Portuguese Consulate in Montgomery
Anyone looking for a Portuguese consulate in Montgomery will not find one in town. It is served by the Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington, 799 miles away by road (about 15 h 10 min).
Which Portuguese consulate serves Montgomery
The split is by state, and Alabama belongs to the Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington, according to its jurisdiction page (source).
The fastest route covers 799 miles and takes about 15 h 10 min without traffic; the straight-line distance is 688 miles.
The office’s clock runs 1 hour ahead of the one in Montgomery.
The Consular Office in Palm Coast is closer in a straight line (359 miles); even so, Alabama is in the area of the Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington.
The nearest honorary consulate in a straight line is the honorary consulate in New Orleans, 268 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 Montgomery
Cities near Montgomery: Hoover, 74 miles; Birmingham, 84 miles; Tuscaloosa, 93 miles. The Alabama page lists them all, with the drive to the office.
The U.S. papers from Montgomery 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 Montgomery without traveling
What people in Montgomery 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).