Israeli consulate in Bridgeport: the office is in Boston
There is no Israeli consulate or consular office in Bridgeport. Residents of Bridgeport go to the Israeli Consulate General in Boston, 152 miles away (3 h 9 min by road).
Which Israeli consulate serves Bridgeport
Connecticut belongs to the district of the Israeli Consulate General in Boston (source), and Bridgeport with it.
By road, Bridgeport is 152 miles from the office, about 3 h 9 min at posted speed limits and without traffic; in a straight line, 137 miles.
No time difference to work out: Bridgeport runs on the same time as Boston.
In a straight line, the Israeli Consulate General in New York is closer to Bridgeport (50 miles), but the lists of states send Connecticut to the Israeli Consulate General in Boston.
Other cities in Connecticut near Bridgeport
From Bridgeport, as the crow flies: Norwalk, 12 miles; New Haven, 16 miles; Danbury, 20 miles. For the road to Boston from the main cities, see the Connecticut page.
U.S. birth and marriage papers from Bridgeport for an Israeli mission
A child born in Bridgeport is registered with Israel on the strength of an original birth certificate (the mission’s birth notice page).
In Connecticut that certificate comes from the vital records office of the town where the child was born, or the state Department of Public Health, in Hartford (CDC, Where to Write for Vital Records); the fee is on the Connecticut page.
The apostille for a public document from Connecticut is issued by the Connecticut Secretary of the State (HCCH list).
What you can settle from Bridgeport 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 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.
- You can ask by mail to extend a travel document that was issued for less than five years: Passport extension.