Israeli passport in the U.S.: renewal by mail, fees and appointments
Checked against the official pages on 13 November 2026. How we check.
The Israeli passport you get at a consulate in the U.S. is a non-biometric travel document, and New York’s page says it can be issued for up to five years, with the length decided by the consular officer (New York’s passport page).
The application goes to the office that covers your state, and it is either sent by mail or handed in at an appointment.
Who can renew the passport by mail
New York’s page lists the conditions for a renewal by mail: you visited Israel within the past ten years, the new passport is not your first one as an adult, and you still have your most recent passport.
Anyone else books an appointment: a first adult passport, a lost passport, a minor, someone who has not been to Israel in ten years, or someone with a flight to Israel in the next few days.
By mail you send the old passport, two 2×2 inch photos on white, the application form, the credit card authorization form and a prepaid, self-addressed registered envelope with tracking (New York does not accept USPS Registered Mail envelopes; a FedEx request is the alternative).
Fees and how long it takes
The Embassy lists the same $98 for renewing an adult passport, and San Francisco gives $98 (Embassy, San Francisco). Processing times are each office’s own:
| Office | What its page says |
|---|---|
| Embassy, Washington | Usually up to 7 business days from the day the envelope arrives; around 3 to 4 weeks for the whole process |
| New York | About six weeks from receipt; 4 to 6 weeks for applications sent by mail |
| Atlanta | Up to 10 business days from receipt |
| Chicago | If not issued on the spot, sent by mail and usually received within 14 business days |
Sources: the passport pages of the Embassy, New York, Atlanta and Chicago (1, 2, 3, 4). The Embassy takes Visa or MasterCard and no American Express, and Miami’s page says it accepts debit or credit cards (Visa or Mastercard) and cash (Miami).
Booking the appointment
The appointment is booked from the service page of the office that covers your state. Eight of the nine offices link the GoVisit booking system from their passport page, and New York links its own booking page.
Houston has not received visitors since 20 January 2026 because of renovations, and its page sends Southwest residents to Atlanta for anything in person (Houston’s notice). The appointments page has the link for each office.
A minor’s passport, a lost passport and the ID card
A minor’s passport always needs an appointment with the parents. New York’s page says one parent can come if the parents are Israeli and registered as married; divorced or unmarried parents both come; and if only one parent is Israeli, that parent attends.
A lost or stolen passport is reported at the appointment with another Israeli photo ID and a declaration of loss, and the Embassy notes there is a fee for the report (Embassy page on a lost passport).
The teudat zehut, the Israeli ID card, is a different story: «it is not possible to issue/renew ID cards at Israeli missions abroad», the same Embassy page says. It is issued in Israel only.
- Your most recent Israeli passport
- Two recent 2×2 inch photos on a white background
- The passport application form
- The credit card authorization form
- A prepaid registered envelope with tracking, or a FedEx request
Questions people ask
How to get an Israeli passport?
Book an appointment at the office that covers your state, with proof of Israeli citizenship and two photos. A first adult passport is always in person.
How to renew Israeli passport?
By mail, if you visited Israel in the last ten years and still have the old passport; otherwise at an appointment.
How to renew Israeli passport in the U.S.?
Mail the old passport, two photos, the form, the card authorization and a prepaid tracked envelope to your office, or book an appointment if you do not qualify for mail.