Israeli consulate in Niagara Falls: the office is in New York
The Israeli consulate for Niagara Falls is in another city. Residents of Niagara Falls go to the Israeli Consulate General in New York, 392 miles away (8 h 16 min by road).
Which Israeli consulate serves Niagara Falls
The Israeli Consulate General in New York counts New York in its district (source), so residents of Niagara Falls deal with that office.
By road, Niagara Falls is 392 miles from the office, about 8 h 16 min at posted speed limits and without traffic; in a straight line, 307 miles.
Niagara Falls and New York share a time zone: the office’s hours are your hours.
The Embassy’s consular department in Washington sits closer to Niagara Falls in a straight line (304 miles); the office for New York is still the Israeli Consulate General in New York.
Other cities in New York near Niagara Falls
From Niagara Falls, as the crow flies: Buffalo, 17 miles; Rochester, 73 miles; Syracuse, 147 miles. For the road to New York from the main cities, see the New York page.
U.S. birth and marriage papers from Niagara Falls for an Israeli mission
A child born in Niagara Falls is registered with Israel on the strength of an original birth certificate (the mission’s birth notice page).
In New York that certificate comes 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.
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 Niagara Falls 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 get a U.S. document apostilled by the state that issued it before you send it to Israel: Apostille and documents.
- You can check before you fly how Israel treats a dual citizen at the border: Dual citizenship and entry.