Reception hours for consular services

Monday – Friday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Click here for a list of Jewish and local holidays on which it will be closed:

Telephone reception hours for consular services

9 a.m. – 4 p.m. upon availability. Please use the Contact Us form at our website for best service.

Jurisdiction

The Consulate General in Boston serves the states of Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Maine, Vermont and New Hampshire.

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.

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:

20 Park Plaza

Suite 1020

Boston, MA 02116

Consular material may be returned by UPS upon payment of the appropriate fee.

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. For more detailed information, see the section on Consular Services in Chapter 2.

List of qualified translators who work with the mission

If there is a need for document translation services from the local language into Hebrew or vice versa, below is a list of translators:

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.

List of criminal attorneys

For a list of attorneys who specialize in criminal law, whose services can be retained if necessary, contact the local Bar Association:

Verification of public documents

There are two possibilities for verifying a public document:

1.   Verification by means of apostille

In 1978, Israel signed and ratified the Hague 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 of 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 verification is required by the mission consul of the country for which the document is designated, if it was stamped with an apostille in Israel.

With regard to a list of the countries that signed the Convention, and details about the authority competent to grant apostille certification in each country, as well as additional information, click on the following link:

http://www.hcch.net/index_en.php?act=conventions.authorities&cid=17

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 or Ministry of Justice), the Israeli consular representative verifies the signature of the competent authority.

Contacts and inquiries about improving the service provided to the citizens 

• Email can be sent to the following address: consular@boston.mfa.gov.il

• For feedback on the quality of service provided to the citizens by the mission, click on the following link:   http://www.mfa.gov.il/mfaheb/feedbackform.htm

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 thereto over the years.
• The Entry into Israel Law, 5712 - 1952 - with all the amendments thereto over the years.
• The Law of Citizenship, 5712 - 1952 - with all the amendments thereto over the years.
• The Passports Law, 5712 - 1952 - with all the amendments thereto over the years.
• The Names Law, 5716 - 1956 - with all the amendments thereto over the years.
• The Population Registration Law, 5725 - 1965 - with all the amendments thereto over the years.
• The Notaries Law, 5736 - 1976 - with all the amendments thereto over the years.
• The Defense Service Law (Consolidated Version), 5747 - 1986 and the authority to implement it abroad - with all the amendments thereto over the years.
• The Crime Register and Rehabilitation of Offenders Law, 5741 - 1981 - with all the amendments thereto over the years.

Details of the Jewish Agency aliya emissary

For information of the Jewish Agency's offices, please click the following link:

http://www.jewishagency.org/JewishAgency/Hebrew/Home/info/offices+in+the+diaspora/

Below are details on the Jewish Agency emissary in your area:

It is recommended to contact the Jewish Agency’s Global Center at: 866-835-0430

For cases already in process, contact the New York office at: 212-339-6009