Israeli consulate in El Cajon: the office is in Los Angeles

The Israeli consulate that handles El Cajon is outside the city. Residents of El Cajon go to the Israeli Consulate General in Los Angeles, 139 miles away (2 h 44 min by road).

Which Israeli consulate serves El Cajon

California has two Israeli offices, and the California page quotes what each one’s page says about the split.

By our reading, El Cajon belongs to Los Angeles: its center is in congressional district 51 of the 2023-2027 map, beyond the “Districts 1-22” that San Francisco’s page claims (source).

Driving from El Cajon takes about 2 h 44 min for 139 miles without traffic; the straight-line distance is 122 miles.

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

Other cities in California near El Cajon

Cities close to El Cajon, in a straight line: Chula Vista, 13 miles; San Diego, 13 miles; Escondido, 24 miles. The California page lists the drive to Los Angeles from the cities that have a page.

Birth and marriage papers from El Cajon: which U.S. office issues them

In California, registering a child born in El Cajon with Israel’s Population Registry starts from an original birth certificate from the California Department of Public Health’s Vital Records office, in Sacramento (CDC, Where to Write for Vital Records).

The fee is on the California page, and the requirement on the mission’s birth notice page.

For a marriage license issued in San Diego County, the county that includes El Cajon, the CDC’s directory for California sends you to the San Diego County Recorder (or its Clerk, for a confidential marriage) (CDC, Where to Write for Vital Records).

The mission wants that certificate in the original, with an apostille.

A public document from California goes to Israel with an apostille from the California Secretary of State (HCCH list); Israel and the U.S. are both parties to the Hague Convention, which Israel joined in 1978.

What you can settle from El Cajon without traveling