Israeli consulate in Gaithersburg: the office is in Washington, D.C.
There is no Israeli consulate in Gaithersburg. The office for Gaithersburg is the Embassy’s consular department in Washington, about 18 miles away by road (33 min).
Which Israeli consulate serves Gaithersburg
On its list of states (source), the Embassy’s consular department in Washington includes Maryland; that makes it the office for Gaithersburg.
On the road it is 18 miles from Gaithersburg to the office, about 33 min in good conditions, or 15 miles as the crow flies.
Washington, D.C. keeps the same clock as Gaithersburg, so its office hours need no conversion.
Other cities in Maryland near Gaithersburg
Cities close to Gaithersburg, in a straight line: Germantown, 5 miles; Rockville, 5 miles; Silver Spring, 13 miles. The Maryland page lists the drive to Washington, D.C. from the cities that have a page.
Where the birth and marriage papers from Gaithersburg come from
For a child born in Gaithersburg, the original birth certificate the mission asks for comes from the Division of Vital Records of the Department of Health, in Baltimore (CDC, Where to Write for Vital Records).
The Maryland page lists what a copy costs, and the requirement is on the mission’s birth notice page.
For a marriage in Montgomery County, the county of Gaithersburg, the CDC’s directory for Maryland sends requests to the Clerk of the Circuit Court for Montgomery County (CDC, Where to Write for Vital Records); the mission asks for the certificate with an apostille.
A public document from Maryland goes to Israel with an apostille from the Maryland 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 Gaithersburg 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.