Israeli consulate in San Jose: the office is in San Francisco

The Israeli consulate for San Jose is in another city. The Israeli Consulate General in San Francisco, 49 miles from San Jose by road (1 h 2 min), takes its cases.

Which Israeli consulate serves San Jose

Two offices divide California, and their own words are quoted on the California page.

By our reading, San Jose belongs to San Francisco: its center is in congressional district 18 of the 2023-2027 map, and San Francisco’s page claims “Districts 1-22” (source).

On the road it is 49 miles from San Jose to the office, about 1 h 2 min in good conditions, or 42 miles as the crow flies.

Calls to San Francisco need no time conversion from San Jose: both run on the same clock.

Other cities in California near San Jose

Cities close to San Jose, in a straight line: Santa Clara, 5 miles; Milpitas, 7 miles; Sunnyvale, 8 miles. The California page lists the drive to San Francisco from the cities that have a page.

Birth and marriage records for people in San Jose

Order the original birth certificate of a child born in San Jose 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.

For a marriage license issued in Santa Clara County, the county that includes San Jose, the CDC’s directory for California sends you to the Santa Clara 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.

For a birth, marriage or court document issued in California, the apostille comes from the California Secretary of State (HCCH list), not from the consulate.

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