Israeli consulate in Chesapeake: the office is in Washington, D.C.
There is no Israeli consulate or consular office in Chesapeake. The Embassy’s consular department in Washington, 210 miles from Chesapeake by road (4 h 16 min), takes its cases.
Which Israeli consulate serves Chesapeake
On its list of states (source), the Embassy’s consular department in Washington includes Virginia; that makes it the office for Chesapeake.
The drive from Chesapeake is 210 miles, around 4 h 16 min without traffic, against 160 miles in a straight line.
Washington, D.C. keeps the same clock as Chesapeake, so its office hours need no conversion.
Other cities in Virginia near Chesapeake
Cities close to Chesapeake, in a straight line: Norfolk, 9 miles; Virginia Beach, 18 miles; Hampton, 23 miles. The Virginia page lists the drive to Washington, D.C. from the cities that have a page.
Birth and marriage papers from Chesapeake: which U.S. office issues them
The birth certificate that the notice of a child born in Chesapeake asks for, in the original, is issued by the Office of Vital Records, in Richmond (CDC, Where to Write for Vital Records). The Virginia page gives its fee, and the mission’s page lists the document (the mission’s birth notice page).
For a birth, marriage or court document issued in Virginia, the apostille comes from the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Virginia (HCCH list), not from the consulate.
What you can settle from Chesapeake 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.