Portuguese Consulate in Wilmington (Delaware)
A Portuguese consulate in Wilmington (Delaware) does not exist: another office covers the city. People here handle their papers with the Portuguese Consulate General in Newark, 115 miles and about 2 h 24 min away by car.
Which Portuguese consulate serves Wilmington (Delaware)
Delaware is on the jurisdiction list of the Portuguese Consulate General in Newark (source), so that is where citizen cards, passports and registry acts from Wilmington (Delaware) go.
A routing engine puts the drive at 115 miles and 2 h 24 min, at posted speed limits and without traffic; in a straight line it is 100 miles.
Wilmington (Delaware) and the office share the same time all year.
The Portuguese Consulate General in Newark holds outreach visits in Wilmington (Delaware) itself (dates still to be set; source).
Other cities in Delaware near Wilmington (Delaware)
Cities near Wilmington (Delaware): Newark (Delaware), 12 miles; Dover (Delaware), 41 miles. The Delaware page lists them all, with the drive to the office.
The U.S. papers from Wilmington (Delaware) the consulate asks for
Registering a child born here and transcribing a marriage both take U.S. papers. The birth certificate comes from the Office of Vital Statistics of the Division of Public Health (CDC).
To be used in Portugal, the certificate needs an apostille: in Delaware it is issued by the Delaware Secretary of State (Hague Conference list).
What you can settle from Wilmington (Delaware) without traveling
What people in Wilmington (Delaware) handle remotely:
- 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).