Israeli Consulate in San Francisco
Checked against the official pages on 13 November 2026. How we check.
The Israeli Consulate in San Francisco is the Consulate General of Israel to the Pacific Northwest, at 456 Montgomery Street, Suite 2100, San Francisco, in the Financial District. Visitors come by appointment, Monday to Friday, 9:00 a.m. to noon.
How to book an appointment at the Israeli Consulate General in San Francisco
Book through GoVisit from the page of each service. The consular department also takes messages on WhatsApp.
San Francisco, California 94104
San Francisco lists the adult passport renewal fee at $98, paid with its own payment form.
How to cancel an appointment at the Israeli Consulate General in San Francisco
Cancel through the GoVisit confirmation, or email [email protected] with the booking details.
Getting to the Israeli Consulate General in San Francisco
The consulate is at 456 Montgomery Street, Suite 2100, San Francisco, near the Montgomery BART and Muni station. San Francisco’s instructions: bring all your passports, no weapons, and no electronic devices other than a phone.
Real reviews of the Israeli Consulate General in San Francisco
San Francisco’s Google listing averages 3.1 stars from 66 reviews, split between complaints about bureaucracy and praise for quick passport extensions.
One star only because zero is not possible: the bureaucracy is endless.
Vered L.
We mailed our passports for an extension on a Thursday and had them back on Monday, in one envelope and with one shipping fee.
Alexandra S.
Kind and family friendly. You can bring food, but not a laptop.
Uzi H.
Reviews read on 13 November 2026 and rewritten in our words; the amounts and dates in them are the reviewers’ own. The full set is on the office’s Google listing.
Opening hours of the Israeli Consulate General in San Francisco
The Israeli Consulate General in San Francisco receives visitors Monday to Friday, 9:00 a.m. to noon (source).
The office is closed on U.S. federal holidays and on Jewish and Israeli holidays; its contact page lists the dates (source).
Phone number of the Israeli Consulate General in San Francisco
415-844-7500: the consulate’s number (source). The consular email is [email protected].
What the Israeli Consulate General in San Francisco handles
The service pages of the Israeli Consulate General in San Francisco cover the following.
Passports and travel documents, birth registration, Registry changes, citizenship certificates, renunciation, notarial acts and visas. The Seattle visit, if it happens, will be announced on its page.
These guides cover the requests the office takes:
What is done elsewhere:
- The ETA-IL for a visa-exempt traveler, filed online with the Population and Immigration Authority; the consulate is not part of it: ETA-IL and visas.
- The apostille on a U.S. public document, from the state that issued it: Apostille and documents.
- A new teudat zehut (ID card), which is issued in Israel only: Israeli passport.
Fees that this office publishes on its passport page:
- Renewing an adult passport: $98 (source)
The other fees follow the consular fee chart of the Ministry, and the requirements page sets out what each office publishes.
California is split, and no page draws the line: San Francisco serves “Northern California (Districts 1-22)” without saying which districts those are, and Los Angeles serves “Southern California”. (sources: 1, 2)
What you can settle without traveling
You can start these from home.
- You can renew an adult passport by mail if you visited Israel in the last ten years and still have the old one: Israeli passport.
- You can ask by mail to extend a travel document that was issued for less than five years: Passport extension.
- You can get a U.S. document apostilled by the state that issued it before you send it to Israel: Apostille and documents.