Israeli consulate in Fargo: the office is in Chicago
The Israeli consulate that handles Fargo is outside the city. Residents of Fargo go to the Israeli Consulate General in Chicago, 642 miles away (11 h 49 min by road).
Which Israeli consulate serves Fargo
North Dakota is on the list of the Israeli Consulate General in Chicago (source), so that is the office for Fargo.
Driving from Fargo takes about 11 h 49 min for 642 miles without traffic; the straight-line distance is 568 miles.
Calls to Chicago need no time conversion from Fargo: both run on the same clock.
Plan on email with Chicago: it gives no phone support and asks for your full name and ID number, and its notice, updated on 13 November 2026, says no one gets in without registering in advance (source).
Other cities in North Dakota near Fargo
From Fargo, as the crow flies: Grand Forks, 73 miles; Pembina, 146 miles; Bismarck, 189 miles. For the road to Chicago from the main cities, see the North Dakota page.
Fargo: which U.S. office issues your birth and marriage certificates
In North Dakota, registering a child born in Fargo with Israel’s Population Registry starts from an original birth certificate from the Division of Vital Records of the ND Department of Health, in Bismarck (CDC, Where to Write for Vital Records).
The fee is on the North Dakota page, and the requirement on the mission’s birth notice page.
A public document from North Dakota goes to Israel with an apostille from the North Dakota Secretary of State (HCCH list); Israel and the U.S. are both parties to the Hague Convention, which Israel joined in 1978.
What you can settle from Fargo 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 ask by mail to extend a travel document that was issued for less than five years: Passport extension.
- You can get a U.S. document apostilled by the state that issued it before you send it to Israel: Apostille and documents.