For the Israeli community in Miami, this is the practical link to the administration back home — documents, identity, civil status, and help when something goes badly wrong far from home.
Below you will find the contact details on record, what the office typically handles, how appointments work and the questions people ask most before travelling to Miami.
📞 Quick Contact
- Address: 100 Biscayne BLVD 1800, Miami
- Phone: (305) 925-9400
- Official website: http://embassies.gov.il/miami/Pages/default.aspx
- Type of office: Consulate
🛂 Services normally available
In broad terms, expect the following. Anything unusual is worth confirming by telephone first:
- Documents: certification of papers so they have legal effect abroad — either an apostille or the older legalisation chain, depending on the country.
- Consular protection: help for nationals in serious trouble, which is the one thing every post does regardless of size.
- Powers of attorney: authorising someone to act for you back in Israel — selling property, dealing with a bank, handling an estate.
- Passports: the most common reason people come here. Expect an appointment, a visit in person, and a wait while the document is produced elsewhere.
📅 Getting an appointment
Appointments are the norm rather than the exception. Plan around the availability at the Miami office rather than around your own calendar.
Check the official site for how this post takes bookings — online system, email or telephone all exist across the network. Whatever the method, it is free.
Ask about payment when you book. Cash or a money order for the exact amount is common across consular networks, and cards are the exception rather than the rule.
🤝 Before you make the trip
Jurisdiction decides everything and distance decides nothing. A file submitted to the wrong post is returned, however close that post happens to be.
Keep the old documents. Expired passports, previous identity cards and original certificates are asked for far more often than people expect, and reconstructing them from abroad is slow.
Public holidays close the office twice over: the American ones and those of Israel. Check both calendars before travelling.
Common questions before you go
Is it worth calling ahead?
Yes, and it saves wasted journeys. Call (305) 925-9400 and ask what they need and how they take payment — cards are the exception rather than the rule.
Is there a site with the current fees?
Yes: embassies.gov.il/miami/Pages/default.aspx publishes the current tariff, which is usually revised annually.
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.
Do I need a visa to visit Israel?
That depends on your nationality and the length of the trip. Where Israel does require one, it is increasingly applied for online rather than at a counter.
Does this office handle passports?
It usually does, by appointment and with personal attendance for biometrics. Ask whether the booklet is collected at the counter or posted out.