Israeli consulate in Billings: the office is in San Francisco
There is no Israeli consulate or consular office in Billings. The Israeli Consulate General in San Francisco, 1,170 miles from Billings by road (21 h 6 min), takes its cases.
Which Israeli consulate serves Billings
The Israeli Consulate General in San Francisco counts Montana in its district (source), so residents of Billings deal with that office.
The drive from Billings is 1,170 miles, around 21 h 6 min without traffic, against 903 miles in a straight line.
San Francisco runs one hour behind Billings, in winter and in summer alike.
Other cities in Montana near Billings
The nearest cities to Billings, in a straight line: Bozeman, 123 miles; Great Falls, 178 miles; Helena, 178 miles. The Montana page gives the drive to San Francisco from its main cities.
Where the birth and marriage papers from Billings come from
A child born in Billings is registered with Israel on the strength of an original birth certificate (the mission’s birth notice page). In Montana that certificate comes from the Office of Vital Statistics, in Helena (CDC, Where to Write for Vital Records); the fee is on the Montana page.
In Yellowstone County, where Billings is, certified copies of a marriage record come from the Clerk of District Court of Yellowstone County, according to the CDC’s directory for Montana (CDC, Where to Write for Vital Records). For the mission, the copy needs an apostille.
A public document from Montana goes to Israel with an apostille from the Montana 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 Billings 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 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.
- You can ask by mail to extend a travel document that was issued for less than five years: Passport extension.