Israeli consulate in Arvada: the office is in Los Angeles
The Israeli consulate for Arvada is in another city. Residents of Arvada go to the Israeli Consulate General in Los Angeles, 1,030 miles away (18 h 5 min by road).
Which Israeli consulate serves Arvada
On its list of states (source), the Israeli Consulate General in Los Angeles includes Colorado; that makes it the office for Arvada.
By road, Arvada is 1,030 miles from the office, about 18 h 5 min at posted speed limits and without traffic; in a straight line, 836 miles.
Mind the clock: Los Angeles runs one hour behind Arvada all year round.
Los Angeles works strictly by appointment, without walk-ins; for an urgent case its contact page says to book the nearest free slot and then email to ask for an earlier one (source).
Other cities in Colorado near Arvada
In a straight line from Arvada: Westminster, 6 miles; Lakewood, 9 miles; Denver, 11 miles. The Colorado page has the drive to Los Angeles from its main cities.
Where the birth and marriage papers from Arvada come from
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 Arvada, it comes from the Vital Records Section of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, in Denver (CDC, Where to Write for Vital Records), and the Colorado page has the fee.
Parts of Arvada lie in Adams and Jefferson counties. For Jefferson County, the CDC’s directory for Colorado names the Jefferson County Clerk as the place for a marriage record (CDC, Where to Write for Vital Records), and the mission takes the certificate with an apostille.
Papers from Colorado for use in Israel need the apostille of the Colorado Secretary of State (HCCH list).
What you can settle from Arvada 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.