Israeli consulate in Akron: the office is in New York

The Israeli consulate for Akron is in another city. The Israeli Consulate General in New York, 442 miles from Akron by road (8 h 26 min), takes its cases.

Which Israeli consulate serves Akron

On its list of states (source), the Israeli Consulate General in New York includes Ohio; that makes it the office for Akron.

By road, Akron is 442 miles from the office, about 8 h 26 min at posted speed limits and without traffic; in a straight line, 395 miles.

No time difference to work out: Akron runs on the same time as New York.

The Embassy’s consular department in Washington is nearer to Akron in a straight line (278 miles), yet Ohio is on the list of the Israeli Consulate General in New York.

Other cities in Ohio near Akron

From Akron, as the crow flies: Canton, 21 miles; Parma, 24 miles; Cleveland, 30 miles. For the road to New York from the main cities, see the Ohio page.

Where the birth and marriage papers from Akron come from

For a child born in Akron, the original birth certificate the mission asks for comes from Vital Statistics at the Ohio Department of Health, in Columbus (CDC, Where to Write for Vital Records). The Ohio page lists what a copy costs, and the requirement is on the mission’s birth notice page.

For a marriage in Summit County, the county of Akron, the CDC’s directory for Ohio sends requests to the Summit County Probate Court (CDC, Where to Write for Vital Records); the mission asks for the certificate with an apostille.

A public document from Ohio goes to Israel with an apostille from the Ohio 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 Akron without traveling