Portuguese Consulate in Hollywood
Hollywood has no Portuguese consulate of its own. Its office is the Consular Office in Palm Coast: 268 miles by road, roughly 5 h of driving.
Which Portuguese consulate serves Hollywood
Florida belongs to the Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington (source), which serves the state in person at its Consular Office in Palm Coast; voters registered in Florida also cast their ballots there (source).
By car, 268 miles and about 5 h without traffic; in a straight line, 254 miles.
Hollywood and the office share the same time all year.
The nearest honorary consulate in a straight line is the honorary consulate in Miami, 17 miles away. According to the Portal das Comunidades, it is exceptionally authorized for notarial acts and issuing travel documents.
The nearest outreach visit to Hollywood is the one in Miami, 17 miles away (the last one was on August 10), run by the Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington (source).
Other cities in Florida near Hollywood
Around Hollywood: Miami Gardens, 7 miles; Fort Lauderdale, 8 miles; North Miami, 8 miles. The table on the Florida page gives the drive from each.
The U.S. papers from Hollywood the consulate asks for
The U.S. birth certificate the consulate asks for to register a child is issued by the Bureau of Vital Statistics of the Department of Health (CDC).
To be used in Portugal, the certificate needs an apostille: in Florida it is issued by the Florida Secretary of State (Hague Conference list).
What you can settle from Hollywood without traveling
Without the trip, from Hollywood:
- 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).
- You can handle certificates and marriage and death registrations by mail: marriage, birth and death registration (source).