Renounce Israeli citizenship from the U.S.: the in-person request

Renouncing citizenship
To renounce Israeli citizenship from the U.S. you must appear in person at the mission, with proof of another citizenship and proof that you live outside Israel. Bring both passports.

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

Israelis who live abroad can renounce Israeli citizenship through the mission that covers their state, and New York’s page lists what to bring (New York’s renunciation page).

The application is made on the form «Application for renunciation of citizenship by an Israeli citizen residing in a foreign country», which you download from the same page.

Who can apply and what to bring

  • Your Israeli ID card or passport
  • Proof of another citizenship, or an assurance that you will receive one when you stop being Israeli
  • Proof that you live in a foreign country
  • The renunciation application form

New York asks you to bring both your Israeli passport and your foreign passport to the appointment, and it charges according to the consular fee chart.

Renouncing Israeli citizenship

The appointment

The applicant must appear in person. Book on the renunciation page of the office that covers your state; the appointments page lists the links. Israeli citizens are asked to bring their Israeli identification documents (ID card, passport or driver’s license) to any appointment.

New York asks you to read its security and entry guidelines before you come.

Chicago, since 13 November 2026, only lets in visitors whose full details were registered in advance, minors and companions included, and asks you to arrive 15 minutes early (Chicago’s notice).

Houston takes no visitors during its renovation; its in-person cases go to Atlanta (Houston’s notice).

Where each office books, from the service pages and notices copied on 13 November 2026:

Office Booking Before you go
Embassy, Washington GoVisit Book from the service page
New York Acuity booking page Its own booking page, not GoVisit
Boston GoVisit Book from the service page
Atlanta GoVisit Book from the service page
Miami GoVisit Book from the service page
Chicago GoVisit Every visitor registered in advance; arrive 15 minutes early
Houston GoVisit No visitors during the renovation: in-person cases go to Atlanta
Los Angeles GoVisit By appointment only, no walk-ins
San Francisco GoVisit Book from the service page
Question Answer
Can a representative go for you? No: the applicant appears in person
Do you need another citizenship? Yes, or an assurance of one
Do you need to live abroad? Yes, with proof

Before you decide

Once you are no longer Israeli you enter Israel on your foreign passport as a visitor, and a U.S. passport holder then needs the ETA-IL.

You only want to travel on your U.S. passport

You do not need to renounce for that: see Israel dual citizenship.

You need a certificate saying you are not Israeli

The missions issue a certificate showing no Israeli citizenship, for people who never had it.

For the appointment
  • Israeli passport or ID card
  • Your foreign passport
  • Proof of residence abroad
  • The completed renunciation form
 Bring both passports: New York asks for the Israeli one and the foreign one at the appointment. 

Questions people ask

How to renounce Israeli citizenship?

In person at the mission that covers your state, with proof of another citizenship, proof that you live abroad and the application form.

How to give up Israeli citizenship?

By applying for renunciation in person at the mission that covers your state, with proof of another citizenship and of residence abroad.

How many people renounce Israeli citizenship?

The consular pages publish no figures; the Population and Immigration Authority, which decides the requests, would be the source.

All procedures here
How the offices take appointments
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