2. After saving the file to our computer

we will Click the right mouse button on the option "Open with" And select Adobe Acrobat Reader4.

then we will Double-click the attachment And the file will open in another tab.

1. Search your device for Adobe Acrobat Reader, if you do not have the software, download it using the button above. After making sure the Adobe Acrobat Reader is installed on your device, save the e-apostille file you’ve received.

2. After saving the e-apostille file to your device, long press (for mobile) or click the right mouse button, and under the "Open with" tab select Adobe Acrobat Reader.

3. After opening the file on Adobe Acrobat Reader, press (for mobile) or click on the attachment icon that appears on the left hand side of the file.

Download Adobe Acrobat Reader

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1

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E-Apostille Certification and Validation by the Israeli Ministry of Justice

2. After saving the file to our computer

we will Click the right mouse button on the option "Open with" And select Adobe Acrobat Reader4.

then we will Double-click the attachment And the file will open in another tab.

4. double-click, or press (for mobile) the attachment link. the official certificate will then open in a tab on your internet browser.

5. In order to verify an e-apostille issued by the Israeli Ministry of Justice, use the following link:

https://eregister.justice.gov.il/

Enter the e-apostille number and its date of issue. Click on Apostille Verification. A copy of the official document issued by the Israeli Ministry of Justice will then be displayed.

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6. The official e-apostille authorizer on behalf of the Israeli Ministry of Justice is one of the two names listed below.

Meital Katz Director of the Notary

Department & Foreign Law Degree Recognition

Yonit Rosnfeld Director of the Notary

Department & Foreign Law Degree Recognition

02-5303111טל' 91035, ירושלים 3013, ת.ד. 9שד' יצחק רבין

9 Shderot Yitzhak Rabin, P.O.Box 3013, Jerusalem, 91035 Tel: 972-2-5303111

MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

JERUSALEM משרד החוץ

ירושלים

Circular Note No. 73/2025

Subject: Israel’s Electronic Apostille Program

The Consular Department presents its compliments to the Diplomatic and Consular

Missions in Israel and has the honor to refer to the enclosed notification by the Hague

Conference on Private International Law (HCCH) of 9 May 2025 regarding Israel’s

E-Apostille program.

The Consular Department is pleased to inform that Israel has recently completed the

full implementation of the E-Apostille program for the following public documents:

1. Criminal record certificates;

2. Birth certificates;

3. Death certificates;

4. High school diplomas;

5. Marriage certificates;

6. Inheritance orders;

7. Certificates issued by the Companies Registrar (e.g., incorporation, name

changes, etc.);

8. Land registration extracts;

9. Patent Office Priority document;

10. Patent Office Certificate of Trademark Registration;

11. All types of notarized documents.

E-Apostilles are issued by the Israel Ministry of Justice, which serves as the

Competent Authority for Israel for that purpose.

All e-Apostilles issued by Israel are available for verification on the e-Register at:

[https://eregister.justice.gov.il].

02-5303111טל' 91035, ירושלים 3013, ת.ד. 9שד' יצחק רבין

9 Shderot Yitzhak Rabin, P.O.Box 3013, Jerusalem, 91035 Tel: 972-2-5303111

MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

JERUSALEM משרד החוץ

ירושלים

Technical explanation for viewing the electronic Apostille

The electronic Apostille is attached to the underlying public document it

authenticates.

To view the electronic Apostille issued by Israel, open the PDF file sent by the

applicant. Upon opening the file, the Apostille will appear. On the left side, there is a

paper clip icon. Click on this icon, and the digital certificate to which the Apostille is

attached will appear under the list of attachments. Clicking on the certificate's name

will open the certificate.

Please note that in some cases the "paper clip icon" would appear only after enabling

the options menu.

It important to emphasize that the files are issued through the secure systems of the

Israel Ministry of Justice. The files are secure, protected and cannot be altered once

they have been issued.

A detailed version of these instructions, including screen shots, can be found in the

attached guidance.

The Consular Department kindly requests that the respective authorities of the

receiving States recognize Israel’s e-Apostille and the certified public documents

listed above, in accordance with the 1961 Hague Apostille Convention.

The Consular Department also kindly requests that the Missions bring the content of

this circular to the attention of their respective Ministries of Foreign Affairs and

Ministries of Justice and other relevant authorities.

The Consular Department avails itself of this opportunity to renew to the Diplomatic

and Consular Missions in Israel the assurances of its highest consideration.

Jerusalem, 11 June 2025

Hague Conference on Private International Law

Conférence de La Haye de droit international privé

Conferencia de La Haya de Derecho Internacional Privado

www.hcch.net

[email protected]

The Hague | Buenos Aires | Hong Kong SAR

Notification regarding the electronic Apostille Programme (e-APP)

Israel: e-Apostille available for additional categories of public documents

In February 2022, the Permanent Bureau of the HCCH informed Competent Authorities designated under

the Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public

Documents (Apostille Convention) that Israel had officially launched its e-Apostille and e-Register services

as of 21 December 2021, for certain public documents. This notification can be found here.

The Permanent Bureau has the pleasure to provide the following update regarding Israel’s

implementation of the electronic Apostille Programme (e-APP).

An e-Apostille may now also be issued for the following public documents in Israel, effective January 2025:

1. Criminal record certificates;

2. Birth certificates;

3. Death certificates;

4. High school diplomas;

5. Marriage certificates;

6. Inheritance orders;

7. Certificates issued by the Companies Registrar (e.g., incorporation, name changes, etc.);

8. Land registration extracts;

9. Patent Office Priority document;

10. Patent Office Certificate of Trademark Registration;

11. All types of notarized documents .

All e-Apostilles issued by Israel are available for verification on the e-Register

at https://eregister.justice.gov.il.

For more information on Apostilles in Israel, please visit: https://www.gov.il/he/service/electronic-

apostille.

The Hague, 9 May 2025

No. 1 of 2025

2. After saving the file to our computer

we will Click the right mouse button on the option "Open with" And select Adobe Acrobat Reader4.

then we will Double-click the attachment And the file will open in another tab.

1. Search your device for Adobe Acrobat Reader, if you do not have the software, download it using the button above. After making sure the Adobe Acrobat Reader is installed on your device, save the e-apostille file you’ve received.

2. After saving the e-apostille file to your device, long press (for mobile) or click the right mouse button, and under the "Open with" tab select Adobe Acrobat Reader.

3. After opening the file on Adobe Acrobat Reader, press (for mobile) or click on the attachment icon that appears on the left hand side of the file.

Download Adobe Acrobat Reader

2

1

3

E-Apostille Certification and Validation by the Israeli Ministry of Justice

2. After saving the file to our computer

we will Click the right mouse button on the option "Open with" And select Adobe Acrobat Reader4.

then we will Double-click the attachment And the file will open in another tab.

4. double-click, or press (for mobile) the attachment link. the official certificate will then open in a tab on your internet browser.

5. In order to verify an e-apostille issued by the Israeli Ministry of Justice, use the following link:

https://eregister.justice.gov.il/

Enter the e-apostille number and its date of issue. Click on Apostille Verification. A copy of the official document issued by the Israeli Ministry of Justice will then be displayed.

4

5

6. The official e-apostille authorizer on behalf of the Israeli Ministry of Justice is one of the two names listed below.

Meital Katz Director of the Notary

Department & Foreign Law Degree Recognition

Yonit Rosnfeld Director of the Notary

Department & Foreign Law Degree Recognition

02-5303111טל' 91035, ירושלים 3013, ת.ד. 9שד' יצחק רבין

9 Shderot Yitzhak Rabin, P.O.Box 3013, Jerusalem, 91035 Tel: 972-2-5303111

MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

JERUSALEM משרד החוץ

ירושלים

Circular Note No. 73/2025

Subject: Israel’s Electronic Apostille Program

The Consular Department presents its compliments to the Diplomatic and Consular

Missions in Israel and has the honor to refer to the enclosed notification by the Hague

Conference on Private International Law (HCCH) of 9 May 2025 regarding Israel’s

E-Apostille program.

The Consular Department is pleased to inform that Israel has recently completed the

full implementation of the E-Apostille program for the following public documents:

1. Criminal record certificates;

2. Birth certificates;

3. Death certificates;

4. High school diplomas;

5. Marriage certificates;

6. Inheritance orders;

7. Certificates issued by the Companies Registrar (e.g., incorporation, name

changes, etc.);

8. Land registration extracts;

9. Patent Office Priority document;

10. Patent Office Certificate of Trademark Registration;

11. All types of notarized documents.

E-Apostilles are issued by the Israel Ministry of Justice, which serves as the

Competent Authority for Israel for that purpose.

All e-Apostilles issued by Israel are available for verification on the e-Register at:

[https://eregister.justice.gov.il].

02-5303111טל' 91035, ירושלים 3013, ת.ד. 9שד' יצחק רבין

9 Shderot Yitzhak Rabin, P.O.Box 3013, Jerusalem, 91035 Tel: 972-2-5303111

MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

JERUSALEM משרד החוץ

ירושלים

Technical explanation for viewing the electronic Apostille

The electronic Apostille is attached to the underlying public document it

authenticates.

To view the electronic Apostille issued by Israel, open the PDF file sent by the

applicant. Upon opening the file, the Apostille will appear. On the left side, there is a

paper clip icon. Click on this icon, and the digital certificate to which the Apostille is

attached will appear under the list of attachments. Clicking on the certificate's name

will open the certificate.

Please note that in some cases the "paper clip icon" would appear only after enabling

the options menu.

It important to emphasize that the files are issued through the secure systems of the

Israel Ministry of Justice. The files are secure, protected and cannot be altered once

they have been issued.

A detailed version of these instructions, including screen shots, can be found in the

attached guidance.

The Consular Department kindly requests that the respective authorities of the

receiving States recognize Israel’s e-Apostille and the certified public documents

listed above, in accordance with the 1961 Hague Apostille Convention.

The Consular Department also kindly requests that the Missions bring the content of

this circular to the attention of their respective Ministries of Foreign Affairs and

Ministries of Justice and other relevant authorities.

The Consular Department avails itself of this opportunity to renew to the Diplomatic

and Consular Missions in Israel the assurances of its highest consideration.

Jerusalem, 11 June 2025

Hague Conference on Private International Law

Conférence de La Haye de droit international privé

Conferencia de La Haya de Derecho Internacional Privado

www.hcch.net

[email protected]

The Hague | Buenos Aires | Hong Kong SAR

Notification regarding the electronic Apostille Programme (e-APP)

Israel: e-Apostille available for additional categories of public documents

In February 2022, the Permanent Bureau of the HCCH informed Competent Authorities designated under

the Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public

Documents (Apostille Convention) that Israel had officially launched its e-Apostille and e-Register services

as of 21 December 2021, for certain public documents. This notification can be found here.

The Permanent Bureau has the pleasure to provide the following update regarding Israel’s

implementation of the electronic Apostille Programme (e-APP).

An e-Apostille may now also be issued for the following public documents in Israel, effective January 2025:

1. Criminal record certificates;

2. Birth certificates;

3. Death certificates;

4. High school diplomas;

5. Marriage certificates;

6. Inheritance orders;

7. Certificates issued by the Companies Registrar (e.g., incorporation, name changes, etc.);

8. Land registration extracts;

9. Patent Office Priority document;

10. Patent Office Certificate of Trademark Registration;

11. All types of notarized documents .

All e-Apostilles issued by Israel are available for verification on the e-Register

at https://eregister.justice.gov.il.

For more information on Apostilles in Israel, please visit: https://www.gov.il/he/service/electronic-

apostille.

The Hague, 9 May 2025

No. 1 of 2025