Israeli consulate in Edinburg: the office is in Houston
You will not find an Israeli consulate in Edinburg. The office for Edinburg is the Israeli Consulate General in Houston, about 333 miles away by road (6 h 26 min).
Which Israeli consulate serves Edinburg
On its list of states (source), the Israeli Consulate General in Houston includes Texas; that makes it the office for Edinburg.
On the road it is 333 miles from Edinburg to the office, about 6 h 26 min in good conditions, or 288 miles as the crow flies.
Houston keeps the same clock as Edinburg, so its office hours need no conversion.
While Houston’s building is renovated, its notice sends the in-person appointments of Southwest residents to the Consulate General in Atlanta (source); email and mail still go to Houston. Atlanta’s visiting days are on its page.
Other cities in Texas near Edinburg
Measured in a straight line from Edinburg: McAllen, 9 miles; Brownsville, 49 miles; Corpus Christi, 110 miles. See the Texas page for the road distance to Houston.
Where the birth and marriage papers from Edinburg come from
Order the original birth certificate of a child born in Edinburg from the Texas Department of State Health Services, through Texas.gov or by mail (CDC, Where to Write for Vital Records). The mission’s birth notice asks for it (the mission’s birth notice page), and the Texas page lists the fee.
For a marriage in Hidalgo County, the county of Edinburg, the CDC’s directory for Texas sends requests to the Hidalgo County Clerk (CDC, Where to Write for Vital Records); the mission asks for the certificate with an apostille.
A public document from Texas goes to Israel with an apostille from the Texas 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 Edinburg 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 check before you fly how Israel treats a dual citizen at the border: Dual citizenship and entry.
- 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.