Consular/Visa Services: Notary Services and Certificates

The Consular Department provides the following notarial services:

Authentication of signatures on a provided power of attorney; declarations; certificates of non-criminal record; legalization of documents as true copies of originals; life certificates for the National Insurance Institute; authentication of official Quebec documents (birth, marriage, and divorce certificates) for Israel.

In order for your documents to be processed, you must come to the Consular Department in person with a valid Israeli passport. If you are not Israeli, you must come with both a passport and a valid driver's license. If a certain ID is mentioned in one of the documents that you would like to notarize, you must present that particular ID.

The Consulate does not provide any ready-made power of attorney. You must come prepared with the relevant documentation which needs to be signed in front of the Consul. The processing time for document authentication is one day.

The fee for this service is $13.00 for the first signature and $6.00 for each additional signature on the same paper, or copy. Kindly note, consular fees are to be made in cash or money order only. Personal checks will not be accepted. Please note that the Consulate does not provide translation. Therefore, the documents should be translated in advance.The person signing must understand the language of the document.

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Certificate of Non-Criminal Record:

Requirements for a certificate of non-criminal record:

1. Application form (http://www.mfa.gov.il/mfaheb/sherut/tfasim)

2. Appearing in person at the Consulate

3. Your national passport

4. The exact address of the organization where the certificate will be sent to, e.g. Embassy, Consulate or Immigration Authorities. The certificate cannot be given to the applicant him/herself or his/her lawyer but only to the institute that requested it.

5. Fee: $10-15 (credit or debit cards only please).

The application form is sent to the Israeli police, and the certificate is received at the Consulate approximately 12 weeks later. It is usually sent out to the address provided on the very same day.

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Life Certificate:

A person residing abroad who receives allowances from the State of Israel and must prove that he/she is alive may apply to the Consulate with an identifying document in order to get a life certificate.

Requirements for life certificate:

1. Appear in person at the Consulate

2. Present a valid Israeli Passport

3. Fee: $13 (credit or debit cards only please)

Please note: the Consulate does not mail Life Certificates to “Bituach Leumi” in Israel. This must be done independently by the individual.