Israeli consulate in Valparaiso: the office is in Chicago
You will not find an Israeli consulate in Valparaiso. From Valparaiso, the Israeli Consulate General in Chicago is 53 miles by road, around 1 h 17 min of driving.
Which Israeli consulate serves Valparaiso
The Israeli Consulate General in Chicago names Indiana among the places it serves (source): it is the office for Valparaiso.
A routing engine puts the drive at 53 miles and 1 h 17 min at legal speeds with no traffic; the straight-line distance is 41 miles.
Calls to Chicago need no time conversion from Valparaiso: both run on the same clock.
Chicago gives no phone support: questions go by email with your full name and ID number, and its notice, updated on 13 November 2026, says every visitor has to be registered in advance (source).
Other cities in Indiana near Valparaiso
The nearest cities to Valparaiso, in a straight line: Gary, 17 miles; Michigan City, 19 miles; Hammond, 26 miles. The Indiana page gives the drive to Chicago from its main cities.
Birth and marriage records for people in Valparaiso
For a child born in Valparaiso, the original birth certificate the mission asks for comes from the Indiana State Department of Health’s Vital Records office, in Indianapolis (CDC, Where to Write for Vital Records).
The Indiana page lists what a copy costs, and the requirement is on the mission’s birth notice page.
Valparaiso is in Porter County: for a marriage license issued there, the certified copy comes from the Clerk of the Circuit or Superior Court of Porter County, according to the CDC’s directory for Indiana (CDC, Where to Write for Vital Records). The mission takes it only with an apostille.
For a birth, marriage or court document issued in Indiana, the apostille comes from the Indiana Secretary of State (HCCH list), not from the consulate.
What you can settle from Valparaiso 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.