Israeli consulate in Scranton: the office is in New York
There is no Israeli consulate in Scranton. The office for Scranton is the Israeli Consulate General in New York, about 121 miles away by road (2 h 39 min).
Which Israeli consulate serves Scranton
The office for Scranton follows from the list of states: Pennsylvania belongs to the Israeli Consulate General in New York (source).
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 Scranton takes about 2 h 39 min for 121 miles without traffic; the straight-line distance is 99 miles.
Scranton and New York share a time zone: the office’s hours are your hours.
Other cities in Pennsylvania near Scranton
From Scranton, as the crow flies: Allentown, 57 miles; Bethlehem, 57 miles; Reading, 75 miles. For the road to New York from the main cities, see the Pennsylvania page.
Birth and marriage records for people in Scranton
Order the original birth certificate of a child born in Scranton from the Division of Vital Records, in New Castle (CDC, Where to Write for Vital Records). The mission’s birth notice asks for it (the mission’s birth notice page), and the Pennsylvania page lists the fee.
For a marriage in Lackawanna County, the county of Scranton, the CDC’s directory for Pennsylvania sends requests to the Marriage License Clerk at the Lackawanna County Courthouse (CDC, Where to Write for Vital Records); the mission asks for the certificate with an apostille.
Papers from Pennsylvania for use in Israel need the apostille of the Pennsylvania Secretary of the Commonwealth (HCCH list).
What you can settle from Scranton 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.