Israeli consulate in Long Branch: the office is in New York
The Israeli consulate that handles Long Branch is outside the city. From Long Branch, the Israeli Consulate General in New York is 57 miles by road, around 1 h 24 min of driving.
Which Israeli consulate serves Long Branch
On its list of states (source), the Israeli Consulate General in New York includes New Jersey; that makes it the office for Long Branch.
The drive from Long Branch is 57 miles, around 1 h 24 min without traffic, against 31 miles in a straight line.
Calls to New York need no time conversion from Long Branch: both run on the same clock.
Other cities in New Jersey near Long Branch
The nearest cities to Long Branch, in a straight line: Edison, 25 miles; Bayonne, 26 miles; Elizabeth, 27 miles. The New Jersey page gives the drive to New York from its main cities.
Where the birth and marriage papers from Long Branch 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 Long Branch, it comes from the Office of Vital Statistics & Registry of the NJ Department of Health, in Trenton (CDC, Where to Write for Vital Records), and the New Jersey page has the fee.
A public document from New Jersey goes to Israel with an apostille from the New Jersey Division of Revenue (HCCH list); Israel and the U.S. are both parties to the Hague Convention, which Israel joined in 1978.
What you can settle from Long Branch 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 get a U.S. document apostilled by the state that issued it before you send it to Israel: Apostille and documents.
- You can check before you fly how Israel treats a dual citizen at the border: Dual citizenship and entry.