Israeli consulate in Richardson: the office is in Houston
No Israeli consulate operates in Richardson. From Richardson, the Israeli Consulate General in Houston is 259 miles by road, around 4 h 39 min of driving.
Which Israeli consulate serves Richardson
Texas belongs to the district of the Israeli Consulate General in Houston (source), and Richardson with it.
By road, Richardson is 259 miles from the office, about 4 h 39 min at posted speed limits and without traffic; in a straight line, 236 miles.
Calls to Houston need no time conversion from Richardson: both run on the same clock.
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 Richardson
From Richardson, as the crow flies: Plano, 3 miles; Garland, 6 miles; Allen, 10 miles. For the road to Houston from the main cities, see the Texas page.
Birth and marriage records for people in Richardson
The mission’s notice of a child born abroad asks for the original birth certificate (the mission’s birth notice page).
For a birth in Richardson, it comes from the Texas Department of State Health Services, through Texas.gov or by mail (CDC, Where to Write for Vital Records), and the Texas page has the fee.
Parts of Richardson lie in Collin and Dallas counties. For Dallas County, the CDC’s directory for Texas names the Dallas 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.
Papers from Texas for use in Israel need the apostille of the Texas Secretary of State (HCCH list).
What you can settle from Richardson 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.