Israeli consulate in Essex: the office is in Boston
You will not find an Israeli consulate in Essex. The Israeli Consulate General in Boston is the office for Essex: 212 miles by road, about 4 h 17 min.
Which Israeli consulate serves Essex
On its list of states (source), the Israeli Consulate General in Boston includes Vermont; that makes it the office for Essex.
On the road it is 212 miles from Essex to the office, about 4 h 17 min in good conditions, or 180 miles as the crow flies.
No time difference to work out: Essex runs on the same time as Boston.
Cities in Vermont near Essex
In a straight line from Essex: Burlington, 8 miles; St. Albans, 20 miles; Montpelier, 30 miles. The Vermont page has the drive to Boston from its main cities.
Essex: which U.S. office issues your birth and marriage certificates
In Vermont, registering a child born in Essex with Israel’s Population Registry starts from an original birth certificate from the Vital Records Section of the Vermont Department of Health, in Burlington (CDC, Where to Write for Vital Records).
The fee is on the Vermont page, and the requirement on the mission’s birth notice page.
A public document from Vermont goes to Israel with an apostille from the Vermont Secretary of State (HCCH list); Israel and the U.S. are both parties to the Hague Convention, which Israel joined in 1978.
What you can settle from Essex 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 check before you fly how Israel treats a dual citizen at the border: Dual citizenship and entry.
- You can apply for the ETA-IL online at the Population Authority’s site; a U.S. passport holder needs no visa for a short visit: ETA-IL and visas.