Israeli consulate in Corpus Christi: the office is in Houston
No Israeli consulate operates in Corpus Christi. The Israeli Consulate General in Houston, 208 miles from Corpus Christi by road (4 h 12 min), takes its cases.
Which Israeli consulate serves Corpus Christi
Texas is on the list of the Israeli Consulate General in Houston (source), so that is the office for Corpus Christi.
On the road it is 208 miles from Corpus Christi to the office, about 4 h 12 min in good conditions, or 181 miles as the crow flies.
No time difference to work out: Corpus Christi runs on the same time as Houston.
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 Corpus Christi
The nearest cities to Corpus Christi, in a straight line: Edinburg, 110 miles; McAllen, 119 miles; Brownsville, 122 miles. The Texas page gives the drive to Houston from its main cities.
Birth and marriage records for people in Corpus Christi
For a child born in Corpus Christi, the original birth certificate the mission asks for comes from the Texas Department of State Health Services, through Texas.gov or by mail (CDC, Where to Write for Vital Records).
The Texas page lists what a copy costs, and the requirement is on the mission’s birth notice page.
Parts of Corpus Christi lie in Aransas, Kleberg, Nueces and San Patricio counties. For Nueces County, the CDC’s directory for Texas names the Nueces County Clerk as the place for a marriage record (CDC, Where to Write for Vital Records), and the mission takes the certificate with an apostille.
The apostille for a public document from Texas is issued by the Texas Secretary of State (HCCH list).
What you can settle from Corpus Christi 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 for the Israeli police certificate (teudat yosher) without going in person: Apostille and documents.
- You can check before you fly how Israel treats a dual citizen at the border: Dual citizenship and entry.