Israeli consulate in College Station: the office is in Houston
The Israeli consulate for College Station is in another city. The office for College Station is the Israeli Consulate General in Houston, about 87 miles away by road (1 h 45 min).
Which Israeli consulate serves College Station
The Israeli Consulate General in Houston counts Texas in its district (source), so residents of College Station deal with that office.
The drive from College Station is 87 miles, around 1 h 45 min without traffic, against 78 miles in a straight line.
Houston keeps the same clock as College Station, so its office hours need no conversion.
Houston’s notice says the Consulate General in Atlanta takes the appointments of Southwest residents while the building is renovated (source), and Houston still answers email and mail. Atlanta’s visiting days are on its page.
Other cities in Texas near College Station
Measured in a straight line from College Station: Conroe, 52 miles; The Woodlands, 55 miles; Katy, 61 miles. See the Texas page for the road distance to Houston.
College Station: which U.S. office issues your birth and marriage certificates
In Texas, registering a child born in College Station with Israel’s Population Registry starts from an original birth certificate from the Texas Department of State Health Services, through Texas.gov or by mail (CDC, Where to Write for Vital Records).
The fee is on the Texas page, and the requirement on the mission’s birth notice page.
In Brazos County, where College Station is, certified copies of a marriage record come from the Brazos County Clerk, according to the CDC’s directory for Texas (CDC, Where to Write for Vital Records). For the mission, the copy needs an apostille.
The Texas Secretary of State is the authority that puts the apostille on a document from Texas (HCCH list), before it is used in Israel.
What you can settle from College Station 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.