Israeli consulate in Clifton: the office is in New York
The Israeli consulate for Clifton is in another city. From Clifton, the Israeli Consulate General in New York is 16 miles by road, around 30 min of driving.
Which Israeli consulate serves Clifton
The Israeli Consulate General in New York names New Jersey among the places it serves (source): it is the office for Clifton.
Driving from Clifton takes about 30 min for 16 miles without traffic; the straight-line distance is 13 miles.
Calls to New York need no time conversion from Clifton: both run on the same clock.
Other cities in New Jersey near Clifton
From Clifton, as the crow flies: Paterson, 4 miles; Kearny, 6 miles; East Orange, 7 miles. For the road to New York from the main cities, see the New Jersey page.
Where the birth and marriage papers from Clifton come from
In New Jersey, registering a child born in Clifton with Israel’s Population Registry starts from an original birth certificate from the Office of Vital Statistics & Registry of the NJ Department of Health, in Trenton (CDC, Where to Write for Vital Records).
The fee is on the New Jersey page, and the requirement on the mission’s birth notice page.
Papers from New Jersey for use in Israel need the apostille of the New Jersey Division of Revenue (HCCH list).
What you can settle from Clifton 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 get a U.S. document apostilled by the state that issued it before you send it to Israel: Apostille and documents.