Israeli consulate in Gainesville: the office is in Miami
The Israeli consulate for Gainesville is in another city. The Israeli Consulate General in Miami is the office for Gainesville: 335 miles by road, about 6 h 13 min.
Which Israeli consulate serves Gainesville
The Israeli Consulate General in Miami counts Florida in its district (source), so residents of Gainesville deal with that office.
By road, Gainesville is 335 miles from the office, about 6 h 13 min at posted speed limits and without traffic; in a straight line, 298 miles.
Gainesville and Miami share a time zone: the office’s hours are your hours.
Other cities in Florida near Gainesville
Measured in a straight line from Gainesville: Jacksonville, 61 miles; Spring Hill, 82 miles; Orlando, 96 miles. See the Florida page for the road distance to Miami.
Where the birth and marriage papers from Gainesville come from
The birth certificate that the notice of a child born in Gainesville asks for, in the original, is issued by the Bureau of Vital Statistics of the Department of Health, in Jacksonville (CDC, Where to Write for Vital Records).
The Florida page gives its fee, and the mission’s page lists the document (the mission’s birth notice page).
For a birth, marriage or court document issued in Florida, the apostille comes from the Florida Secretary of State (HCCH list), not from the consulate.
What you can settle from Gainesville 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 for the Israeli police certificate (teudat yosher) without going in person: Apostille and documents.
- You can check before you fly how Israel treats a dual citizen at the border: Dual citizenship and entry.