Israeli consulate in Buffalo: the office is in New York
There is no Israeli consulate or consular office in Buffalo. The office for Buffalo is the Israeli Consulate General in New York, about 376 miles away by road (7 h 55 min).
Which Israeli consulate serves Buffalo
On its list of states (source), the Israeli Consulate General in New York includes New York; that makes it the office for Buffalo.
A routing engine puts the drive at 376 miles and 7 h 55 min at legal speeds with no traffic; the straight-line distance is 293 miles.
No time difference to work out: Buffalo runs on the same time as New York.
The Embassy’s consular department in Washington is nearer to Buffalo in a straight line (288 miles), yet New York is on the list of the Israeli Consulate General in New York.
Other cities in New York near Buffalo
Measured in a straight line from Buffalo: Niagara Falls, 17 miles; Rochester, 66 miles; Syracuse, 139 miles. See the New York page for the road distance to New York.
Birth and marriage papers from Buffalo: which U.S. office issues them
Order the original birth certificate of a child born in Buffalo from the state Vital Records Section’s Certification Unit, in Menands (CDC, Where to Write for Vital Records). The mission’s birth notice asks for it (the mission’s birth notice page), and the New York page lists the fee.
For a birth, marriage or court document issued in New York, the apostille comes from the New York Secretary of State (HCCH list), not from the consulate.
What you can settle from Buffalo 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.