Israeli consulate in Michigan City: the office is in Chicago
There is no Israeli consulate or consular office in Michigan City. The Israeli Consulate General in Chicago, 59 miles from Michigan City by road (1 h 21 min), takes its cases.
Which Israeli consulate serves Michigan City
On its list of states (source), the Israeli Consulate General in Chicago includes Indiana; that makes it the office for Michigan City.
On the road it is 59 miles from Michigan City to the office, about 1 h 21 min in good conditions, or 40 miles as the crow flies.
Calls to Chicago need no time conversion from Michigan City: both run on the same clock.
Chicago gives no phone support: questions go by email with your full name and ID number, and its notice, updated on 13 November 2026, says every visitor has to be registered in advance (source).
Other cities in Indiana near Michigan City
Cities close to Michigan City, in a straight line: Valparaiso, 19 miles; Gary, 24 miles; Hammond, 33 miles. The Indiana page lists the drive to Chicago from the cities that have a page.
Birth and marriage papers from Michigan City: which U.S. office issues them
In Indiana, registering a child born in Michigan City with Israel’s Population Registry starts from an original birth certificate from the Indiana State Department of Health’s Vital Records office, in Indianapolis (CDC, Where to Write for Vital Records).
The fee is on the Indiana page, and the requirement on the mission’s birth notice page.
For a marriage in LaPorte County, the county of Michigan City, the CDC’s directory for Indiana sends requests to the Clerk of the Circuit or Superior Court of LaPorte County (CDC, Where to Write for Vital Records); the mission asks for the certificate with an apostille.
A public document from Indiana goes to Israel with an apostille from the Indiana 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 Michigan City 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 by mail to extend a travel document that was issued for less than five years: Passport extension.
- You can get a U.S. document apostilled by the state that issued it before you send it to Israel: Apostille and documents.