You’ll find everything you need here to apply for a UK passport.

• since 2 February 2009 the British Embassy in Tel Aviv introduced compulsory interviews for some applicants. 
• all passports for British nationals present in Israel are issued at the British Embassy in Tel Aviv. Applicants may submit their applications by post or in person in Tel Aviv.  Completed applications will be processed within 10 working days (2 weeks).  Allow at least 1 month for postal applications.
• all passports issued in Tel Aviv since November 2003 are machine readable.
• all passports issued in Tel Aviv are now biometric.
• for 'place of issue', the passport will only show, FCO (for Foreign and Commonwealth Office).

• fees are subject to change without notice and can only be accepted in New Israeli Shekels (NIS). Postal applications may only be paid by postal order (hamcha'at doar in Hebrew), bankers cheque made payable to the British Embassy or credit card by printing and completing a credit card payment authorisation form (PDF, 55KB). We do not accept personal cheques.  Please add NIS 10 for the return of the passport by registered mail (this is non-refundable).  If you make your application in person at the Consulate, the fees may be paid in cash, by postal order or bankers cheque payable to the British Embassy or credit card by printing and completing a credit card payment authorisation form (PDF, 55KB).

Gratis Passport Scheme

If you were born on or before 2 September 1929 you are eligible for a free passport.  You will need a UK application form which can be obtained from the British Embassy Tel Aviv, Tel: 03 510 0166 (Monday to Friday 08.00 to 12.00).  Applications for a gratis passport are forwarded to the Identity and Passport Service in the United Kingdom, by the Consulate, for processing.  It can take up to 2 months to get the passport returned.

Change of entry requirements to the USA

British travellers planning to travel to the United States under the Visa Waiver Program (VWP) must now provide details online 72 hours prior to travel on an Electronic Travel System known as ESTA. Until now, registration has operated on a voluntary basis but it will become compulsory for all travellers from 12 January 2009. The advice has been on our website since the initial launch of ESTA in August 2008. An ESTA, once obtained, will be valid for a period of two years, or for the validity of the traveller’s passport (whichever is shorter). To register visit the ESTA website.

Changes to US entry requirements from 26 October 2004 will mean that citizens of the 27 Visa free countries (including the UK) travelling to the United States under the Visa Waiver Programme must be in possession of a machine-readable passport issued by their government.