Israeli & Hebrew Powers of Attorney
ייפויי כוח
Karram Notaries can assist with the execution and notarisation of appropriate Powers of Attorney prepared for use in Israel, including:
- General Powers of Attorney
- Special or specific Powers of Attorney
- Powers of Attorney prepared by Israeli lawyers
- Powers of Attorney authorising an Israeli lawyer to act
- Powers of Attorney for buying property in Israel
- Powers of Attorney for selling property in Israel
- Powers of Attorney relating to Israeli real estate
- Powers of Attorney for Israeli Land Registry matters
- Powers of Attorney relating to mortgages
- Mortgage Powers of Attorney
- Powers of Attorney for Israeli banks
- Powers of Attorney for opening an Israeli bank account
- Powers of Attorney for operating or dealing with an Israeli bank account
- Powers of Attorney relating to inheritance or probate
- Powers of Attorney for tax matters
- Powers of Attorney for corporate and commercial matters
- Powers of Attorney for company representatives
- Powers of Attorney relating to family or personal matters
- Other Powers of Attorney intended for use in Israel
If your Israeli lawyer has prepared the Power of Attorney, please send the complete document and their execution instructions before your appointment.
Where appropriate, Karram Notaries can communicate directly with your Israeli lawyer in Hebrew or English regarding the execution and authentication requirements.
Israeli Property & Land Registry Documents
Property Transactions in Israel
Karram Notaries can assist clients in England who need to execute appropriate documentation relating to Israeli property transactions, including:
- Israeli property sale Powers of Attorney
- Israeli property purchase Powers of Attorney
- Mortgage Powers of Attorney
- Property transfer documentation
- Israeli Land Registry forms
- Forms and documents for the Israeli Land Registry / Tabu
- Property registration documents
- Applications and declarations relating to property registration
- Signatures on documents relating to the purchase or sale of Israeli property
- Documents relating to Israeli mortgages and financing
- Documents required by Israeli mortgage banks
- Tax declarations relating to property transactions
- Forms intended for the Israel Tax Authority
- Documents relating to property owned as part of an Israeli estate
- Documents relating to Israeli property development or redevelopment projects
- Documents connected with TAMA 38 / תמ״א 38 projects, where suitable for an English notarial act
- Other property-related documents prepared by an Israeli lawyer for execution in England
Clients should send the complete document pack and the Israeli lawyer’s signing instructions before attending their appointment.
Israeli Bank & Mortgage Documents
We can assist with appropriate documents required by Israeli banks, mortgage providers and financial institutions, including:
- Powers of Attorney for Israeli banks
- Powers of Attorney for opening a bank account in Israel
- Powers of Attorney relating to existing Israeli bank accounts
- Mortgage Powers of Attorney
- Israeli mortgage documents
- Signature authentication
- Identity verification
- Certified passport copies
- Certified Israeli ID card copies
- Declarations required by Israeli banks
- Documents relating to Israeli financing arrangements
- Corporate banking documents
- Documents authorising another person to deal with an Israeli bank
- Other documents requested by Israeli banks or financial institutions
As individual banks may impose their own requirements, please provide the bank’s written instructions wherever possible.
Affidavits, Declarations & Statements
Karram Notaries can assist with appropriate affidavits, declarations and statements intended for use in Israel, including:
- Affidavits
- Statutory declarations
- Legal declarations
- Affidavits of Personal Status
- Personal status declarations
- Identity declarations
- Declarations relating to property
- Declarations relating to inheritance or estates
- Corporate declarations
- Statements required in connection with Israeli proceedings
- Declarations prepared by Israeli lawyers
- Other sworn or formally authenticated statements
Where the document has been prepared by an Israeli lawyer, please send the document and their instructions in advance.
Certified Copies & True Copies of Documents
אישור נכונות העתק | העתק נאמן למקור
Where appropriate, Karram Notaries can provide notarial certification of copies of documents intended for use in Israel, including:
- Certified copies
- Notarised copies
- True copies of original documents
- Certified passport copies
- Certified identity card copies
- Certified driving licence copies
- Certified copies of certificates
- Certified copies of academic documents
- Certified copies of corporate documents
- Certified copies of other original documents
The precise form of certification will depend upon the document and the requirements of the receiving authority.
Passports, Israeli ID Cards & Identification Documents
We can assist with appropriate certification of identity documents, including:
- British passports
- Israeli passports
- Foreign passports
- Israeli national identity cards / Teudat Zehut
- National identity cards
- UK driving licences
- Foreign driving licences
- Proof of address documents
- Other government-issued identification documents
Israeli Corporations Authority & Company Documents
Karram Notaries can assist businesses, directors, shareholders and Israeli lawyers with appropriate corporate documents, including:
- Forms required by the Israeli Corporations Authority
- Forms relating to Israeli companies
- Documents relating to the liquidation of Israeli companies
- Documents relating to the winding-up of Israeli companies
- Corporate Powers of Attorney
- Board resolutions
- Shareholder resolutions
- Certificates of Incorporation
- Companies House documents
- Certificates relating to UK companies
- Evidence of directors or shareholders
- Authorised signatory documents
- Documents establishing a signatory’s authority
- Commercial contracts and agreements requiring authentication
- Deeds and other commercial documents
- Corporate banking documentation
- Documents relating to cross-border corporate transactions
- Other corporate or commercial documents intended for use in Israel
Where an individual signs on behalf of a company or other legal entity, additional evidence of the entity’s existence and the signatory’s authority may be required.
Israeli Land Registry, Tax Authority & Government Forms
We can assist with appropriate documents and official forms intended for submission to Israeli authorities, including documents for:
- Israeli Land Registry / לשכת רישום המקרקעין
- Israel Tax Authority / רשות המסים
- Israeli Corporations Authority / רשות התאגידים
- Administrator General / האפוטרופוס הכללי
- Inheritance Registrar / רשם הירושה
- Israeli courts
- Israeli government ministries
- Israeli municipalities
- Israeli local authorities
- Israeli banks
- Israeli public bodies
- Israeli lawyers and law firms
- Other Israeli governmental, regulatory or administrative authorities
Please provide any written requirements or instructions issued by the receiving authority before your appointment.
Probate, Inheritance & Administration of Estates in Israel
Karram Notaries can assist with appropriate documents relating to the administration of an estate where a deceased person resided in Israel, owned property in Israel or otherwise left assets or affairs requiring administration in Israel.
Documents may include:
- Powers of Attorney for Israeli probate and inheritance lawyers
- Probate-related declarations
- Inheritance declarations
- Declarations by heirs
- Declarations by beneficiaries
- Certified passport and identification documents
- Documents for the Israeli Inheritance Registrar
- Documents for the Administrator General
- Documents relating to Israeli property forming part of an estate
- Documents concerning beneficiaries residing in the UK
- Documents relating to administration of an Israeli estate
- Other probate and inheritance documentation requiring execution or authentication in England
Aliyah Documents
Notarisation of Documents Required for Aliyah
Where English notarial certification or authentication is required, we can assist with appropriate personal documents required in connection with Aliyah, including:
- Affidavits of Personal Status
- Personal status declarations
- Passport copies
- Identity documents
- Birth certificates
- Marriage certificates
- Civil partnership certificates
- Divorce documents
- Adoption documents
- Academic certificates
- Professional qualifications
- Other supporting personal documents
The documentary requirements for an Aliyah application should be confirmed with the relevant organisation or Israeli authority before notarisation.
UK Birth, Marriage, Civil Partnership, Death & Adoption Certificates
We can assist with determining the appropriate certification, apostille or legalisation route for UK official documents required by Israeli authorities, including:
- UK birth certificates
- UK marriage certificates
- UK civil partnership certificates
- UK death certificates
- UK adoption certificates
- Commemorative certificates
- Other UK official certificates
- Replacement or official certificate copies where relevant
- Certificates requiring an FCDO apostille for use in Israel
Not every UK public document requires notarisation before an apostille. Where a document can appropriately be apostilled directly, unnecessary notarisation should be avoided.
Academic & Professional Documents
Karram Notaries can assist with appropriate academic and professional documents for use in Israel, including:
- University degree certificates
- Academic transcripts
- Diploma certificates
- School certificates
- University certificates
- Professional qualifications
- Professional licences
- Professional registration documents
- Employment-related certificates
- Other academic and professional credentials
Where the receiving authority requires verification directly from the university, educational institution or professional body, this should be established before notarisation.
Life Certificates
אישור חיים / תעודת חיים
If an Israeli authority, pension provider, bank or other institution requires confirmation that a person living in the United Kingdom is alive, Karram Notaries can consider the relevant Life Certificate / Certificate of Life / אישור חיים / תעודת חיים and, where appropriate, complete the necessary English notarial act.
Please send the certificate or form and the receiving institution’s instructions in advance.
Hebrew Documents & Signature Authentication
Karram Notaries can assist with appropriate Hebrew language documents requiring execution or authentication in England, including:
- Authentication of signatures on Hebrew documents
- Witnessing signatures on Hebrew documents
- Hebrew Powers of Attorney
- Hebrew property documents
- Hebrew mortgage documents
- Hebrew banking documents
- Hebrew affidavits and declarations
- Hebrew corporate documents
- Hebrew inheritance and probate documents
- Hebrew legal forms
- Other Hebrew language documents intended for use in Israel
Yara Karram is fluent in Hebrew and has been an Israeli-qualified lawyer since 2014, in addition to being a Solicitor of England and Wales and a Notary Public authorised to practise throughout England and Wales.
This can be particularly valuable where the document itself, the Israeli lawyer’s instructions or the underlying terminology is in Hebrew.
Hebrew–English Translations
Where translation is required, Karram Notaries can assist with identifying the appropriate certification requirements and, where necessary, arranging suitable translation services in relation to:
- Hebrew to English translations
- English to Hebrew translations
- Certified translations
- Translations requiring notarial certification
- Certification of a translator’s signature or credentials
- Translations of legal documents
- Translations of personal documents
- Translations of corporate documents
- Translations of academic documents
The appropriate form of certification depends upon the requirements of the receiving authority.
Apostille for Documents Going to Israel
Karram Notaries can assist with arranging an FCDO apostille for documents intended for use in Israel where an apostille is required.
Depending upon the particular document, the process may involve:
- Document Review
- Notarisation
- FCDO Apostille
- Return or Onward Delivery
Some UK public documents can be apostilled directly without first being notarised. We will therefore consider the nature of the document and the requirements you have received before identifying the appropriate authentication route.
