Updated 17.05.2026 · Same-day option
Same-day notary service
Alla Flat · Notary #224143 · Bar #49324 · 18 years of practice
This is the urgent channel for when the document must be ready today. A short notarised translation up to one page, in Russian, Hebrew, or English, with the court apostille, all in one working day. One condition: the document arrived by 09:00. I work directly in the language, without a translator in between. I name the price before I start, and you pay only after the document is ready.
01 / 10 · Route check
First I check whether you need a notary at all
Before taking on urgent work, I look at whether a notary is actually needed. Some tasks can be finished through gov.il, the Magistrate Court, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, or the e-apostille route on your own. If yours is one of those, I say so right away, before any paid work.
If a notarial certification is required, I move on to the next check: whether the same-day window is realistic for your document.
02 / 10 · Conditions
When same-day is possible
Same-day handling is possible when all of the following hold:
- The document arrived by 09:00, photo on WhatsApp or original in the office.
- Length up to one page, roughly 250-300 words.
- Language: Russian, Hebrew, or English, which I handle directly.
- You need the Magistrate Court apostille, not the MFA apostille.
When the four conditions line up, the document with apostille is ready the same working day.
03 / 10 · Process
How a same-day job runs
- Send the document by 09:00. Send a clear photo by WhatsApp or bring the original. Before 9 am, otherwise the same-day window has closed.
- Route check. I confirm whether the same-day window is realistic for your document and whether a notary is actually needed. If you can finish through gov.il, the court, or the receiving authority on your own, I say so right away.
- Notarised translation and certification. A short translation up to one page is done and certified in the office. Russian, Hebrew, and English are handled directly, without a translator in between.
- Court apostille the same working day. The certified document is submitted to the nearest Magistrate Court given my location that day. The apostille is issued the same working day.
- Hand over the finished document. You receive the apostilled document in person, by courier, or by registered mail. You pay only after the document is ready, no advance fees.
04 / 10 · Pricing
What it costs
Pricing follows the regulated Israeli notary tariff and fixed government fees. I confirm the exact figure before starting.
Office, one page up to 100 words
- Notarial translation certification (up to 100 words)
- ₪251
- Magistrate Court apostille
- ₪200
- Subtotal
- ₪451
- VAT 18%
- ₪81
- All-in
- ~₪532
Mobile visit in Gush Dan, same page
- Base work
- ₪451
- Regulated government travel fee
- ₪531
- Subtotal
- ₪982
- VAT 18%
- ₪177
- All-in
- ~₪1,159
If the document runs past 100 words, add the next-tier fee per additional 100 words (₪197 per tier). Up to 200 words: ~₪765 office, ~₪1,391 mobile.
You pay only after the document is in your hands.
05 / 10 · Also fits
Also possible same-day
Under the same conditions (document by 09:00, language I handle directly), I can also finish the same working day:
- Power of attorney, drafted and notarised, with the court apostille if needed.
- Signature authentication.
The court apostille, when required, is issued the same day.
06 / 10 · Not same-day
Cases that need a different route
These cases need a different route and different timelines:
- Long documents (more than one page) follow the standard timeline, not one day.
- MFA apostille (for birth, marriage, divorce certificates, diplomas), a separate channel via in-person visit to Jerusalem.
- E-apostille via the Ministry of Justice portal, a channel I am not connected to.
- Documents in Ukrainian, French, Arabic, German, or other languages I do not handle directly. We work through translators, with signature authentication of the translator. Multi-step path, not same-day.
07 / 10 · Court
Which Magistrate Court
The court apostille is issued through the nearest Magistrate Court given my location that day. I confirm the specific court in the morning when I confirm the same-day job.
08 / 10 · Mobile
At-client-location service
Within Gush Dan (the Center): Tel Aviv, Ramat-Gan, Givatayim, Holon, Bat-Yam, Rishon LeZion, Petah Tikva, Herzliya. By arrangement, any day. Regulated government travel fee +₪531 + VAT.
09 / 10 · Basis
Legal basis
- Israeli Notaries Law 1976, the framework for notarial acts in Israel.
- Hague Apostille Convention 1961, the basis for using documents abroad.
Regulated Israeli notary tariff 2026, the source for the numbers in the calculation above.
10 / 10 · Questions
Frequently asked questions
- By what time do I have to send the document?
- By 09:00. Documents that arrive after that go into the normal queue with standard processing time.
- What counts as a "short" translation?
- One page, roughly 250-300 words. Anything longer is not a one-day job.
- Which court issues the apostille?
- A Magistrate Court, chosen based on my location that day. I confirm the specific court in the morning when I confirm the same-day job.
- What about the e-apostille via the Ministry of Justice portal?
- I am not connected to that channel. Same-day apostille goes through the Magistrate Court, not the portal.
- What if the document is in Ukrainian, French, Arabic, or German?
- I handle Russian, Hebrew, and English directly. Documents in other languages go through translators, with signature authentication of the translator. That is a multi-step path, not same-day.
- What about an MFA apostille for a birth or marriage certificate?
- The MFA apostille is a separate channel: an in-person visit to Jerusalem, different timeline. Same-day work covers the court apostille on notarised documents.
- Do I pay before or after?
- After. I name the price before I start. You pay only after the document is ready. No advance fees.
- What if the document is longer than one page?
- I prepare it on the standard timeline, not same-day. I give a realistic estimate after I see the document.
- Can a POA or signature authentication also be done the same day?
- Yes, under the same conditions: document received by 09:00, in a language I handle directly. POA and signature authentication fit the same-day window, with court apostille if needed.
- Is at-client-location service available?
- Within Gush Dan (the Center): Tel Aviv, Ramat-Gan, Givatayim, Holon, Bat-Yam, Rishon LeZion, Petah Tikva, Herzliya. By arrangement, any day. Regulated government travel fee +₪531 + VAT.
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