A. Address of the mission
Torre Banco General, floor 17, Marbella
B. Holidays
01/01/2013 09/01/2013
11-12/02/2013 13/02/2013
25/03/2013 26-29/03/2013
01-02/04/2013 16/04/2013
01/05/2013 14/05/2013 15-16/05/2013 17/05/2013
15/08/2013 16/08/2013
04/09/2013 05-06/09/2013 18/09/2013 19-20/09/2013
25/09/2013 26-27/09/2013
04-05/11/2013 11/11/2013 28/11/2013 29/11/2013
09/12/2013 24/12/2013 25/12/2013 31/12/2013
01/01/2014
C. Telephone reception hours for consular services
Monday to Friday from 09:00 a.m. a 12:00 p.m.
D. Jurisdiction
Panama
E. 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.
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: temporarily there is no way to send documents by mail.
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.
G. List of qualified translators who work with the mission
Esperanza Melman
264-4854
Natalie Gherscfeld
394-8850
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 criminal attorneys
To obtain a more detailed list, click here for the website of the local Bar Association.www.cnapanama.com The mission is not permitted or authorized to recommend any particular attorney.
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 posibilities for verifying a public document:
Verification by means of apostille
In 1978, Israel signed and ratified the Hauge 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 as 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 verifications is required by the mission consul of the country for which the document is designated, if it was stamped with an apostille 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 of Justice), the Israeli consular representative verifies the signature of the competent authority.
Panama ratified the Convention on the Hague Apostille, through Law 6 of June 25, 1990.
J. Contacts and inquiries about improving the service provided to the citizens
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 there to over the years.
- The Entry into Israel Law, 5712 - 1952 - wirth all the amendments there to over the years.
- The Law of Citizenship, 5712 - 1952 - with all the amendments there to over the years.
- The Passports Law, 5712 - 1952 - with all the amendments there to over the years.
- The Names Law, 5716 - 1956 - with all amendments there to over the years.
- The Population Registration Law, 5725 - 1965 - with all the amendments there to over the years.
- The Notaries Law. 5736 - 1976 - with all the amendments there to over the years.
- The Defense Service Law (Consolidated Version), 5747 - 1986 and the authority to implement it abroad - with all the amendments there to over the years.
- The Crime Register and Rehabilitation of Offenders Law, 5741 - 1981 - with all the amendments there to over the years.
Some of these laws are available on the website of the Ministry of Interior. Click the search box to "laws"
For issues relating to the Security Service Act (mixed version) click on:
For issues relating to the Criminal Records Act and the Rehabilitation Offenders of 1981
Representative of the Jewish Agency for immigration to Israel. For information on major Jewish Agency offices abroad click:
Special Information:
• The Panama tourism visa is valid for 3 months.
• The International driving license issued in Israel is valid for only 3 months.
• Requests for any type of visa of Israel must appear in person at the consulate.
• The Consular Department can only issue documents of the police or interior ministry that are part of the Consular Services. The Consular Department has no jurisdiction to any other special certificate.
• Many citizens demand certificates as tasting consular identity card, driving license, etc.. In this regard, note that these documents may be issued only in Israel.