Israeli consulate in Louisville: the office is in Chicago
There is no Israeli consulate or consular office in Louisville. From Louisville, the Israeli Consulate General in Chicago is 295 miles by road, around 5 h 42 min of driving.
Which Israeli consulate serves Louisville
New York’s contact page says residents of Kentucky “are welcome to contact one of the following Consular posts: Washington, Chicago, or New York”, while Atlanta’s “About” page lists Kentucky among the seven states it represents.
For consular services, New York’s note is the one that names offices. (sources: 1, 2) Of the three offices New York’s page offers, the Israeli Consulate General in Chicago is the nearest to Louisville in a straight line (270 miles), so we send it there: that is our reading.
The drive from Louisville is 295 miles, around 5 h 42 min without traffic, against 270 miles in a straight line.
Chicago is one hour behind Louisville all year, which matters when you call or wait for a reply.
Other cities in Kentucky near Louisville
The nearest cities to Louisville, in a straight line: Lexington, 70 miles; Nicholasville, 70 miles; Covington, 88 miles. The Kentucky page gives the drive to Chicago from its main cities.
Birth and marriage papers from Louisville: which U.S. office issues them
In Kentucky, registering a child born in Louisville with Israel’s Population Registry starts from an original birth certificate from the Office of Vital Statistics of the Department for Public Health, in Frankfort (CDC, Where to Write for Vital Records).
The fee is on the Kentucky page, and the requirement on the mission’s birth notice page.
In Jefferson County, where Louisville is, certified copies of a marriage record come from the Jefferson County Court Clerk, according to the CDC’s directory for Kentucky (CDC, Where to Write for Vital Records). For the mission, the copy needs an apostille.
For a birth, marriage or court document issued in Kentucky, the apostille comes from the Kentucky Secretary of State (HCCH list), not from the consulate.
What you can settle from Louisville 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 get a U.S. document apostilled by the state that issued it before you send it to Israel: Apostille and documents.
- You can check before you fly how Israel treats a dual citizen at the border: Dual citizenship and entry.