Israeli consulate in Lancaster, Pennsylvania: the office is in New York
You will not find an Israeli consulate in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Residents of Lancaster, Pennsylvania go to the Israeli Consulate General in New York, 166 miles away (3 h 24 min by road).
Which Israeli consulate serves Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania belongs to the district of the Israeli Consulate General in New York (source), and Lancaster, Pennsylvania with it.
New York lists Pennsylvania in its district, and the Embassy’s service pages add that Pennsylvania residents “can receive service at the consulate general of Israel in New-York or DC”. (sources: 1, 2)
Driving from Lancaster, Pennsylvania takes about 3 h 24 min for 166 miles without traffic; the straight-line distance is 132 miles.
No time difference to work out: Lancaster, Pennsylvania runs on the same time as New York.
The Embassy’s consular department in Washington is closer to Lancaster, Pennsylvania in a straight line (86 miles), and the page quoted above names it for residents of Pennsylvania too.
Other cities in Pennsylvania near Lancaster, Pennsylvania
The nearest cities to Lancaster, Pennsylvania, in a straight line: Reading, 29 miles; Harrisburg, 34 miles; Upper Darby, 55 miles. The Pennsylvania page gives the drive to New York from its main cities.
U.S. birth and marriage papers from Lancaster, Pennsylvania for an Israeli mission
In Pennsylvania, registering a child born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania with Israel’s Population Registry starts from an original birth certificate from the Division of Vital Records, in New Castle (CDC, Where to Write for Vital Records).
The fee is on the Pennsylvania page, and the requirement on the mission’s birth notice page.
For a marriage license issued in Lancaster County, the county that includes Lancaster, Pennsylvania, the CDC’s directory for Pennsylvania sends you to the Marriage License Clerk at the Lancaster County Courthouse (CDC, Where to Write for Vital Records).
The mission wants that certificate in the original, with an apostille.
For a birth, marriage or court document issued in Pennsylvania, the apostille comes from the Pennsylvania Secretary of the Commonwealth (HCCH list), not from the consulate.
What you can settle from Lancaster, Pennsylvania 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 apply for the ETA-IL online at the Population Authority’s site; a U.S. passport holder needs no visa for a short visit: ETA-IL and visas.
- You can get a U.S. document apostilled by the state that issued it before you send it to Israel: Apostille and documents.