French Consulate General in Jerusalem

Israeli citizens can visit France without a visa for up to 90 days.

In 2025, France’s consulate general in Jerusalem received 5,208 applications for short-stay Schengen visas and issued 4,185. 636 applications were refused, a refusal rate of 12.6%. In 2024 it had been 15.9%: the rate fell by 3.2 points. Applications rose by 51% compared with 2024 (3,438).

Over 2023–2025 the rate ranged from 10.8% (2023) to 15.9% (2024).

France issues Schengen visas at 2 locations in Israel; this office handled 89% of their 5,836 applications in 2025. Refusal rates elsewhere: Tel Aviv 1.6%, which makes Jerusalem the highest of the group. Each office serves the applicants who live in its own consular district, so the rates also reflect who applies where, not only how strictly files are assessed.

Across all Schengen consulates in Israel, 18.5% of applications were refused in 2025; France’s rate worldwide was 14.2%. France received the 2nd largest number of applications of the 24 Schengen states represented here.

Multiple-entry visas made up 20.6% of those issued. The statistics count applications, not people, and include every nationality that applies here, not only citizens of Israel.

For matters it cannot handle, the French embassy in Tel Aviv (55 km) is responsible. The French consulate general in Jerusalem is one of 5 missions of France in Israel. Consulates: Tel Aviv and Haifa. Honorary consulates: Netanya. Israel in turn has 2 missions in France, its embassy being in Paris.

About the French consulate general in Jerusalem

It appears in official lists as Consulate General of France in Jerusalem. Its work is consular: passports and documents for its own citizens and, often, visas for visitors.

Address and contact

Address: 5 rue Paul-Émile Botta, Jerusalem. The record for the French consulate general in Jerusalem includes an official website.

French citizens travelling to Israel

Before flying to Israel, French citizens must obtain an ETA online; stays of up to 90 days are allowed.

Before visiting the French consulate general in Jerusalem

Current procedures for the French consulate general in Jerusalem, including any appointment system, are on its official website, linked on this page.

Near the French consulate general in Jerusalem

The French consulate general in Jerusalem has 5 other foreign missions within 1 km.