Spanish Consulate General in Jerusalem

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

In 2025, Spain’s consulate general in Jerusalem received 10,713 applications for short-stay Schengen visas and issued 6,676. 3,099 applications were refused, a refusal rate of 30.3%. In 2024 it had been 19.1%: the rate rose by 11.1 points, a sharp increase. Applications fell by 10% compared with 2024 (11,883).

Over 2023–2025 the rate ranged from 16.2% (2023) to 30.3% (2025).

Spain issues Schengen visas at 2 locations in Israel; this office handled 96% of their 11,201 applications in 2025. Refusal rates elsewhere: Tel Aviv 0.8%, 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; Spain’s rate worldwide was 14.6%. Spain received the largest number of applications of the 24 Schengen states represented here.

Multiple-entry visas made up 30.3% of those issued. The statistics count applications, not people, and include every nationality that applies here, not only citizens of Israel.

The Spanish embassy is in Tel Aviv, about 52 km away. The Spanish consulate general in Jerusalem is one of 2 missions of Spain in Israel. Israel in turn has 3 missions in Spain, its embassy being in Madrid.

About the Spanish consulate general in Jerusalem

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

Address and contact

The record for the Spanish consulate general in Jerusalem includes an official website.

Spanish citizens travelling to Israel

Spanish citizens need an electronic travel authorisation (ETA) for Israel, obtained online before travel, for stays of up to 90 days.

Before visiting the Spanish consulate general in Jerusalem

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

Near the Spanish consulate general in Jerusalem

Within 1 km of the Spanish consulate general in Jerusalem there are 4 other foreign missions.