Israeli consulate in Sault Ste. Marie: the office is in Chicago
There is no Israeli consulate or consular office in Sault Ste. Marie. The Israeli Consulate General in Chicago, 470 miles from Sault Ste. Marie by road (8 h 37 min), takes its cases.
Which Israeli consulate serves Sault Ste. Marie
Michigan belongs to the district of the Israeli Consulate General in Chicago (source), and Sault Ste. Marie with it.
Driving from Sault Ste. Marie takes about 8 h 37 min for 470 miles without traffic; the straight-line distance is 358 miles.
Chicago runs one hour behind Sault Ste. Marie, in winter and in summer alike.
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 Sault Ste. Marie
In a straight line from Sault Ste. Marie: Traverse City, 135 miles; Marquette, 145 miles; Flint, 243 miles. The Michigan page has the drive to Chicago from its main cities.
Birth and marriage papers from Sault Ste. Marie: which U.S. office issues them
In Michigan, registering a child born in Sault Ste.
Marie with Israel’s Population Registry starts from an original birth certificate from the state’s Vital Records office, in Lansing (CDC, Where to Write for Vital Records).
The fee is on the Michigan page, and the requirement on the mission’s birth notice page.
For a marriage license issued in Chippewa County, the county that includes Sault Ste. Marie, the CDC’s directory for Michigan sends you to the Chippewa County Clerk (CDC, Where to Write for Vital Records). The mission wants that certificate in the original, 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 Sault Ste. Marie 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.