Tel Aviv: J1 visas issued

Nonimmigrant visa: Exchange visitor

Visa services may still be limited

In February 2026, the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem and its office in Tel Aviv stopped normal visa services. The State Department has not said if they have started again, so check the embassy's website.

Details

On February 27, 2026, after allowing non-emergency staff to leave Israel, the State Department said that routine visa processing was not currently available at the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem and its Branch Office in Tel Aviv. It said applicants with interviews from March 2 to 6 would get an email about a new date when services started again. The notice is still posted, unchanged, and does not say if services have started again.

The State Department's scheduling tool has since moved the month it gives Jerusalem for spouses, children and parents of U.S. citizens: from February 2026 in its April 2 update to August 2026 in its September 23 update. Check il.usembassy.gov/visas for the embassy's current status.

Source: State Department: Limited Visa Services Available at the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem and Branch Office in Tel Aviv.

Last checked Oct 13, 2026.

Visas issued, Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

3,013

about the same as the year before

Per month

251

For now, from our reading of the numbers: Tel Aviv issued only 88 in January and February 2026, against about 293 a month from March to December 2025.

Visas issued show how busy the post is, not how long you will wait.