Portuguese Consulate in Lakeland
Anyone looking for a Portuguese consulate in Lakeland will not find one in town. It is served by the Consular Office in Palm Coast, 132 miles away by road (about 2 h 36 min).
Which Portuguese consulate serves Lakeland
The Consular Section in Washington has Florida in its jurisdiction (source) and serves the state from Palm Coast, where voters registered in Florida also vote (source).
A routing engine puts the drive at 132 miles and 2 h 36 min, at posted speed limits and without traffic; in a straight line it is 113 miles.
Lakeland and the office share the same time all year.
The nearest outreach visit to Lakeland is the one in Miami, 191 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 Lakeland
Cities near Lakeland: Brandon, 23 miles; Riverview, 27 miles; Tampa, 32 miles. The Florida page lists them all, with the drive to the office.
The U.S. papers from Lakeland the consulate asks for
For the birth transcription you need the U.S. certificate, which in Florida 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 Lakeland without traveling
This can be settled from Lakeland without traveling:
- 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).