Israeli consulate in Ann Arbor: the office is in Chicago
You will not find an Israeli consulate in Ann Arbor. From Ann Arbor, the Israeli Consulate General in Chicago is 241 miles by road, around 4 h 33 min of driving.
Which Israeli consulate serves Ann Arbor
The office for Ann Arbor follows from the list of states: Michigan belongs to the Israeli Consulate General in Chicago (source).
A routing engine puts the drive at 241 miles and 4 h 33 min at legal speeds with no traffic; the straight-line distance is 201 miles.
Chicago is one hour behind Ann Arbor all year, which matters when you call or wait for a reply.
Plan on email with Chicago: it gives no phone support and asks for your full name and ID number, and its notice, updated on 13 November 2026, says no one gets in without registering in advance (source).
Other cities in Michigan near Ann Arbor
Cities close to Ann Arbor, in a straight line: Southfield, 28 miles; Dearborn, 29 miles; Detroit, 36 miles. The Michigan page lists the drive to Chicago from the cities that have a page.
Birth and marriage papers from Ann Arbor: which U.S. office issues them
Order the original birth certificate of a child born in Ann Arbor from the state’s Vital Records office, in Lansing (CDC, Where to Write for Vital Records). The mission’s birth notice asks for it (the mission’s birth notice page), and the Michigan page lists the fee.
Ann Arbor is in Washtenaw County: for a marriage license issued there, the certified copy comes from the Washtenaw County Clerk, according to the CDC’s directory for Michigan (CDC, Where to Write for Vital Records). The mission takes it only with an apostille.
Papers from Michigan for use in Israel need the apostille of the Michigan Secretary of State (HCCH list).
What you can settle from Ann Arbor 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.