Israeli consulate in Portland, Maine: the office is in Boston
The Israeli consulate that handles Portland, Maine is outside the city. From Portland, Maine, the Israeli Consulate General in Boston is 106 miles by road, around 2 h 11 min of driving.
Which Israeli consulate serves Portland, Maine
Maine belongs to the district of the Israeli Consulate General in Boston (source), and Portland, Maine with it.
On the road it is 106 miles from Portland, Maine to the office, about 2 h 11 min in good conditions, or 98 miles as the crow flies.
Portland, Maine and Boston share a time zone: the office’s hours are your hours.
Other cities in Maine near Portland, Maine
Cities close to Portland, Maine, in a straight line: Biddeford, 15 miles; Lewiston, 31 miles; Bangor, 108 miles. The Maine page lists the drive to Boston from the cities that have a page.
Birth and marriage papers from Portland, Maine: which U.S. office issues them
For a child born in Portland, Maine, the original birth certificate the mission asks for comes from the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, in Augusta (CDC, Where to Write for Vital Records).
The Maine page lists what a copy costs, and the requirement is on the mission’s birth notice page.
The Maine Secretary of State is the authority that puts the apostille on a document from Maine (HCCH list), before it is used in Israel.
What you can settle from Portland, Maine 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.