Israeli consulate in Lansing: the office is in Chicago

The Israeli consulate that handles Lansing is outside the city. From Lansing, the Israeli Consulate General in Chicago is 217 miles by road, around 4 h 10 min of driving.

Which Israeli consulate serves Lansing

Michigan is on the list of the Israeli Consulate General in Chicago (source), so that is the office for Lansing.

By road, Lansing is 217 miles from the office, about 4 h 10 min at posted speed limits and without traffic; in a straight line, 168 miles.

All year, Chicago is one hour behind Lansing; count it in when you call.

Chicago gives no phone support: questions go by email with your full name and ID number, and its notice, updated on 13 November 2026, says every visitor has to be registered in advance (source).

Other cities in Michigan near Lansing

From Lansing, as the crow flies: Flint, 48 miles; Ann Arbor, 52 miles; Grand Rapids, 59 miles. For the road to Chicago from the main cities, see the Michigan page.

Where the birth and marriage papers from Lansing come from

The mission’s notice of a child born abroad asks for the original birth certificate (the mission’s birth notice page). For a birth in Lansing, it comes from the state’s Vital Records office, in Lansing (CDC, Where to Write for Vital Records), and the Michigan page has the fee.

Parts of Lansing lie in Clinton, Eaton and Ingham counties. For Ingham County, the CDC’s directory for Michigan names the Ingham County Clerk as the place for a marriage record (CDC, Where to Write for Vital Records), and the mission takes the certificate with an apostille.

The Michigan Secretary of State is the authority that puts the apostille on a document from Michigan (HCCH list), before it is used in Israel.

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