Israeli consulate in Madison: the office is in Chicago
No Israeli consulate operates in Madison. Residents of Madison go to the Israeli Consulate General in Chicago, 147 miles away (2 h 57 min by road).
Which Israeli consulate serves Madison
On its list of states (source), the Israeli Consulate General in Chicago includes Wisconsin; that makes it the office for Madison.
By road, Madison is 147 miles from the office, about 2 h 57 min at posted speed limits and without traffic; in a straight line, 121 miles.
Chicago keeps the same clock as Madison, so its office hours need no conversion.
Questions to Chicago go by email, with your full name and ID number, since it gives no phone support; its notice, updated on 13 November 2026, asks for every visitor to be registered in advance (source).
Other cities in Wisconsin near Madison
From Madison, as the crow flies: Milwaukee, 75 miles; Kenosha, 86 miles; Green Bay, 121 miles. For the road to Chicago from the main cities, see the Wisconsin page.
Where the birth and marriage papers from Madison come from
A child born in Madison is registered with Israel on the strength of an original birth certificate (the mission’s birth notice page). In Wisconsin that certificate comes from the WI Vital Records Office, in Madison (CDC, Where to Write for Vital Records); the fee is on the Wisconsin page.
For a birth, marriage or court document issued in Wisconsin, the apostille comes from the Wisconsin Secretary of State or the state Department of Financial Institutions (HCCH list), not from the consulate.
What you can settle from Madison 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.