עברית

Consular Services

Visas

List of Forms and Documents for Download

a.   Addresses of the missions

 24 Krzywickiego St., Warsaw 02-074, Poland

b.   Reception hours for consular services

MON-THU 10:00-12:00, 15:00-16:00

FRI 10:00-12:00

c.   Telephone reception hours for consular services

+48-22-597-05-00 between 9:00-16:00

d.   Jurisdiction

Poland 

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: 24 Krzywickiego st., Warsaw 02-074, Poland

Sending of the consular /notary documents to the embassy’s address is prohibited..

Consular/notaries material should be transmit personally. 

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.

g.   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 click here (PDF file) to obtain 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.

h.   List of criminal attorneys

Below is a list of attorneys who specialize in criminal law, whose services can be retained if necessary. The mission is not permitted or authorized to recommend any particular attorney.

Click here (PDF file)

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

http://www.msz.gov.pl/Apostille,13585.html

Certification of documents

Information concerning the certification of public documents intended for circulation in foreign states

Polish public documents intended for circulation in foreign states are certified through:

1.       Apostille – in the case of documents intended for circulation in states that are parties to the Hague Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents (Journal of Laws of 2005, no. 112, item 938);

2.       Legalization – in the case of documents intended for circulation in states that are not parties to the Hague Convention of 5 October 1961.

Records issued by register offices/ registries of vital records and statistics, court documents, administrative documents, public notary’s deeds, official certificates attached to private documents are considered public documents. In the meaning of the Convention, administrative documents, which directly concern commercial transactions or customs operations are not considered public documents.  The apostille or legalization is not required when a bilateral or multilateral agreement which is binding upon the Republic of Poland has abolished or simplified legalization or has exempted from legalization documents with respect to matters covered by the scope of such agreements.

The competent authrotity to issue the apostille or to legalize Polish documents is the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (address: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Legalization Section, Al. Szucha 21, 00-580 Warsaw, tel: (+48 22) 523 9463 or (+48 22) 523 9128;  e-mail: krzysztof.augustyniak@msz.gov.pl or e-mail: monika.grabek@msz.gov.pl, office hours: 9.00 am – 1.00 pm, Monday through Friday. The Consular Information Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs also provides information on certification of documents: tel. +48 22) 523 9451, (+48 22) 523 9448, (+48 22) 523 9248; e-mail: msz_konsul@ikp.pl.

 Before the apostille is issued or documents can be legalized in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, certain documents first have to be authenticated:

- notary’s deed and court documents (except for copies from the National Court Register) are certified by the President of the competent circuit court;

- diplomas of higher education institutions are certified by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education (http://www.nauka.gov.pl). However, diplomas issued by higher art schools (Academies of Music. Academies of Fine Arts, Theatre and Film Schools) are legalized by the Minister of Culture and National Heritage; the Minister of Defense legalizes diplomas of higher military schools; medical school diplomas are legalized by the Minister of Health; diplomas issued by the Gdynia Maritime University in and the Maritime University of Szczecin are legalized by the Minister of Infrastructure;

- the new Matura (Certificate for Overall Maturity for Higher Education) is certified by the Ministry of National Education (http://www/men.gov.pl);

- school certificates are certified by the competent local board of education;

-  master craftsman’s certificates, craftsman’s certificates are certified by the Association of Polish Crafts in Warsaw;

- commercial documents are certified by the Polish Chamber of Commerce in Warsaw and by regional chambers of commerce (http://www/kig.pl).

The stamp duty charged on certification of documents amounts to: PLN 60 for the apostille and PLN 26 for the legalization of documents (legal basis: Act of 16 November, 2006, on Stamp Duty, Journal of Laws of 2006, no. 225, item 1635). Stamp duty may be paid in cash at the cashier’s desk located on the premises of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or by wire transfer made to the following account:

Urząd M.St. Warszawy, Dzielnica Śródmieście, ul. Nowogrodzka 43

Bank Handlowy w Warszawie S.A.
60 1030 1508 0000 0005 5001 0038
For foreign payments::
SWIFT CODE: "CITIPLPX"
IBAN: "IBAN PL60 1030 1508 0000 0005 5001 0038"

Payment is made for every certified document.

Applications for the issue of the apostille or for legalization of documents may be filed with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs persoanlly or by a third person (no additional authorization is required). Documents may be sent by mail, also from abroad. When certyfing documents that have been sent by mail, you have to include in your  mail a proof of payment of the stamp duty (copy of a bank wire transfer) and provide your return address.  Then, certified documents will be sent to you by mail, also abroad.

Greater number of documents, above 20, are legalized after prior arrangement by telephone.

An up-to-date list of States Parties to the Hague Convention of 1961 is available at this Internet address: http://www.hcch.net/index_en.php?act=conventions.authovities&cid=41 or at the legalization centre.

j.    Contacts and inquiries about improving the service provided to the citizens

·        Email can be sent to the following address: consular@warsaw.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

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 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.

l.    Details of the Jewish Agency aliya emissary

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

The Jewish Agency For Israel tel:
Ms. Agnieszka Ziatek, +48-22-620-05-53

They are in charge on Poland issues. 

http://www.jewishagency.org/JewishAgency/English/Aliyah/Contact+Addresses/Representatives/Europe.htm