The consulate general in Los Angeles is the office that Israeli nationals in this part of the United States deal with when they need something done officially: a passport that is about to expire, a document that has to be recognised back home, a birth that needs registering.
The contact details on record, the usual services, how bookings are handled and the practical traps are all set out below.
📞 Quick Contact
- Address: 11766 Wilshire BLVD 1600, Los Angeles
- Phone: (323) 852-5500
- Official website: http://embassies.gov.il/la/Pages/default.aspx
- Type of office: Consulate General
🛂 What you can do here
Most posts of this kind cover the ground below. The office is the only authority on its own remit:
- Civil status: registration of family events, which is what later lets a child obtain a passport or an heir claim an estate.
- Emergencies: arrest, accident, serious illness or the death of a relative. Say it is an emergency when you call, because it changes how the call is handled.
- Passports: issue and renewal for Israeli nationals. Check which documents prove your identity before booking, because the list is longer than people assume.
- Powers of attorney and notarial acts: signed in front of a consular officer, which usually saves the whole legalisation chain afterwards.
- Documents: a diploma, a court order or a deed only works abroad once certified. This is where that chain begins or ends.
📅 Booking a visit
The appointment is usually the bottleneck. Slots at the busier posts are released in batches and disappear the same morning.
How this post takes bookings is published on its own site. Whatever the method, booking through the official channel is free.
Check what the office takes as payment. Exact change, or a money order made out precisely as instructed, is a common requirement.
🤝 Things worth checking first
Before anything else, confirm that this post covers where you live. It is the single most common reason a trip to Los Angeles is wasted.
Document names cause more delay than anything else. American records drop accents and reorder surnames, and consular offices need the discrepancy explained before they will act.
Allow more time than seems necessary. Between appointment waits, production abroad and return postage, a routine document can take months end to end.
What people ask most
Where exactly is this consulate general?
At 11766 Wilshire BLVD 1600, in Los Angeles. Check the floor or suite number before travelling — it is the detail that ruins more visits than anything else.
How do I get hold of this office?
By telephone on (323) 852-5500. Note who you speak to and what you are told, because requirements differ between posts of the same country.
Can I renew a Israeli passport here?
Passport work is standard across the Israeli consular network, though not every post performs it. Confirm before travelling.
How do I know which office is mine?
By the consular district assigned to it, not by distance. It is the first thing worth asking on the phone.
Is there a site with the current fees?
Yes: embassies.gov.il/la/Pages/default.aspx publishes the current tariff, which is usually revised annually.
Does it handle visas for U.S. citizens travelling to Israel?
Many countries have moved visitor visas online, so the consulate may have no role at all. Check whether Israel requires one from U.S. citizens before contacting the office.