Israeli Consulate in Houston
Checked against the official pages on 13 November 2026. How we check.
The Israeli Consulate in Houston is the Consulate General of Israel to the Southwest, for Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma and New Mexico. Its notice, updated on 4 September 2026, said the renovation was “expected to be completed by December 2026”.
How to book an appointment at the Israeli Consulate General in Houston
Houston’s service pages link to Atlanta’s GoVisit calendar for anything that has to be done in person. Mail renewals still go to Houston’s mailing address.
Houston, Texas 77046
Calls to 832-301-3500 are answered Monday to Thursday from 1 to 4 p.m., and the office asks you to email [email protected] with your full name, Israeli ID number and a callback number.
How to cancel an appointment at the Israeli Consulate General in Houston
Cancel an Atlanta booking from its GoVisit confirmation. For a mail application to Houston, write to the consular email with your name and ID number.
Getting to the Israeli Consulate General in Houston
There is nothing to visit until the renovation ends. Mail goes to the Consulate General of Israel to the Southwest, 24 East Greenway Plaza, Suite 1500, Houston, Texas.
Real reviews of the Israeli Consulate General in Houston
Houston’s Google listing averages 3.3 stars from 47 reviews. The newest we read are short complaints about slow, rude service.
Very slow and very rude customer service.
Andrew Z.
Disorganized: they make you come in and wait for hours, and staff were rude, especially to Israeli citizens.
Moshe G.
Hard to reach a representative, but once I did, the person was patient and did everything possible to help.
Shevy G.
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 Houston
Houston’s contact page still lists visiting hours (Monday to Friday, 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.), and Google still shows the office as open.
Its own notice, last updated on 4 September 2026, says that as of 20 January 2026 it no longer receives visitors because of renovations, handles email and mail only, and that the Consulate General in Atlanta takes appointments from residents of the Southwest; the work was expected to be completed by December 2026.
The notice is the newer of the two. (sources: 1, 2)
Atlanta, which takes Houston’s in-person cases, receives visitors Monday to Thursday, 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., and Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (source).
Phone number of the Israeli Consulate General in Houston
832-301-3500: the line for urgent inquiries, answered Monday to Thursday from 1 to 4 p.m. (source). The consular email is [email protected].
For emergencies only, 713-501-4575 (source).
What the Israeli Consulate General in Houston handles
The Israeli Consulate General in Houston lists these services on its pages:
During the closure Houston lists the in-person services it does not provide, among them a minor’s passport, notarial services, newborn registration, Registry changes, a first travel document and citizenship certificates. Those go to Atlanta.
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.
What you can settle without traveling
Before you book a trip, check whether your case is one of 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 apply for the ETA-IL online at the Population Authority’s site; a U.S. passport holder needs no visa for a short visit: ETA-IL and visas.
- You can ask by mail to extend a travel document that was issued for less than five years: Passport extension.