Holders of blue paper in the fall of 2026 most often argue about two addresses. Let's figure out what they are actually different.
| Bnei Brak | Lod | |
|---|---|---|
| Address | Mivtsa Kadesh, 64 | Zmora, 1 |
| What is it | Renewal department: come by date on paper | RSD head unit: come by call or direction |
| What's happening | The machine issues a blue card for 4 months or a white card and a turn to the officer. Since September, interviews have suddenly been held here | You hand over your visa at the entrance, wait in the common room, interview |
| Time | The line starts from 6–7 am, takes from 35 minutes to 8 hours | Usually from 7–8 am to 12–4 pm |
| Detentions | Here they took away for deportation those whose case had already been closed | Those who arrived on their date were not taken from their place in any story |
How people are divided between sites
The sign could not be found. They haven’t worked in the country for any length of time (they also called those who had been here for 8 months, and those who are 8 years old), neither citizenship nor the presence of a lawyer. In the same line on the same day extended for 4 months, others were given directions for an interview.
Where to go if they give different advice
If the dates overlap - an extension in Bnei Brak, and an interview in Lod the next day - this is decided in Bnei Brak: they give a blue one for one day or immediately reschedule the interview.
Is it true that Lod is the “straight road home”
This has not been confirmed by real cases. Refusals came after both sites. In Bnei Brak they simply renew more often, because for most people this is a renewal visit, not an interview.
Danger signal in Bnei Brak
If they didn’t give you any document and said “come back in a couple of days” - this signal. The man who was told to come on September 9th was deported on the spot on the 14th. In such a situation, find out the status of the case through a lawyer before going in person. More details - in the article about refusal and deportation.
The whole series about blue paper
- Blue paper (2A5 visa): what is it and what has changed in the fall of 2026
- Invitation to an interview RSD: where look for a letter and how to change your email
- RSD interview: how it goes and what they ask
- Bnei Brak or Lod: where to go and how they differ
- Refusal and deportation: for what, how it happens, what to do
- Do you need a lawyer and how much does it cost