Israeli consulate in Richmond, Texas: the office is in Houston
No Israeli consulate operates in Richmond, Texas. The office for Richmond, Texas is the Israeli Consulate General in Houston, about 24 miles away by road (35 min).
Which Israeli consulate serves Richmond, Texas
The office for Richmond, Texas follows from the list of states: Texas belongs to the Israeli Consulate General in Houston (source).
The drive from Richmond, Texas is 24 miles, around 35 min without traffic, against 22 miles in a straight line.
Houston keeps the same clock as Richmond, Texas, 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 Richmond, Texas
The nearest cities to Richmond, Texas, in a straight line: Sugar Land, 8 miles; Missouri City, 14 miles; Katy, 15 miles. The Texas page gives the drive to Houston from its main cities.
Where the birth and marriage papers from Richmond, Texas come from
The birth certificate that the notice of a child born in Richmond, Texas asks for, in the original, is issued by the Texas Department of State Health Services, through Texas.gov or by mail (CDC, Where to Write for Vital Records).
The Texas page gives its fee, and the mission’s page lists the document (the mission’s birth notice page).
For a marriage in Fort Bend County, the county of Richmond, Texas, the CDC’s directory for Texas sends requests to the Fort Bend County Clerk (CDC, Where to Write for Vital Records); the mission asks for 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 Richmond, Texas 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.