Minors (under 18) are required to appear at the consulate with their parents.
Citizens who are applying for their first travel document are required to appear at the consulate.
Citizens who are applying for their first travel document as adults are required to appear at the consulate.
Citizens who lost their passport are required to appear at the consulate.
Citizens who haven't visited Israel for 10 years or more are required to appear at the consulate.
If the application is for the renewal of an expired document, the application together with the required documents can be sent by mail to the mission in the country where the applicant is staying.
The service is available to Israeli citizens or residents living abroad.
The applicant can schedule an appointment through the online appointment scheduler, at an Israeli mission in the country where he/she is staying, and bring all the documents in person to the mission.
The application with all the accompanying documents can be sent by mail, according to the instructions on the website of the mission.
Please note: When sending by mail, you must send the original documents and keep photocopies.
To visit the mission, it is necessary to schedule an appointment in advance.
Before coming to the mission, make sure you have with you all the required documents and completed forms.
Payment must be made according to the Consular fee Chart.
Additional Required Documentation
- A mailing envelope with a tracking number, prepaid, and addressed to the desired passport delivery location. A "registered mail" envelope from USPS will not be accepted. If you wish to pick up the passport from the consulate once it's ready, please state it on the application.
- Credit card details for payment. Download the form here. Alternatively, a money order for the exact amount can be sent. If the amount on the money order is incorrect, the applicant will be asked to provide credit card details for charging, and the check will be returned unused.
- A citizen whose passport was issued more than ten years ago must include a copy of a current identification card (a State ID or a foreign passport is accepted in the absence of an updated Israeli identification document).
- In the case of a passport renewal after loss/theft, include an updated identification document (Israeli or local), and a declaration for a lost/stolen passport, Click here to download the form.
General Information
- Renewal or extension of a minor's passport requires an appointment with a representative, accompanied by the minor's parents.
- If the parents of the minor are Israeli and married, one parent can attend.
- If the parents of the minor are divorced, both parents must attend.
- If the parents of the minor are unmarried, both parents must attend.
- If the parents of the minor are married but only one of them is Israeli, the Israeli parent must attend.
- A citizen who is 16 years and 4 months old and has not yet arranged his military status is requested to fill out the Military Status Arrangement form. For more information, visit the service page.
- A citizen who made Aliyah to Israel and did not settle in the country is entitled to an Israeli Travel Document instead of a national passport. For additional information, you can refer to the Israeli Passports Law by clicking here.
- The processing time for the application takes approximately six weeks from the day the application is opened at the consular department.
- The expiration date of a passport can be up to five years. The consular officer will determine the new passport's expiration date based on the citizen's eligibility.
- A travel document cannot be issued to a citizen residing in Israel.
To send an email to the Consular Department to request an appointment for a minor or a citizen applying for their first passport, click here.
For sending a request to the Consular Department by mail, see the address:
Consulate General of Israel in New York
Consular Department, floor 13
800 2nd Avenue
New York, NY
10017