Israeli consulate in Wilmington, Delaware: the office is in New York
There is no Israeli consulate in Wilmington, Delaware. The Israeli Consulate General in New York, 126 miles from Wilmington, Delaware by road (2 h 44 min), takes its cases.
Which Israeli consulate serves Wilmington, Delaware
Delaware is on the list of the Israeli Consulate General in New York (source), so that is the office for Wilmington, Delaware.
The drive from Wilmington, Delaware is 126 miles, around 2 h 44 min without traffic, against 108 miles in a straight line.
New York keeps the same clock as Wilmington, Delaware, so its office hours need no conversion.
In a straight line, the Embassy’s consular department in Washington is closer to Wilmington, Delaware (98 miles), but the lists of states send Delaware to the Israeli Consulate General in New York.
Other cities in Delaware near Wilmington, Delaware
From Wilmington, Delaware, as the crow flies: Newark, 12 miles; Dover, 41 miles. For the road to New York from the main cities, see the Delaware page.
Birth and marriage papers from Wilmington, Delaware: which U.S. office issues them
A child born in Wilmington, Delaware is registered with Israel on the strength of an original birth certificate (the mission’s birth notice page).
In Delaware that certificate comes from the Office of Vital Statistics of the Division of Public Health, in Dover (CDC, Where to Write for Vital Records); the fee is on the Delaware page.
A public document from Delaware goes to Israel with an apostille from the Delaware 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 Wilmington, Delaware 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.