An Apostille stamp is a sticker bearing a standard text in accordance with the Hague Convention. The text contains the name of the country that issues the document, the identity of the person, who signed the Apostille, as well as the title and place of employment of such person (Ministry of Foreign Affairs, judicial authorities, etc.), the date of affixing of the Apostille stamp, serial number, signature and seal.
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What is Apostille?
In accordance with the Hague Convention of 1961 signed by most Western countries, each signatory country authorizes the notary to notarize documents so that the document issued and translated in Israel with an Apostille stamp can be valid in all signatory countries and have the same legal force as the document issued in any signatory state.
How receive certification of Israeli Public Documents?
Legalization of a State-Issued Document
If you want to certify a document issued by a government office and witness the source and authenticity of this document, you need to affix Apostille.
Different government offices such as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Jerusalem, Ministry of Education and the like may affix Apostille. Legalization of documents is designed to prevent counterfeiting, and if one wants to prove the contents and authenticity of the document for foreign authorities, as in the case of migration to foreign countries, then the person will be required to present to the authorities official Israeli documents affixed with Apostille. The duty is collected for affixing an Apostille.
Legalization of a State Issued Document with a Notarized Translation
In this case, Apostille is required to be affixed twice. Such a situation often happens when a person needs to translate a birth certificate, but foreign state authorities require an original document to be submitted together with the translation. In this case, an Apostille is required both on the reverse side of the original certificate of birth issued by the Israeli Ministry of Interior and on the reverse side of the notarized translation made by an Israeli Notary.
Apostille on Notarized Documents
An Apostille should be affixed to prove that the notarized document, such as a notarized translation or notarized signature verification, was signed and authenticated by an Israeli Notary.
Apostille can be affixed at the offices of the Ministry of Justice located in some Israeli judicial authorities.
Legalization of notarized documents is intended to prevent forgery of Notary’s signature and seal.
Court personnel have access to the computer system that stores a sample of Notary’s signature and personal seal. The duty is collected for affixing an Apostille.