Israeli consulate in Grand Forks: the office is in Chicago
No Israeli consulate operates in Grand Forks. From Grand Forks, the Israeli Consulate General in Chicago is 724 miles by road, around 13 h 10 min of driving.
Which Israeli consulate serves Grand Forks
The Israeli Consulate General in Chicago counts North Dakota in its district (source), so residents of Grand Forks deal with that office.
A routing engine puts the drive at 724 miles and 13 h 10 min at legal speeds with no traffic; the straight-line distance is 620 miles.
Grand Forks and Chicago share a time zone: the office’s hours are your hours.
Questions to Chicago go by email, with your full name and ID number, since it gives no phone support; its notice, updated on 13 November 2026, asks for every visitor to be registered in advance (source).
Other cities in North Dakota near Grand Forks
Measured in a straight line from Grand Forks: Fargo, 73 miles; Pembina, 73 miles; Bismarck, 192 miles. See the North Dakota page for the road distance to Chicago.
Birth and marriage records for people in Grand Forks
For a child born in Grand Forks, the original birth certificate the mission asks for comes from the Division of Vital Records of the ND Department of Health, in Bismarck (CDC, Where to Write for Vital Records).
The North Dakota page lists what a copy costs, and the requirement is on the mission’s birth notice page.
For a birth, marriage or court document issued in North Dakota, the apostille comes from the North Dakota Secretary of State (HCCH list), not from the consulate.
What you can settle from Grand Forks 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.