Israeli consulate in Cedar Rapids: the office is in Chicago
The Israeli consulate that handles Cedar Rapids is outside the city. Residents of Cedar Rapids go to the Israeli Consulate General in Chicago, 247 miles away (4 h 41 min by road).
Which Israeli consulate serves Cedar Rapids
The office for Cedar Rapids follows from the list of states: Iowa belongs to the Israeli Consulate General in Chicago (source).
The drive from Cedar Rapids is 247 miles, around 4 h 41 min without traffic, against 207 miles in a straight line.
Calls to Chicago need no time conversion from Cedar Rapids: both run on the same clock.
Questions to Chicago go by email, with your full name and ID number, since it gives no phone support; its notice, updated on 13 November 2026, asks for every visitor to be registered in advance (source).
Other cities in Iowa near Cedar Rapids
Measured in a straight line from Cedar Rapids: Iowa City, 23 miles; Dubuque, 63 miles; Davenport, 65 miles. See the Iowa page for the road distance to Chicago.
U.S. birth and marriage papers from Cedar Rapids for an Israeli mission
A child born in Cedar Rapids is registered with Israel on the strength of an original birth certificate (the mission’s birth notice page).
In Iowa that certificate comes from the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services, in Des Moines (CDC, Where to Write for Vital Records); the fee is on the Iowa page.
A public document from Iowa goes to Israel with an apostille from the Iowa 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 Cedar Rapids 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 apply for the ETA-IL online at the Population Authority’s site; a U.S. passport holder needs no visa for a short visit: ETA-IL and visas.
- You can ask by mail to extend a travel document that was issued for less than five years: Passport extension.