Portuguese Consulate in Birmingham
No Portuguese consulate is based in Birmingham. Its office is the Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington: 741 miles by road, roughly 13 h 40 min of driving.
Which Portuguese consulate serves Birmingham
The split is by state, and Alabama belongs to the Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington, according to its jurisdiction page (source).
By road it is 741 miles (13 h 40 min at the speed limit); in a straight line, 659 miles.
Seen from Birmingham, the office’s hours are 1 hour ahead of.
Distance does not decide the office: the Consular Office in Palm Coast is 428 miles away in a straight line, and Alabama belongs to the Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington.
The nearest honorary consulate in a straight line is the honorary consulate in New Orleans, 302 miles away. 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 Birmingham
Around Birmingham: Hoover, 12 miles; Tuscaloosa, 49 miles; Huntsville, 84 miles. The table on the Alabama page gives the drive from each.
The U.S. papers from Birmingham the consulate asks for
The U.S. birth certificate the consulate asks for to register a child 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 Birmingham without traveling
This can be settled from Birmingham without traveling:
- You can request a Portuguese criminal record certificate on the criminal record portal: certificates and criminal record (source).
- You can handle certificates and marriage and death registrations by mail: marriage, birth and death registration (source).
- You can travel to Portugal as a tourist on a U.S. passport, with no visa, for up to 90 days: Schengen visa and entry to Portugal (source).