Israeli consulate in Columbia, Maryland: the office is in Washington, D.C.

There is no Israeli consulate in Columbia, Maryland. The Embassy’s consular department in Washington is the office for Columbia, Maryland: 25 miles by road, about 46 min.

Which Israeli consulate serves Columbia, Maryland

The Embassy’s consular department in Washington counts Maryland in its district (source), so residents of Columbia, Maryland deal with that office.

On the road it is 25 miles from Columbia, Maryland to the office, about 46 min in good conditions, or 22 miles as the crow flies.

Calls to Washington, D.C. need no time conversion from Columbia, Maryland: both run on the same clock.

Cities in Maryland near Columbia, Maryland

In a straight line from Columbia, Maryland: Baltimore, 14 miles; Bowie, 15 miles; Rockville, 18 miles. The Maryland page has the drive to Washington, D.C. from its main cities.

Where the birth and marriage papers from Columbia, Maryland come from

The birth certificate that the notice of a child born in Columbia, Maryland asks for, in the original, is issued by the Division of Vital Records of the Department of Health, in Baltimore (CDC, Where to Write for Vital Records).

The Maryland page gives its fee, and the mission’s page lists the document (the mission’s birth notice page).

For a marriage license issued in Howard County, the county that includes Columbia, Maryland, the CDC’s directory for Maryland sends you to the Clerk of the Circuit Court for Howard County (CDC, Where to Write for Vital Records). The mission wants that certificate in the original, with an apostille.

For a birth, marriage or court document issued in Maryland, the apostille comes from the Maryland Secretary of State (HCCH list), not from the consulate.

What you can settle from Columbia, Maryland without traveling