Israeli consulate in Bowie: the office is in Washington, D.C.
The Israeli consulate that handles Bowie is outside the city. The Embassy’s consular department in Washington, 18 miles from Bowie by road (40 min), takes its cases.
Which Israeli consulate serves Bowie
Maryland is on the list of the Embassy’s consular department in Washington (source), so that is the office for Bowie.
The drive from Bowie is 18 miles, around 40 min without traffic, against 16 miles in a straight line.
Calls to Washington, D.C. need no time conversion from Bowie: both run on the same clock.
Other cities in Maryland near Bowie
Cities close to Bowie, in a straight line: Hyattsville, 9 miles; Silver Spring, 13 miles; Upper Marlboro, 13 miles. The Maryland page lists the drive to Washington, D.C. from the cities that have a page.
U.S. birth and marriage papers from Bowie for an Israeli mission
A child born in Bowie is registered with Israel on the strength of an original birth certificate (the mission’s birth notice page).
In Maryland that certificate comes from the Division of Vital Records of the Department of Health, in Baltimore (CDC, Where to Write for Vital Records); the fee is on the Maryland page.
In Prince George's County, where Bowie is, certified copies of a marriage record come from the Clerk of the Circuit Court for Prince George's County, according to the CDC’s directory for Maryland (CDC, Where to Write for Vital Records). For the mission, the copy needs an apostille.
The apostille for a public document from Maryland is issued by the Maryland Secretary of State (HCCH list).
What you can settle from Bowie 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.