Portuguese Consulate in Bayou La Batre
The Portuguese consulate that serves Bayou La Batre is outside the city. It is served by the Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington, 990 miles away by road (about 18 h 43 min).
Which Portuguese consulate serves Bayou La Batre
The Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington lists Alabama in its jurisdiction (source), which puts Bayou La Batre in its hands.
It is 990 miles by road and 865 miles in a straight line; the calculated drive takes 18 h 43 min, before traffic.
The office’s clock runs 1 hour ahead of the one in Bayou La Batre.
The Consular Office in Palm Coast is closer in a straight line (425 miles); even so, Alabama is in the area of the Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington.
In a straight line, the nearest honorary office is the honorary consulate in New Orleans (104 miles). Its entry on the Portal das Comunidades lists no delegated powers, so passports and Citizen Cards are handled at the consulate.
Other cities in Alabama near Bayou La Batre
Near Bayou La Batre, in a straight line: Mobile, 23 miles; Montgomery, 178 miles; Tuscaloosa, 198 miles. Each has its own page with its office and distance.
The U.S. papers from Bayou La Batre the consulate asks for
For the birth transcription you need the U.S. certificate, which in Alabama is issued by the Alabama Center for Health Statistics (CDC).
To be used in Portugal, the certificate needs an apostille: in Alabama it is issued by the Alabama Secretary of State (Hague Conference list).
What you can settle from Bayou La Batre without traveling
From Bayou La Batre, without going to the office:
- You can send the citizenship-by-marriage application straight to Lisbon: citizenship by marriage (source).
- You can renew the Citizen Card online through the Consulado Virtual, from age 25: Citizen Card (source).
- You can request a Portuguese criminal record certificate on the criminal record portal: certificates and criminal record (source).