that are parties to the Hague Convention (such as Sweden) should be certified by one of the officials in the jurisdiction in which the document has been executed. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Israel is the only authority competent to issue an Apostille certificate on an Israeli document.
Which documents require an apostille/authentication
You will generally need an authentication on any official documents from the Swedish authorities. Examples of such documents are:
· Documents issued by government authorities (e.g. The Swedish Tax Agency, The Swedish Companies Registration Office, The Swedish Road Administration, The Medical Products Agency and The National Board of Health and Welfare)
· Register extracts (e.g. copies of Birth Certificates and extracts from the criminal records)
· Court documents (e.g. divorce issued by District Court)
· Grades/certificates from universities, higher education institutions, municipal schools (not independent schools)
· Documents signed by a notary public
· Documents signed by the Swedish Trade Federation
· Translations by an authorized translator (appointed by the legal, financial and administrative services agency)
· Extracts from the birth and marriages registers
Remember: you will be required to show your authenticated documents when you apply the forms.
Where do I get an apostille/authentication in Sweden?
Since 1 January 2005, the judicial office at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs no longer issues apostilles. Sweden has decentralized the issuance of apostilles and designated all notaries public as competent authorities. There is no centralized register of all notaries public.
Where do I get an apostille/authentication in Sweden?
Since 1 January 2005, the judicial office at the ministry for foreign affairs no longer issues apostilles. Sweden has decentralized the issuance of apostilles and designated all notary public as competent authorities. There is no centralized register of all notary public.
We suggest that you look in the yellow pages under “notaries publicus” to find the officer nearest you to authenticate Swedish documents for use in Israel.
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.
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