Israeli consulate in Sioux City: the office is in Chicago
You will not find an Israeli consulate in Sioux City. The office for Sioux City is the Israeli Consulate General in Chicago, about 511 miles away by road (9 h 49 min).
Which Israeli consulate serves Sioux City
The Israeli Consulate General in Chicago counts Iowa in its district (source), so residents of Sioux City deal with that office.
By road, Sioux City is 511 miles from the office, about 9 h 49 min at posted speed limits and without traffic; in a straight line, 450 miles.
Sioux City and Chicago share a time zone: the office’s hours are your hours.
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 Sioux City
From Sioux City, as the crow flies: Urbandale, 149 miles; Des Moines, 155 miles; Cedar Rapids, 244 miles. For the road to Chicago from the main cities, see the Iowa page.
Where the birth and marriage papers from Sioux City come from
In Iowa, registering a child born in Sioux City with Israel’s Population Registry starts from an original birth certificate 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, and the requirement on the mission’s birth notice page.
The Iowa Secretary of State is the authority that puts the apostille on a document from Iowa (HCCH list), before it is used in Israel.
What you can settle from Sioux City 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.