Israeli consulate in Scottsdale: the office is in Los Angeles
The Israeli consulate that handles Scottsdale is outside the city. The office for Scottsdale is the Israeli Consulate General in Los Angeles, about 397 miles away by road (7 h 16 min).
Which Israeli consulate serves Scottsdale
The office for Scottsdale follows from the list of states: Arizona belongs to the Israeli Consulate General in Los Angeles (source).
Driving from Scottsdale takes about 7 h 16 min for 397 miles without traffic; the straight-line distance is 377 miles.
Mind the clock: in winter Los Angeles runs one hour behind Scottsdale; in summer the two share the same time.
Los Angeles works strictly by appointment, without walk-ins; for an urgent case its contact page says to book the nearest free slot and then email to ask for an earlier one (source).
Other cities in Arizona near Scottsdale
From Scottsdale, as the crow flies: Tempe, 7 miles; Mesa, 8 miles; Phoenix, 9 miles. For the road to Los Angeles from the main cities, see the Arizona page.
Birth and marriage records for people in Scottsdale
Order the original birth certificate of a child born in Scottsdale from the Bureau of Vital Records of the Arizona Department of Health Services, in Phoenix (CDC, Where to Write for Vital Records).
The mission’s birth notice asks for it (the mission’s birth notice page), and the Arizona page lists the fee.
Scottsdale is in Maricopa County: for a marriage license issued there, the certified copy comes from the Clerk of the Superior Court of Maricopa County, according to the CDC’s directory for Arizona (CDC, Where to Write for Vital Records). The mission takes it only with an apostille.
Papers from Arizona for use in Israel need the apostille of the Arizona Secretary of State (HCCH list).
What you can settle from Scottsdale without traveling
- You can renew an adult passport by mail if you visited Israel in the last ten years and still have the old one: Israeli passport.
- You can ask by mail to extend a travel document that was issued for less than five years: Passport extension.
- You can get a U.S. document apostilled by the state that issued it before you send it to Israel: Apostille and documents.