Israeli consulate in San Mateo: the office is in San Francisco
You will not find an Israeli consulate in San Mateo. The office for San Mateo is the Israeli Consulate General in San Francisco, about 21 miles away by road (29 min).
Which Israeli consulate serves San Mateo
Two offices divide California, and their own words are quoted on the California page.
The center of San Mateo lies in congressional district 15. San Francisco lists “Districts 1-22” (source), which we take to mean those districts, so San Mateo goes with San Francisco by our reading.
By road, San Mateo is 21 miles from the office, about 29 min at posted speed limits and without traffic; in a straight line, 17 miles.
San Mateo and San Francisco share a time zone: the office’s hours are your hours.
Other cities in California near San Mateo
Measured in a straight line from San Mateo: Hayward, 12 miles; Palo Alto, 12 miles; Daly City, 13 miles. See the California page for the road distance to San Francisco.
Birth and marriage papers from San Mateo: which U.S. office issues them
Order the original birth certificate of a child born in San Mateo 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 in San Mateo County, the county of San Mateo, the CDC’s directory for California sends requests to the San Mateo County Recorder (or its Clerk, for a confidential marriage) (CDC, Where to Write for Vital Records); the mission asks for the certificate 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 San Mateo 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 apply for the ETA-IL online at the Population Authority’s site; a U.S. passport holder needs no visa for a short visit: ETA-IL and visas.
- You can ask by mail to extend a travel document that was issued for less than five years: Passport extension.