Israeli consulate in Hattiesburg: the office is in Atlanta
You will not find an Israeli consulate in Hattiesburg. The office for Hattiesburg is the Israeli Consulate General in Atlanta, about 381 miles away by road (7 h 2 min).
Which Israeli consulate serves Hattiesburg
The Israeli Consulate General in Atlanta counts Mississippi in its district (source), so residents of Hattiesburg deal with that office.
On the road it is 381 miles from Hattiesburg to the office, about 7 h 2 min in good conditions, or 332 miles as the crow flies.
Atlanta runs one hour ahead of Hattiesburg, in winter and in summer alike.
Other cities in Mississippi near Hattiesburg
Cities close to Hattiesburg, in a straight line: Gulfport, 67 miles; Biloxi, 68 miles; Jackson, 85 miles. The Mississippi page lists the drive to Atlanta from the cities that have a page.
Where the birth and marriage papers from Hattiesburg come from
For a child born in Hattiesburg, the original birth certificate the mission asks for comes from the Vital Records office of the State Department of Health, in Jackson (CDC, Where to Write for Vital Records).
The Mississippi page lists what a copy costs, and the requirement is on the mission’s birth notice page.
Parts of Hattiesburg lie in Forrest and Lamar counties. For Forrest County, the CDC’s directory for Mississippi names the Forrest County Circuit Clerk as the place for a marriage record (CDC, Where to Write for Vital Records), and the mission takes the certificate with an apostille.
Papers from Mississippi for use in Israel need the apostille of the Mississippi Secretary of State (HCCH list).
What you can settle from Hattiesburg 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.