Israeli consulate in Utica: the office is in New York
The Israeli consulate that handles Utica is outside the city. The Israeli Consulate General in New York, 238 miles from Utica by road (4 h 49 min), takes its cases.
Which Israeli consulate serves Utica
On its list of states (source), the Israeli Consulate General in New York includes New York; that makes it the office for Utica.
On the road it is 238 miles from Utica to the office, about 4 h 49 min in good conditions, or 175 miles as the crow flies.
Utica and New York share a time zone: the office’s hours are your hours.
Other cities in New York near Utica
Cities close to Utica, in a straight line: Syracuse, 46 miles; Schenectady, 68 miles; Watertown, 69 miles. The New York page lists the drive to New York from the cities that have a page.
Where the birth and marriage papers from Utica come from
The birth certificate that the notice of a child born in Utica asks for, in the original, is issued by the state Vital Records Section’s Certification Unit, in Menands (CDC, Where to Write for Vital Records).
The New York page gives its fee, and the mission’s page lists the document (the mission’s birth notice page).
Papers from New York for use in Israel need the apostille of the New York Secretary of State (HCCH list).
What you can settle from Utica 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.