Israeli consulate in Westminster, California: the office is in Los Angeles
The Israeli consulate that handles Westminster, California is outside the city. Residents of Westminster, California go to the Israeli Consulate General in Los Angeles, 40 miles away (50 min by road).
Which Israeli consulate serves Westminster, California
California has two Israeli offices, and the California page quotes what each one’s page says about the split.
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 Westminster is in district 45, outside that range, so this page sends it to Los Angeles. That is our reading, not a published rule.
Driving from Westminster, California takes about 50 min for 40 miles without traffic; the straight-line distance is 34 miles.
Los Angeles keeps the same clock as Westminster, California, so its office hours need no conversion.
Other cities in California near Westminster, California
From Westminster, California, as the crow flies: Garden Grove, 3 miles; Fountain Valley, 4 miles; Huntington Beach, 4 miles. For the road to Los Angeles from the main cities, see the California page.
Westminster, California: which U.S. office issues your birth and marriage certificates
The mission’s notice of a child born abroad asks for the original birth certificate (the mission’s birth notice page).
For a birth in Westminster, California, it comes from the California Department of Public Health’s Vital Records office, in Sacramento (CDC, Where to Write for Vital Records), and the California page has the fee.
For a marriage in Orange County, the county of Westminster, California, the CDC’s directory for California sends requests to the Orange 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.
Papers from California for use in Israel need the apostille of the California Secretary of State (HCCH list).
What you can settle from Westminster, California 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.