Israeli Consulate in Chicago

Consulate General of Israel to the Midwest
The Israeli Consulate in Chicago gives no phone support: questions go by email, with your full name and ID number. Since 13 November 2026 every visitor has to be registered in advance, minors included.

Checked against the official pages on 13 November 2026. How we check.

The Israeli Consulate in Chicago is the Consulate General of Israel to the Midwest, the office for nine states from Michigan to the Dakotas. It sits at 500 West Madison Street, Suite 3100, Chicago, above the Ogilvie Transportation Center.

How to book an appointment at the Israeli Consulate General in Chicago

Book through GoVisit from the page of each service, and enter every person who will come, children included. Chicago’s notice says unregistered visitors will not be let in.

Address
500 West Madison Street, Suite 3100
Chicago, Illinois 60661
Telephone
Email only, no phone support
Email
[email protected]
Visits
Monday to Friday, 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Official page
embassies.gov.il/chicago/en
Book an appointmentFees and requirementsAll the procedures

Arrive 15 minutes early; Chicago cannot guarantee service to late arrivals. Laptops and tablets are not allowed inside and there is nowhere to leave them.

How to cancel an appointment at the Israeli Consulate General in Chicago

Cancel through the GoVisit confirmation, or email [email protected] with your name, ID number and the appointment date.

Getting to the Israeli Consulate General in Chicago

The consulate is at 500 West Madison Street, Suite 3100, Chicago, over the Ogilvie Transportation Center, where Metra trains arrive. Chicago’s security instructions apply at the door.

Real reviews of the Israeli Consulate General in Chicago

Chicago’s Google listing averages 2.7 stars from 64 reviews. Its recent reviews praise quick email answers, which fits an office that gives no phone support.

Fast and easy. My passport came back in about a week.

Ari S.

They answered my email the same day and solved a complicated situation.

Dalia B.

The answer was unhelpful and came too late for me.

Ilan U.

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 Chicago

The Israeli Consulate General in Chicago receives visitors Monday to Friday, 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (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 Chicago

There is no phone support: the consular email is [email protected] (source).

For emergencies only, 872-202-9909 (WhatsApp messages only) (source).

Chicago’s contact page says support “is currently provided by email only and not by phone”, while Google lists a phone number for the office. (source)

What the Israeli Consulate General in Chicago handles

Here is what the Israeli Consulate General in Chicago lists among its consular services, and what goes elsewhere.

Passports and travel documents, birth registration, Registry changes, citizenship certificates, renunciation, notarial acts and visas. If a passport is not issued on the spot, Chicago says it is mailed and usually received within 14 business days.

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.

The other fees follow the consular fee chart of the Ministry, and the requirements page sets out what each office publishes.

New York’s contact page says residents of Kentucky “are welcome to contact one of the following Consular posts: Washington, Chicago, or New York”, while Atlanta’s “About” page lists Kentucky among the seven states it represents.

For consular services, New York’s note is the one that names offices. (sources: 1, 2)

What you can settle without traveling

No visit needed for these:

  • 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.
This is an independent guide, not the Israeli government. It does not process applications or book appointments. Fees and rules change: check anything that decides your case on the official page linked above.
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