Address
San Francisco
CA 94104, USA
Phones
Email address
Address for mail
San Francisco,
CA 94104,
USA
How to send mail to the consulate
Our mailing address
The Consular Department at the Consulate General of Israel to the Pacific Northwest in San Francisco
456 Montgomery St, Suite #2100, San Francisco, CA 94104
Please note that the Consulate is not liable for any risks involved with sending payment information by mail. Your application is safe only after reaching the consulate. Please use a reputable courier.
Days and hours for visits
The consulate is closed on jewish holidays!
January 1st – New Year’s Day.
January 20th – Martin Luther King Jr. Day
February 17th – Presidents’ Day.
April 14th – Passover.
May 1st – Israel’s Independence Day.
May 26th – USA Memorial Day.
June 1st – Shavuot.
June 2nd – Shavuot.
June 3rd – Shavuot.
July 4th – USA Independence Day.
September 1st – Labor Day.
September 23rd – Rosh Hashana.
September 24th – Rosh Hashana.
October 2nd – Yom Kippur.
October 7th – Sukkot.
October 8th – Sukkot.
October 14th – Shmini Atzeret.
October 15th – Simchat Torah.
November 11th – Veterans Day.
November 27th – Thanksgiving Day.
December 25th – Christmas Day.
How to schedule appointments
Please see the link for the appointment schedule system.
https://consularappointment.mfa.gov.il/schedulingsite/?unitId=1009&language=en-US
If you have medical problems and are assisted by medical equipment, or if you have a metal implant implanted in your body, please provide yourself with an appropriate medical certificate.
If a nursing companion who is not a family member is coming with you, their details must be added when making the appointment.
Do not come to the meeting at the consulate with large bags, valuables, large sums of money, and electronic equipment such as laptops, tablets, etc., except for a personal phone.
Visitors arriving with electronic equipment will not be allowed to enter the consulate.
If you have additional citizenship, please bring with you any foreign passports you have
Other useful contacts
Other useful information list
Israeli Citizens in Distress
If you or any other Israeli citizen you know is in a state of distress, please contact the Israeli Consulate as soon as possible. An emergency is classified as a life-threatening situation that requires immediate attention. Inquiries regarding consular matters (passports, visas, handling of matters relating to the Israel Defense Forces), as urgent as they may be, will not be answered.
Emergency Telephone Numbers:
(415) 844-7500 ext. 1 then press 9
In Israel: +972-253-03155
Permit for Transfer of Bodies for Burial in Israel
The Israeli Consulate can assist those who wish to bring a deceased relative to Israel for burial. Please contact the Consular Department for more information.
A permit is not required for the transfer of ashes.
Arrested Israeli Citizen
If you know of any Israeli citizen who has been arrested in the United States, or if you are an arrested Israeli Citizen, please contact the Consular Department to notify the Consulate of your arrest. Please provide the following information:
- Full name
- Israeli ID number or passport number
- Time and place of arrest
- Detention facility
- Arresting authority – BICE, Federal, Sheriff's Office, Police
- Reason for arrest
- Contact person (including telephone number)
Be advised, the Consulate does not intervene in legal matters of citizens who have been arrested, but may be of assistance by making sure that prisoner's rights are being kept and by issuing travel documents for deportees to Israel.
