U.S. Passport Renewal

Children Under Age 16

Make an appointment online via this link for either Jerusalem or Tel Aviv. The embassy opens up large blocs of appointments every Wednesday afternoon between 3 pm – 4 pm for the following week. You will be shown available dates and times to choose from, after which you must enter the applicant’s name, an email address and phone number.

You will receive an email confirmation of your appointment. The appointment must be confirmed via the link emailed to you in order to confirm that you will be attending your appointment. Be sure to bring to your appointment a printed copy of the confirmation email you received upon booking the appointment.

The child and both parents must be present unless one parent sends a signed and notarized Statement of Consent. At the appointment, submit:

1. Child’s most recent U.S. passport, plus copy
2. Original birth certificate, plus copy
3. Proof of identity of the parents, such as a passport, valid driver’s license, or teudat zehut, plus copy
4. Form DS-11, completed online or by hand but unsigned, including child’s Social Security number
5. Two U.S. size passport photographs
6. If you have changed your child’s name or one of the parent’s names no longer matches the name as it appears on the evidence of relationship, you must provide documentation of the name change.
7. Pre-paid postage label from Israel Post – as of June 12, 2023, all applications must include a pre-paid label for the return of the new passport and/or CRBA via the Doar’s courier service.  This should be ordered online in advance of your appointment.  Cost is 60 nis. After payment online by credit card, the label will be sent to you by email.  It should be printed and included in your application. Please note: If you are applying for more than one passport, you need only provide ONE prepaid postage label.
8. A printed copy of the confirmation email you received upon booking the appointment.
9. Fee of $135, paid via U.S. credit card or in cash, exact change only in dollars or shekels (according to the day’s exchange rate)

Children’s passports are valid for 5 years.

Your First Passport Over Age 16

If you received your old passport when you were under 16 and are now 16 years or older, make an appointment online for either Jerusalem or Tel Aviv.

The embassy opens up large blocs of appointments every Wednesday afternoon between 3 pm – 4 pm for the following week. You will be shown available dates and times to choose from, after which you must enter the applicant’s name, an email address and phone number.

You will receive an email confirmation of your appointment. The appointment must be confirmed via the link emailed to you in order to confirm that you will be attending your appointment. Be sure to bring to your appointment a printed copy of the confirmation email you received upon booking the appointment.

Who Should Come?

16-18 year-olds: Applicant himself.

Please note: From age 18, parents are not allowed to accompany the applicant.

You will need to bring:

1. Your most recent passport, plus a copy
   • If you never held a US passport before, you must also bring:
     • Proof of US citizenship – Consular Report of Birth Abroad or US birth certificate
     • Proof of identity – Valid foreign passport or driver’s license.
2. Form DS-11, completed online or by hand but unsigned
3. Two passport photos
4. Pre-paid postage label from Israel Post – as of June 12, 2023, all applications must include a pre-paid label for the return of the new passport and/or CRBA via the Doar’s courier service.  This should be ordered online in advance of your appointment.  Cost is 60 nis. After payment online by credit card, the label will be sent to you by email.  It should be printed and included in your application. Please note: If you are applying for more than one passport, you need only provide ONE prepaid postage label.
5. A printed copy of the confirmation email you received upon booking the appointment.
6. Fee of $165, paid via U.S. credit card or in cash, exact change only in dollars or shekels (according to the day’s exchange rate)

An adult passport is valid for 10 years.

Adult Passport Renewal

If your old passport was received both when you were over 16 years old and within the last 15 years, you may renew your passport by mail or via the drop box (in the Jerusalem Embassy).

You will need:

1. Completed and signed form DS-82
2. Old passport
3. Two current U.S. passport photos
4. If there was a name change since the last passport was issued, include either your marriage certificate or three proofs of your new name (e.g. school records, property deeds, driver’s license, teudat zehut, medical card, insurance records).
5. Pre-paid postage label from Israel Post – as of June 12, 2023, all applications must include a pre-paid label for the return of the new passport and/or CRBA via the Doar’s courier service.  This should be ordered online in advance of your appointment.  Cost is 60 nis. After payment online by credit card, the label will be sent to you by email.  It should be printed and included in your application. Please note: If you are applying for more than one passport, you need only provide ONE prepaid postage label.
6. Fee of $130 – as of March 6, 2022, the US embassy will only accept online fee payments for adult U.S. passport book renewal applications – bank checks will no longer be required or accepted after that date.  Payments can be made online via pay.gov here.  Print and send the payment confirmation page along with your renewal application. Keep a copy for your records

To mail in your renewal application:

Mail all of the above requirements to the Embassy or Branch Office using Israeli post. Doar Yisroel has a special service for items sent to the U.S. Embassy. Just enter any local post office, present the clerk your prepared envelope and request that it be sent to the U.S Embassy (specify Jerusalem or Tel Aviv), via overnight registered mail (doar shlichim). You will pay a fee and be given a tracking number.

When sending multiple passports for renewal, mail each in a separate envelope so that each one may be tracked individually.

The drop box is located at the entrance to the Jerusalem Embassy and is accessible during opening hours only (Mon-Thurs 9 am – 3 pm, Friday 9 am – 12 pm). 

Once the office has completed processing, the new passport will be mailed back to you using a courier service of the Israeli post,  using the prepaid postage label you have provided.

Mailing Addresses

• American Citizen Services, U.S. Embassy Jerusalem, P.O. Box 290, Jerusalem 9100201
• American Citizen Services – Passports, U.S. Embassy Branch Office Tel Aviv, 71 Hayarkon Street, Tel Aviv 6343229

Adding Visa Pages

Effective January 1, 2016, the U.S. Department of State does not add visa pages to passports. Applicants in need of additional pages in their valid passports must apply for a passport renewal. Frequent travelers can request 52-page passports instead of the regular 24 pages at no additional cost.

Delivery

Please note: As of June 12, 2023, it is no longer possible to pick up non-emergency passports.

An American passport usually takes about 8-10 weeks to be processed and delivered, but it can be longer or shorter depending on the season.

When your documents are ready, Doar Shlichim will deliver your documents directly to your address or call you for pickup at one of their centers.

You can track your passport application status here. You will need to enter the last 4 digits of your Social Security number. In the case of someone who does not yet have one (eg a baby), enter 1234 or 0000.

About a week or two after the status shows that it has been mailed back to the embassy in Israel, you can track your package at the Doar here using your tracking number.