Israeli consulate in Ontario: the office is in Los Angeles
The Israeli consulate that handles Ontario is outside the city. The Israeli Consulate General in Los Angeles, 54 miles from Ontario by road (1 h 7 min), takes its cases.
Which Israeli consulate serves Ontario
Two offices divide California, and their own words are quoted on the California page.
By our reading, Ontario belongs to Los Angeles: its center is in congressional district 35 of the 2023-2027 map, beyond the “Districts 1-22” that San Francisco’s page claims (source).
Driving from Ontario takes about 1 h 7 min for 54 miles without traffic; the straight-line distance is 49 miles.
No time difference to work out: Ontario runs on the same time as Los Angeles.
Other cities in California near Ontario
The nearest cities to Ontario, in a straight line: Rancho Cucamonga, 7 miles; Jurupa Valley, 8 miles; Pomona, 9 miles. The California page gives the drive to Los Angeles from its main cities.
Birth and marriage papers from Ontario: which U.S. office issues them
For a child born in Ontario, the original birth certificate the mission asks for comes from the California Department of Public Health’s Vital Records office, in Sacramento (CDC, Where to Write for Vital Records).
The California page lists what a copy costs, and the requirement is on the mission’s birth notice page.
In San Bernardino County, where Ontario is, certified copies of a marriage record come from the San Bernardino County Recorder (or its Clerk, for a confidential marriage), according to the CDC’s directory for California (CDC, Where to Write for Vital Records).
For the mission, the copy needs an apostille.
Papers from California for use in Israel need the apostille of the California Secretary of State (HCCH list).
What you can settle from Ontario 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.