• Applicant must present all required documents.
• Attendance is mandatory, via appointment only
• When applying for a spouse who is your dependent you must include a valid marriage certificate with your application. When applying for a minor (until the age of 18) who is your dependent you must include a valid birth certificate. Additionally, you must include an acceptance letter that specifically states that your spouse/child are to accompany you to Israel. It must indicate their names and passport numbers.
• A work visa can be issued only after the approval from the Ministry of Interior.
• Yeshiva and Ulpana students are to apply for a visa via the academic institution they are to study (the application will be submitted to the Ministry of Interior).
• Official documents, such as: birth certificates, marriage certificate, certificate of good conduct etc require an apostille. For further information about the apostille please click here.
• When applying for a minor a birth certificate authenticated with an apostille must be included in the application. A-2 applicants over the age of 18 will provide a regular birth certificate with no Apostille requirement.
• The information detailed on this page does not replace or supersede the comprehensive information found on the official website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. For further information, please click here.
• Once an application has been submitted at the Consulate in its entirety, processing time is approximately seven (7) days.
• Please note, the consulate may require further documentation, in addition to the documents listed below.

• Proof of Health insurance valid in Israel that specifically mentions coverage of COVID-19.
• Filled out and signed visa application. The form can be found here.
• A valid travel document. The expiration date of the travel document must be at least six (6) months after applicant’s expected departure date from Israel.
• Proof of legal status in the United States.
• Two (2) passport pictures taken on a white background sized 2x2 inches.
• Letter of acceptance for study by a recognized education/academic institution in Israel. The letter must contain the student's name, the name of the program and institution and the length of the program the student was accepted to. 
• Three (3) most recent bank statements and proof of financial capability/financial means to pay the applicant’s stay in Israel in its entirety.
• Round trip plane ticket to Israel. The Ticket must include the applicant’s name and return date.
• Proof of lodging either in institute dorms or via executed lease agreement.
• Valid health insurance policy letter for the applicant's stay in Israel.
• An application for a minor must include a birth certificate with an apostille.

• Filled out and signed visa application: For travel with a regular US passport, click here, for travel with official passports, click here, For official travel of United Nations employees and their family members click here.
• Proof of Health insurance valid in Israel that specifically mentions coverage of COVID-19. 
• Confirmed stay (Hotel, AirBNB and other) reservations. If reservation was made by a travel agent, a confirmation for the reservation by the travel agency is required. 
• A valid travel document. The expiration date of the travel document must be at least nine (9) months after applicant’s expected departure date from Israel.
• Proof of legal status in the United States.
• Two (2) passport pictures taken on a white background sized 2x2 inches.
• Three (3) most recent bank statements and proof of financial capability/financial means to pay the applicant’s stay in Israel in its entirety.
• Plane ticket to Israel. The Ticket must include the applicant’s name and return date.
• Valid health insurance policy letter for the applicant's stay in Israel.
• Proof of employment by US employer

Minors also must have a written consent signed by both parents/guardian in front of the Consul. If one of the parents cannot appear before the Consul, the consent letter must be notarized, stamped with an apostille and added to the application. Information on notary public can be found here. Information on apostille authentication can be found here.

• Filled out and signed application. The form can be found here.
• Certificate of Good Conduct with an apostille. Information on apostille authentication can be found here.
• Results of tests performed in a clinic or hospital recognized by the Consulate (the results must be in the normal range and must include, inter alia, tuberculosis, hepatitis and AIDS and the results of standard blood tests).
•  A declaration of the taking of a fingerprint (the State of Israel has begun fingerprinting foreigners who enter the country to work) and a photograph. 
• Applicant’s birth certificate stamped with an apositlle. 
• Two (2) passport pictures taken on a white background sized 2x2 inches
• Three (3) most recent bank statements and proof of financial capability/financial means to pay the applicant’s stay in Israel in its entirety.