On Friday, May 14, 2010, the U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv will be closed due to the Tel Aviv Marathon and the resulting closure of HaYarkon Street.� The Embassy will reopen, as scheduled, on Monday, May 17, 2010.

In general, to schedule an appointment for American Citizen Services (ACS), please go to http://usembassy-israel.org.il/consular/acs/Appointments.aspx and follow the instructions.�� To contact ACS, please call 03-5197475, Mon-Thu 10:00-12:00 and 14:00-15:00.� For emergency cases during our working hours, please call our switchboard at 03-519-7575.� You may also email ACS at [email protected] or send ACS a fax at 03-516-4390 or 03-517-2348.��

To reach the Federal Benefits Unit, email FBU at [email protected], or send a fax to 03-516-5880.� The FBU telephone hours are Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9am to 11am, only.� The FBU walk-in hours are Tuesdays to Fridays, 9am to 12pm only.
Outside office hours, if you have an urgent matter, call 03-519-7551; your call will be transferred to the Embassy duty officer.

(YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)