Israeli consulate in Thornton: the office is in Los Angeles
The Israeli consulate that handles Thornton is outside the city. The Israeli Consulate General in Los Angeles is the office for Thornton: 1,045 miles by road, about 18 h 23 min.
Which Israeli consulate serves Thornton
Colorado belongs to the district of the Israeli Consulate General in Los Angeles (source), and Thornton with it.
Driving from Thornton takes about 18 h 23 min for 1,045 miles without traffic; the straight-line distance is 848 miles.
Los Angeles is one hour behind Thornton all year, which matters when you call or wait for a reply.
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 Thornton
In a straight line from Thornton: Westminster, 7 miles; Arvada, 13 miles; Aurora, 13 miles. The Colorado page has the drive to Los Angeles from its main cities.
Birth and marriage records for people in Thornton
For a child born in Thornton, the original birth certificate the mission asks for comes from the Vital Records Section of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, in Denver (CDC, Where to Write for Vital Records).
The Colorado page lists what a copy costs, and the requirement is on the mission’s birth notice page.
Thornton spreads over Adams and Weld counties, so the marriage office depends on the county: in Adams County, the CDC’s directory for Colorado points to the Adams County Clerk (CDC, Where to Write for Vital Records). The mission wants the certificate with an apostille.
A public document from Colorado goes to Israel with an apostille from the Colorado 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 Thornton 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.