Portuguese Consulate in Jacksonville
No Portuguese consulate is based in Jacksonville. Its office is the Consular Office in Palm Coast: 63 miles by road, roughly 1 h 14 min of driving.
Which Portuguese consulate serves Jacksonville
Washington lists Florida (source); the Section’s office in Palm Coast is the state’s service point and the polling station for its voters (source).
A routing engine puts the drive at 63 miles and 1 h 14 min, at posted speed limits and without traffic; in a straight line it is 59 miles.
There is no time difference between Jacksonville and the office.
Other cities in Florida near Jacksonville
The closest in a straight line are Gainesville, 61 miles; Orlando, 124 miles; Spring Hill, 138 miles.
The U.S. papers from Jacksonville the consulate asks for
Registering a child born here and transcribing a marriage both take U.S. papers. The birth certificate comes from 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 Jacksonville without traveling
Without the trip, from Jacksonville:
- 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).