Israeli consulate in Lehigh Acres: the office is in Miami
No Israeli consulate operates in Lehigh Acres. The Israeli Consulate General in Miami, 138 miles from Lehigh Acres by road (2 h 52 min), takes its cases.
Which Israeli consulate serves Lehigh Acres
On its list of states (source), the Israeli Consulate General in Miami includes Florida; that makes it the office for Lehigh Acres.
On the road it is 138 miles from Lehigh Acres to the office, about 2 h 52 min in good conditions, or 107 miles as the crow flies.
Calls to Miami need no time conversion from Lehigh Acres: both run on the same clock.
Cities in Florida near Lehigh Acres
Cities close to Lehigh Acres, in a straight line: Fort Myers, 15 miles; Cape Coral, 22 miles; Naples, 34 miles. The Florida page lists the drive to Miami from the cities that have a page.
Where the birth and marriage papers from Lehigh Acres come from
A child born in Lehigh Acres is registered with Israel on the strength of an original birth certificate (the mission’s birth notice page).
In Florida that certificate comes from the Bureau of Vital Statistics of the Department of Health, in Jacksonville (CDC, Where to Write for Vital Records); the fee is on the Florida page.
Papers from Florida for use in Israel need the apostille of the Florida Secretary of State (HCCH list).
What you can settle from Lehigh Acres 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.