Apostille
Publication date: 15.08.2018
- Question: “My wife brought documents from Ukraine for her legalization in Israel (an extract from the state registry, Certificate of Criminal Records, Marriage Certificate, etc.), they are stamped with standard stamps of Ukraine, but there is no Apostille. Can we send you the documents for certification?”
Answer: “No: If there is no Apostille stamp on the documents apart from regular stamps, these documents will not be accepted by the Visa Service of MIA.”
2 Question: “Does the stamp of the Registry Office mean Apostille?
Answer: “No”
3. Question: What is Apostille? Answer: This is a unified standard stamp established by the Hague Convention. The headline of this stamp begins with the English word – APOSTILE. The state authorized with the stamp confirms that this document has actually been issued by authorized bodies of this state. This stamp is placed on the document in addition to other stamps, it is of square shape and is usually placed on the back of the document.
- Question: “Is the notary's seal Apostille?”
Answer: “No”.
What does Apostille look like?
It is of the form:
APOSTILLE SAMPLE
Apostille is of square shape with a side at least 9 cm.
┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ APOSTILLE │
│ │
│ (Convention de la Haye du 5 octobre 1961) │
│ │
│ 1. Country ................................................... │
│ This public document │
│ 2. Has been signed by......................................... │
│ 3. Acting in the capacity .................................... │
│ 4. Bears the seal / stamp of (the name of institution) │
│ ........................................................... │
│ Certified │
│ 5. at............................ 6. The............. ....... │
│ 7. by......................................................... │
│ 8. Number..................................................... │
│ 9. Seal / Stamp 10. Signature ........................ │
│ │
- Question: “Russian documents issued in Kursk have already arrived in Israel. Can they be stamped with Apostille in Israel, and not returned to Russia?”
- : “No, the Apostille can be placed only in the state that has issued this document, i.e. in your case only in Russia, namely in Kursk Regional Department of the Ministry of Justice of Russia.”
- Question: "My wife did not put Apostille on documents in Belarus, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs refuses to accept these documents." I do not want her to go back, what should I do?”
Answer: “Consultation on this issue is charged separately.”
- Certified translation:
4. Question: “Can I make a certified translation and get my documents back without visiting your office?”
Answer: “Yes, you can send your documents by e-mail, WhatsApp or Viber. Please, visit the section “Request for receiving the cost of a certified translation” on our website and fill in the request. Every document should be sent separately, and not as a batch of documents, so that we clearly know which apostille refers to which document. Having received the documents, we will inform you the exact cost of translation and certification of the translation, after payment (by credit card or bank transfer), we will send you the translated and certified documents. We can also send you the documents via mail delivery agent (דואר שליחים), who will personally hand in the documents against signed receipt (the cost of the mail delivery agent is paid separately in the amount of 50-60 NIS), the delivery time is 2-3 days, according to the statute of the Israeli mail service. We can also send you the documents by express mail (“24 hours”), and the documents will be delivered to your mailbox within 1-2 business days, the cost of mail service in this case is 12-15 NIS. Our office is not responsible for the actions of mail delivery agents and other employees of the Mail Department.”
5. Question: “Can I just order a translation without notary certification?”
- No
6 Question: “Do you certify translations of official documents only or also medical documents?"
Answer: "We only certify translations of official documents - Birth Certificates, Certificates of Criminal Records, Excerpts from the State Registry, Certificate of no Impediment to Marriage, Certificates of Marital Status, Marriage Certificates, Divorce Certificates, Death Certificates, Diplomas, Secondary School Diploma. We do not deal with other documents (technical, medical, literary).”
