Israeli consulate in Urbandale: the office is in Chicago
There is no Israeli consulate or consular office in Urbandale. From Urbandale, the Israeli Consulate General in Chicago is 338 miles by road, around 6 h 19 min of driving.
Which Israeli consulate serves Urbandale
Iowa belongs to the district of the Israeli Consulate General in Chicago (source), and Urbandale with it.
On the road it is 338 miles from Urbandale to the office, about 6 h 19 min in good conditions, or 315 miles as the crow flies.
Calls to Chicago need no time conversion from Urbandale: 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 Urbandale
The nearest cities to Urbandale, in a straight line: Des Moines, 6 miles; Cedar Rapids, 109 miles; Iowa City, 114 miles. The Iowa page gives the drive to Chicago from its main cities.
Birth and marriage papers from Urbandale: which U.S. office issues them
The mission’s notice of a child born abroad asks for the original birth certificate (the mission’s birth notice page). For a birth in Urbandale, it comes from the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services, in Des Moines (CDC, Where to Write for Vital Records), and the Iowa page has the fee.
Papers from Iowa for use in Israel need the apostille of the Iowa Secretary of State (HCCH list).
What you can settle from Urbandale 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.