Portuguese Consulate in Tuscaloosa
Anyone looking for a Portuguese consulate in Tuscaloosa will not find one in town. The city belongs to the Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington: 800 miles of road, around 14 h 45 min.
Which Portuguese consulate serves Tuscaloosa
For Tuscaloosa, the list of states of the Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington decides, and it includes Alabama (source).
By road it is 800 miles (14 h 45 min at the speed limit); in a straight line, 707 miles.
There is a 1 hour difference between Tuscaloosa and the office (ahead of), all year.
The Consular Office in Palm Coast is closer in a straight line (451 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 (259 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 Tuscaloosa
The closest in a straight line are Hoover, 43 miles; Birmingham, 49 miles; Montgomery, 93 miles.
The U.S. papers from Tuscaloosa 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 Tuscaloosa without traveling
This can be settled from Tuscaloosa without traveling:
- 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).
- You can renew the Citizen Card online through the Consulado Virtual, from age 25: Citizen Card (source).