Israeli consulate in Greenwich: the office is in Boston
There is no Israeli consulate or consular office in Greenwich. Residents of Greenwich go to the Israeli Consulate General in Boston, 180 miles away (3 h 47 min by road).
Which Israeli consulate serves Greenwich
Connecticut is on the list of the Israeli Consulate General in Boston (source), so that is the office for Greenwich.
On the road it is 180 miles from Greenwich to the office, about 3 h 47 min in good conditions, or 161 miles as the crow flies.
Boston keeps the same clock as Greenwich, so its office hours need no conversion.
The Israeli Consulate General in New York is nearer to Greenwich in a straight line (26 miles), yet Connecticut is on the list of the Israeli Consulate General in Boston.
Cities in Connecticut near Greenwich
The nearest cities to Greenwich, in a straight line: Stamford, 5 miles; Norwalk, 13 miles; Bridgeport, 25 miles. The Connecticut page gives the drive to Boston from its main cities.
Where the birth and marriage papers from Greenwich come from
The birth certificate that the notice of a child born in Greenwich asks for, in the original, is issued by 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 Connecticut page gives its fee, and the mission’s page lists the document (the mission’s birth notice page).
The Connecticut Secretary of the State is the authority that puts the apostille on a document from Connecticut (HCCH list), before it is used in Israel.
What you can settle from Greenwich 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.