All Israeli citizens are required to have a valid visa to enter the United States, regardless of age. If you hold the passport of another country, you may not need a visa for short visits for tourism or business to the United States. To see if you are eligible to travel to the United States without a visa on another passport, please follow this link: Visa Waiver. If a traveler needs to apply for a visa that requires paying a visa fee, the traveler should use this service to make an appointment to apply for a visa. If the traveler is eligible to travel without paying the MRV fee, the traveler should contact the Consular Section directly.
Most applicants are required to appear personally at the Consular Section to apply for a U.S. visa. However, certain applicants may be exempt from that requirement based on their age. Applicants who may send the application by courier to the Consular Section, instead of appearing in person, must meet the following age criteria:
- Children under 14 years of age, who has at least one parent who holds a current or prior U.S. visa or holds a Visa Waiver Program (VWP) compliant passport. A copy of the parent's visa(s) must be included with the child's visa application.
- Adults 80 years of age or older.
There are two ways to submit applications if the age requirements are met:
- Log in to this Web site and select the purpose of travel as "Visitor Visa – Courier In"
- Select preferred UPS delivery method, and other relevant information requested for each applicant. (For more information on how to use this Web site, please visit How to Use this Web site
- Select visa application (MRV) fee payment method.
- Pay the MRV fee. Print MRV fee payment confirmation.
- The Web site will complete the registration process on a confirmation page. This page will contain instructions on how to submit the application and documents through courier.
- Print the confirmation page. Take the confirmation page, the visa application and relevant documents to the courier drop off location.
- The application package must include:
- The complete DS-160 visa application confirmation page with barcode.
- Applicant's valid passport
- All appropriate supporting documents
- MRV fee payment confirmation
- One 5 x 5 cm (or 2" x 2") color photo with white background taken within the last 6 months.
- A copy of the parent's visa(s) must be included with the child's visa application.
Note: Visa application packages will only be accepted by a UPS courier at the U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv.
If the applicant cannot physically drop the visa application package at a UPS point-of-sale location, the applicant may choose to hire a courier to take the package to a UPS location.
Applications can also be submitted by a family member. In the case of a child under 14, the family member must be a parent applying for a visa.
- Log in to this Web site and select the appropriate purpose of travel.
- Select preferred UPS delivery method, and enter other relevant information requested for each applicant. (For more information on how to use this Web site, please visit How to Use this Web site.
- Select visa application (MRV) fee payment method.
- Pay the MRV fee. Print MRV fee payment confirmation for each applicant.
- Select the appointment date and time.
- The Web site will end with an appointment confirmation that will be emailed to the email addressed provided during the scheduling process.
- All applicants must attend with all collected documentation except for the individuals that meet the age requirements. Family members may bring the relatives’ application and documents to the Consular Section
- The application package must include:
- The complete DS-160 visa application confirmation page with barcode.
- Applicant's valid passport
- All appropriate supporting documents
- MRV fee payment confirmation
- One 5 x 5 cm (or 2" x 2") color photo with white background taken within the last 6 months.
- A copy of the parent's visa(s) must be included with the child's visa application.
Important: Applications will not be accepted for the following reasons:
- If application has been dropped off at the Consular Section by a family member who does not have an appointment or by an unauthorized courier.
- If an application for a child does not include copies of the parents’ visas or VWP - compliant passports.
The consular officer reserves the right to ask any applicant to appear for a personal interview upon review of the visa application.
