Consular Services Israeli citizens holding a foreign passport will be allowed to enter and exit the country with their foreign passport until 31.12.2023.
The State of Israel will allow Israeli citizens holding an expired passport to enter Israel using that passport. This information must be verified with your airline of choice, as airlines may choose not to allow boarding with an expired travel document.
Official announcement can be found here:
https://www.gov.il/he/departments/alerts/passport_zr
Consular Department - Routine information
The Consular Department offers a wide range of services to both Israeli citizens and non-Israeli citizens in the state of Maryland, Virginia and Washington D.C.
Please be advised:
· Personal checks and cash are not accepted! (please use money order/credit card).
· Service requests sent via postal email must include an additional $12 - return UPS fee.
· For citizenship inquiries click here.
· Minors has to come in person with a legal guardian.
Thank you for your cooperation.
The Embassy of Israel to the United States
Consular Department
3514 International Drive, NW
Washington, DC 20008
Phones:
202-364-5500
202-364-5527
Email:
[email protected]
Recommended means of contact is via email.
Public Reception Hours:
Monday through Friday: 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Telephone Reception Hours:
Monday through Thursday: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Friday: 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
On snow days- information about the consular department's operating hours will be updated on the embassy's Facebook and Twitter.
The Consulate will be closed on national and Jewish holidays.
Visa to Israel
Applications for all types of visas to Israel must be made in person. For more information go to Visa to Israel .
Passport Iss
Passports should be renewed/issued 6 months prior to expiration date.
If your last visit to Israel was over 10 years ago, please send a copy of your upcoming flight tickets, along with the passport application.
Israeli Citizens
For more information and instructions regarding consular services for Israelis click here.
for more information from the National Insurance Institute for Israel - click here
Notary Services
Notary services are offered on Mondays through Thursday by appointment only.
Make sure that the documents are in a language you can read fluently.
Bring your ID that you are identified with in the document (usually passport
In order to schedule an appointment please call 202-364-5527 or email [email protected]
Please provide your phone number, number of documents you have and number of copies you need.
Write your full name, your birth date, your Israeli ID number OR your nationality and your passport number.
In any case that you cannot reach our consulate to sign a document, it can be sign in front of a local notary and have an Apostille seal from the same state you notarized the documents.
Verification of Public Documents
Verification by means of an "Apostille” stamp. In 1978, Israel joined the Hague Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalization for Foreign Public Documents - 1961 (hereinafter: the Hague Convention). The purpose of this Convention was to shorten the processes required for a particular country to recognize the official documents issued by another country, by means of “Apostille” certification. Public documents and certificates that were issued in one of the countries, that are signatories to the above Convention, must bear the “Apostille” stamp to be valid for presentation in Israel.
For a list of the countries that signed the Convention, and details about the appropriate authority to grant “Apostille” certification in each country, click here.
For more information on how to obtain an “Apostille” stamp in the please contact the Office of the Secretary:
Washington DC
1350 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 419, Washington, DC 20004
Phone: (202) 727-6306
http://os.dc.gov/service/authentication
Maryland
16 Francis St. Annapolis, MD 21401
Phone Number: 410-974-5521
http://sos.maryland.gov/Certifications/Pages/default.aspx
Virginia
1111 East Broad Street, 1st Floor, Richmond, VA 23219
Phone: 804-786-2441
https://commonwealth.virginia.gov/official-documents/authentications
Verification by means other than an "Apostille” stamp Verification of a document in a country that is not a signatory to the Hague Convention should be implemented as follows:
After the document is verified by the appropriate authority in the country where the certificate was issued (usually the Foreign Ministry and/or the Ministry of Justice), the Israeli consular representative at the mission located in the country where the certificate was issued verifies the signature of the competent authority.
Security instructions for people who wish to obtain consular services at the consulate office
The consulate’s security directives apply to people in the consular waiting room. Please respect the security requirements at all times!
1. Bring a photo ID.
2. All visitors and their belongings will be required to undergo a security check.
3. No personal objects will be allowed in the embassy, including mobile phones and electronic devices.
4. No bags/handbags or suitcases are allowed.
5. No food and/or beverage bottles or containers are allowed.
