Israeli consulate in Downey: the office is in Los Angeles

The Israeli consulate for Downey is in another city. The office for Downey is the Israeli Consulate General in Los Angeles, about 27 miles away by road (36 min).

Which Israeli consulate serves Downey

San Francisco and Los Angeles share California between them; the California page sets out both pages’ wording.

San Francisco’s page serves “Northern California (Districts 1-22)” (source). We read those as congressional districts on the 2023-2027 map: the center of Downey is in district 42, outside that range, so this page sends it to Los Angeles. That is our reading, not a published rule.

The drive from Downey is 27 miles, around 36 min without traffic, against 20 miles in a straight line.

Calls to Los Angeles need no time conversion from Downey: both run on the same clock.

Other cities in California near Downey

From Downey, as the crow flies: East Los Angeles, 7 miles; El Monte, 11 miles; Fullerton, 12 miles. For the road to Los Angeles from the main cities, see the California page.

Where the birth and marriage papers from Downey come from

Order the original birth certificate of a child born in Downey from the California Department of Public Health’s Vital Records office, in Sacramento (CDC, Where to Write for Vital Records).

The mission’s birth notice asks for it (the mission’s birth notice page), and the California page lists the fee.

Downey is in Los Angeles County: for a marriage license issued there, the certified copy comes from the Los Angeles County Recorder (or its Clerk, for a confidential marriage), according to the CDC’s directory for California (CDC, Where to Write for Vital Records).

The mission takes it only with an apostille.

The apostille for a public document from California is issued by the California Secretary of State (HCCH list).

What you can settle from Downey without traveling