September 2017 Page 1 U.S. Embassy Embassy Tel Aviv

Consulate General and Upcoming Events: Consular Agency Roadshows: Consular officers from Joint Newsletter Embassy Tel Aviv plan to visit on October 24 and Beer Sheva on November 1 to Spotlight: Where to Apply for Consular Services in , Jerusalem & the West Bank provide routine consular services. American Citizen Services are available at three locations: To make an appointment The U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv; in Beit Shemesh, send an the U.S. Consulate General in Jerusalem; and the Consular Agency in Haifa. email to usembassyin- [email protected] All three locations stand ready to provide routine consular services, including notarial services and acceptance of To make an appointment applications for passports and Consular Reports of Birth Abroad. You are welcome to apply anywhere. in Beer Sheva, send an See summary chart below for pertinent information, including how to schedule an appointment. email to [email protected] Embassy Tel Aviv Consulate General Consular Agency Haifa Jerusalem Physical Location 71 HaYarkon St., Tel Aviv 17 David Flusser, Jerusalem 26 Ben Gurion St., Haifa Work Week Monday-Friday Monday-Friday Sunday-Thursday Hours 7:30AM-4:00PM 8:00AM-4:30PM 8:30AM-3:30PM E-Mail Address [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Telephone During Working 03-519-7475 (non-passport 02-630-4000 04-853-1470 Hours emergencies only) U.S. Consulate After-Hour Emergencies 03-519-7575 02-622-7230 03-519-7575 (Embassy Tel Aviv) General On-Site Parking NO YES NO (Available nearby) Passport Appointments Online Online By Telephone Jerusalem Consular Report of Birth E-mail E-mail By Telephone Abroad (CRBA) Appoint- ments Notary Appointments Online E-mail By Telephone Upcoming Events: Emergency Passports YES YES NO The next regular outreach Federal Benefits (e.g., Very Limited (only accept Full (Federal Benefits Unit Limited (contact Consular events to Ramallah, West Social Security) first time Social Security located onsite) Agency by telephone) Bank (the Canadian Repre- applications with CRBA). sentative Office): will be on Federal Benefits Unit September 6 and Septem- comes to the Embassy ber 27; to make an appoint- bi-monthly to provide ment for one of these out- services. reach event, please email Renunciations YES YES NO Passport Roadshows Beit Shemesh, Beersheva, Ramallah and Erez NO (conducted by Embassy jerusalemoffsiteconsu- (accept passport and CRBA , Tzfat, , and Crossing Tel Aviv) [email protected] applications and provide Modiin (all annually) notary services) Important Note: If you have made an appointment at one location and subsequently find an appointment elsewhere that you would rather have, please be sure to cancel any duplicate appointments to free the up for others. Page 2 September 2017

Supreme Court Decision in Sessions vs. Morales-Santana

The June 12th Supreme Court ruling in Sessions vs. Morales-Santana changed the eligibility requirements for transmitting citizenship to children who were born out of wedlock to an American citizen mother and a non-citizen father. The requirements follow:

If the child was born : Before June 12, 2017 On or after June 12, 2017

The mother must present evidence that she was The mother must present evidence that she was physi- physically present in the United States for 365 cally present in the United States for 5 total years, at continuous days at some point prior to the birth of least 2 of them after the age of 14, prior to the birth of her child. her child.

State Elections in 2017: Does your state have an election coming up? Upcoming Closures

Though there is no general election this To check on your state’s laws and reg- Tel Aviv Jerusalem Date Holiday/Event Closed Closed year, there are states that hold off year ister for absentee ballots visit: Visit legislative and gubernatorial elections. www.fvap.gov and select your state. 9/13 ACS Admin Day X There are also inevitably special elec- 9/21- tions held as individual seats open in If you are eligible to vote in a state-wide 9/22 Rosh Ha Shana X X governments around the country. Reg- election this fall, you may send your 9/28 ACS Admin Day X completed Absentee Ballot directly to istration deadlines and eligibility to vote 10/5 Succot X X in state elections vary from state to your local election officials in the United 10/9 Columbus Day X X state, but now is a good time to check States, or you may drop it off in Tel and make sure that you are registered Aviv, Jerusalem, or Haifa and we will 10/12 Simhat X to vote. forward it to your local election officials for you. If you would like us to send it in, Beit Shemesh This is particularly true in you are dom- 10/24 Roadshow X please remember to allow several iciled in New Jersey or Virginia, where weeks for the ballot to reach your elec- 10/25 ACS Admin Day X there are gubernatorial and legislative tions officials. elections scheduled for November 7. 10/26 ACS Admin Day X There are also special elections planned 11/6 Training Day X for state offices in no less than eleven 11/7 Training Day X

states this fall, including California, 11/10 Veteran's Day X X Florida, Mississippi, Washington, Oklaho- ma, and New Hampshire. 11/23 Thanksgiving Day X X