Israeli consulate in Germantown: the office is in Washington, D.C.
No Israeli consulate operates in Germantown. From Germantown, the Embassy’s consular department in Washington is 22 miles by road, around 37 min of driving.
Which Israeli consulate serves Germantown
The office for Germantown follows from the list of states: Maryland belongs to the Embassy’s consular department in Washington (source).
By road, Germantown is 22 miles from the office, about 37 min at posted speed limits and without traffic; in a straight line, 20 miles.
Washington, D.C. keeps the same clock as Germantown, so its office hours need no conversion.
Cities in Maryland near Germantown
Measured in a straight line from Germantown: Gaithersburg, 5 miles; Rockville, 9 miles; Frederick, 18 miles. See the Maryland page for the road distance to Washington, D.C.
U.S. birth and marriage papers from Germantown for an Israeli mission
The birth certificate that the notice of a child born in Germantown 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).
In Montgomery County, where Germantown is, certified copies of a marriage record come from the Clerk of the Circuit Court for Montgomery County, according to the CDC’s directory for Maryland (CDC, Where to Write for Vital Records). For the mission, the copy needs an apostille.
Papers from Maryland for use in Israel need the apostille of the Maryland Secretary of State (HCCH list).
What you can settle from Germantown 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.