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Due to heavy seasonal demand, we will require more time to process each request. Please note the following estimated processing times:
PASSPORT: 2 MONTHS -- VISA: 3 WEEKS -- NOTARIZATION: 1 WEEK

For urgent matters, please call (415) 844-7510 and leave a detailed message, including your full name, Israeli ID number, phone number, and the details of your request, including departure date (if applicable).


According to the Passport Law of the State of Israel, every citizen of Israel must enter and leave Israel with an Israeli Passport even if he or she carries the citizenship of another country.

Israeli citizenship is granted on the basis of The Law of Return, permanent residence, birth, naturalization and by grant.

A child born abroad is granted Israeli Citizenship by birth only if he or she has at least one parent who has earned citizenship by the Law of Return, by permanent residence, by naturalization, or by birth.

Passports currently have three week processing time.