Portuguese Consulate in Huntsville
Huntsville has no Portuguese consulate of its own. The city belongs to the Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington: 697 miles of road, around 12 h 58 min.
Which Portuguese consulate serves Huntsville
The jurisdiction page of the Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington includes Alabama (source): that is the office for Huntsville.
A routing engine puts the drive at 697 miles and 12 h 58 min, at posted speed limits and without traffic; in a straight line it is 601 miles.
Seen from Huntsville, the office’s hours are 1 hour ahead of.
Distance does not decide the office: the Consular Office in Palm Coast is 475 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 Indianapolis, 350 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 Huntsville
Around Huntsville: Birmingham, 84 miles; Hoover, 97 miles; Tuscaloosa, 119 miles. The table on the Alabama page gives the drive from each.
The U.S. papers from Huntsville 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 Huntsville without traveling
What people in Huntsville handle remotely:
- 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).
- You can send the citizenship-by-marriage application straight to Lisbon: citizenship by marriage (source).