Israeli consulate in Rochester, Minnesota: the office is in Chicago
The Israeli consulate for Rochester, Minnesota is in another city. The Israeli Consulate General in Chicago, 347 miles from Rochester, Minnesota by road (6 h 30 min), takes its cases.
Which Israeli consulate serves Rochester, Minnesota
The Israeli Consulate General in Chicago counts Minnesota in its district (source), so residents of Rochester, Minnesota deal with that office.
On the road it is 347 miles from Rochester, Minnesota to the office, about 6 h 30 min in good conditions, or 285 miles as the crow flies.
No time difference to work out: Rochester, Minnesota runs on the same time as Chicago.
Chicago gives no phone support: questions go by email with your full name and ID number, and its notice, updated on 13 November 2026, says every visitor has to be registered in advance (source).
Other cities in Minnesota near Rochester, Minnesota
From Rochester, Minnesota, as the crow flies: Lakeville, 58 miles; St. Paul, 71 miles; Minneapolis, 77 miles. For the road to Chicago from the main cities, see the Minnesota page.
Rochester, Minnesota: which U.S. office issues your birth and marriage certificates
For a child born in Rochester, Minnesota, the original birth certificate the mission asks for comes from the Minnesota Department of Health, in St. Paul (CDC, Where to Write for Vital Records). The Minnesota page lists what a copy costs, and the requirement is on the mission’s birth notice page.
In Olmsted County, where Rochester, Minnesota is, certified copies of a marriage record come from the local registrar of Olmsted County, according to the CDC’s directory for Minnesota (CDC, Where to Write for Vital Records). For the mission, the copy needs an apostille.
A public document from Minnesota goes to Israel with an apostille from the Minnesota 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 Rochester, Minnesota 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.