Israeli consulate in Grand Rapids: the office is in Chicago

There is no Israeli consulate or consular office in Grand Rapids. From Grand Rapids, the Israeli Consulate General in Chicago is 177 miles by road, around 3 h 26 min of driving.

Which Israeli consulate serves Grand Rapids

The office for Grand Rapids follows from the list of states: Michigan belongs to the Israeli Consulate General in Chicago (source).

On the road it is 177 miles from Grand Rapids to the office, about 3 h 26 min in good conditions, or 125 miles as the crow flies.

Chicago is one hour behind Grand Rapids all year, which matters when you call or wait for a reply.

Questions to Chicago go by email, with your full name and ID number, since it gives no phone support; its notice, updated on 13 November 2026, asks for every visitor to be registered in advance (source).

Other cities in Michigan near Grand Rapids

Measured in a straight line from Grand Rapids: Lansing, 59 miles; Flint, 100 miles; Ann Arbor, 108 miles. See the Michigan page for the road distance to Chicago.

Grand Rapids: which U.S. office issues your birth and marriage certificates

For a child born in Grand Rapids, the original birth certificate the mission asks for comes from the state’s Vital Records office, in Lansing (CDC, Where to Write for Vital Records). The Michigan page lists what a copy costs, and the requirement is on the mission’s birth notice page.

For a marriage in Kent County, the county of Grand Rapids, the CDC’s directory for Michigan sends requests to the Kent County Clerk (CDC, Where to Write for Vital Records); the mission asks for the certificate with an apostille.

A public document from Michigan goes to Israel with an apostille from the Michigan Secretary of State (HCCH list); Israel and the U.S. are both parties to the Hague Convention, which Israel joined in 1978.

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