Israeli consulate in International Falls: the office is in Chicago
There is no Israeli consulate or consular office in International Falls. From International Falls, the Israeli Consulate General in Chicago is 632 miles by road, around 12 h 16 min of driving.
Which Israeli consulate serves International Falls
Minnesota is on the list of the Israeli Consulate General in Chicago (source), so that is the office for International Falls.
Driving from International Falls takes about 12 h 16 min for 632 miles without traffic; the straight-line distance is 542 miles.
No time difference to work out: International Falls runs on the same time as Chicago.
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 Minnesota near International Falls
From International Falls, as the crow flies: Bemidji, 104 miles; Duluth, 139 miles; Moorhead, 196 miles. For the road to Chicago from the main cities, see the Minnesota page.
Where the birth and marriage papers from International Falls come from
The birth certificate that the notice of a child born in International Falls asks for, in the original, is issued by the Minnesota Department of Health, in St. Paul (CDC, Where to Write for Vital Records).
The Minnesota page gives its fee, and the mission’s page lists the document (the mission’s birth notice page).
International Falls is in Koochiching County: for a marriage license issued there, the certified copy comes from the local registrar of Koochiching County, according to the CDC’s directory for Minnesota (CDC, Where to Write for Vital Records). The mission takes it only with an apostille.
The apostille for a public document from Minnesota is issued by the Minnesota Secretary of State (HCCH list).
What you can settle from International Falls 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 check before you fly how Israel treats a dual citizen at the border: Dual citizenship and entry.
- 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.