Israeli consulate in Hempstead: the office is in New York
You will not find an Israeli consulate in Hempstead. The Israeli Consulate General in New York, 25 miles from Hempstead by road (39 min), takes its cases.
Which Israeli consulate serves Hempstead
On its list of states (source), the Israeli Consulate General in New York includes New York; that makes it the office for Hempstead.
A routing engine puts the drive at 25 miles and 39 min at legal speeds with no traffic; the straight-line distance is 19 miles.
New York keeps the same clock as Hempstead, so its office hours need no conversion.
Other cities in New York near Hempstead
Measured in a straight line from Hempstead: New Rochelle, 19 miles; Mount Vernon, 20 miles; Yonkers, 23 miles. See the New York page for the road distance to New York.
U.S. birth and marriage papers from Hempstead for an Israeli mission
In New York, registering a child born in Hempstead with Israel’s Population Registry starts from an original birth certificate from the state Vital Records Section’s Certification Unit, in Menands (CDC, Where to Write for Vital Records).
The fee is on the New York page, and the requirement on the mission’s birth notice page.
The New York Secretary of State is the authority that puts the apostille on a document from New York (HCCH list), before it is used in Israel.
What you can settle from Hempstead 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.