Jordan: Embassy: 14 Aba Hillel, Ramat Gan, Tel Aviv 751 77 22; fax 751 . New Zealand: The British Embassy in Tel Aviv serves New Zealanders . South Africa: Embassy: Top Tower, 16th fl., Dizengoff Center, Tel Aviv 64332 . UK: Embassy: 192 Hayarkon St., Tel Aviv 63405 725 12 22; fax 725 85 74; . Consulates: Migdalor Building, 6th fl., 1 Ben- Yehuda Street, Tel Aviv 63801 ; 19 Nashashibi Street, Sheikh Jarrah, Jerusalem 97200 541 41 41; fax 532 23 68; ; 14 Tzofit Villas, Eilat . US: Embassy: 71 Rehov Ha-Yarkon, Tel Aviv 63903 519 74 57 or 75 75; fax . Consulates: 27 Nablus Rd., East Jerusalem ; 26 Ben-Gurion St., Hadar, Haifa 853 14 70; fax 853 14 76; . PASSPORTS REQUIREMENTS. Citizens of Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa, the UK, and the US need valid passports to enter Israel and to re-enter their own country, but do not need visas. Israel does not allow entrance if the holder's passport expires in under six months; returning home with an expired passport is illegal and may result in a fine. Typically, countries which have unfriendly rela- tions with Israel do not allow travelers with Israeli stamps in their passports to enter their countries. If you're planning on visiting these countries, ask that your passport not be stamped. PHOTOCOPIES. It is a good idea to photocopy the page of your passport that contains your photograph, passport number, and other identifying information, along with other important documents such as visas, travel insurance policies, airplane tickets, and traveler's check serial numbers, in case you lose anything. Carry one set of copies in a safe place apart from the originals and leave another set at home. Consulates also recommend that you carry an expired passport or an official copy of your birth certificate in a part of your baggage separate from other documents. LOST PASSPORTS. If you lose your passport, immediately notify the local police and the nearest embassy or consulate of your home government. To expedite its replacement, you will need to know all information previously recorded and show identification and proof of citizenship. In some cases, a replacement may take weeks to process, and it may be valid only for a limited time. Any visas stamped in your old passport will be irretrievably lost. In an emergency, ask for immediate temporary traveling papers that permit you to re-enter your home country. Your passport is a public document belonging to your nation's govern- ment. You may have to surrender it to a foreign government official, but if you DOCUMENTS AND FORMALITIES «37 don't get it back in a reasonable amount of time, inform the nearest mission of your home country. NEW PASSPORTS. All applications for new passports or renewals should be filed several weeks or months in advance of your planned departure date-remember that you are relying on government agencies to complete these transactions.