Israeli consulate in Reno: the office is in Los Angeles
No Israeli consulate operates in Reno. Residents of Reno go to the Israeli Consulate General in Los Angeles, 466 miles away (9 h 27 min by road).
Which Israeli consulate serves Reno
Nevada belongs to the district of the Israeli Consulate General in Los Angeles (source), and Reno with it.
A routing engine puts the drive at 466 miles and 9 h 27 min at legal speeds with no traffic; the straight-line distance is 386 miles.
No time difference to work out: Reno runs on the same time as Los Angeles.
Los Angeles takes no walk-ins. In an urgent case its contact page says to book the first free slot and then write to ask for an earlier date (source).
The nearest Israeli office in a straight line is the Israeli Consulate General in San Francisco, 184 miles from Reno, and Nevada belongs to the Israeli Consulate General in Los Angeles.
Other cities in Nevada near Reno
Cities close to Reno, in a straight line: Sparks, 6 miles; Carson City, 25 miles; Las Vegas, 344 miles. The Nevada page lists the drive to Los Angeles from the cities that have a page.
Where the birth and marriage papers from Reno come from
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 Reno, it comes from the Office of Vital Records, in Carson City (CDC, Where to Write for Vital Records), and the Nevada page has the fee.
Reno is in Washoe County: for a marriage license issued there, the certified copy comes from the Washoe County Recorder, according to the CDC’s directory for Nevada (CDC, Where to Write for Vital Records). The mission takes it only with an apostille.
Papers from Nevada for use in Israel need the apostille of the Nevada Secretary of State (HCCH list).
What you can settle from Reno 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.