Israeli consulate in Chelsea: the office is in Boston
You will not find an Israeli consulate in Chelsea. From Chelsea, the Israeli Consulate General in Boston is 3 miles by road, around 9 min of driving.
Which Israeli consulate serves Chelsea
The Israeli Consulate General in Boston counts Massachusetts in its district (source), so residents of Chelsea deal with that office.
The drive from Chelsea is 3 miles, around 9 min without traffic, against 2 miles in a straight line.
Boston keeps the same clock as Chelsea, so its office hours need no conversion.
Other cities in Massachusetts near Chelsea
In a straight line from Chelsea: Malden, 3 miles; Somerville, 3 miles; Cambridge, 4 miles. The Massachusetts page has the drive to Boston from its main cities.
Where the birth and marriage papers from Chelsea come from
In Massachusetts, registering a child born in Chelsea with Israel’s Population Registry starts from an original birth certificate from the Registry of Vital Records and Statistics, in Dorchester (CDC, Where to Write for Vital Records).
The fee is on the Massachusetts page, and the requirement on the mission’s birth notice page.
A public document from Massachusetts goes to Israel with an apostille from the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (HCCH list); Israel and the U.S. are both parties to the Hague Convention, which Israel joined in 1978.
What you can settle from Chelsea 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.