Portuguese Consulate in Little Rock
Little Rock has no Portuguese consulate of its own. The city belongs to the Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington: 1,013 miles of road, around 18 h 30 min.
Which Portuguese consulate serves Little Rock
The split is by state, and Arkansas belongs to the Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington, according to its jurisdiction page (source).
By car, 1,013 miles and about 18 h 30 min without traffic; in a straight line, 890 miles.
The office’s clock runs 1 hour ahead of the one in Little Rock.
Closer in a straight line, 740 miles away, is the Consular Office in Palm Coast; but the published split gives Arkansas to the Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington.
In a straight line, the nearest honorary office is the honorary consulate in New Orleans (352 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 Arkansas near Little Rock
Near Little Rock, in a straight line: Jonesboro, 117 miles; Fort Smith, 129 miles; Fayetteville (Arkansas), 139 miles. Each has its own page with its office and distance.
The U.S. papers from Little Rock the consulate asks for
If you register a child born in Arkansas, you need the local birth certificate: the Vital Records Section of the Arkansas Department of Health issues it (CDC).
In Pulaski County, the county of Little Rock, marriage certificates come from the Pulaski County Clerk, according to the CDC (CDC). The marriage transcription asks for it with an apostille.
To be used in Portugal, the certificate needs an apostille: in Arkansas it is issued by the Arkansas Secretary of State (Hague Conference list).
What you can settle from Little Rock without traveling
Without the trip, from Little Rock:
- 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).
