Portuguese Consulate in Lehigh Acres
No Portuguese consulate is based in Lehigh Acres. People here handle their papers with the Consular Office in Palm Coast, 240 miles and about 5 h 8 min away by car.
Which Portuguese consulate serves Lehigh Acres
In Florida the jurisdiction is Washington’s (source), but in-person service happens at the Palm Coast office, the same place where the state’s voters cast their ballots (source).
By road it is 240 miles (5 h 8 min at the speed limit); in a straight line, 205 miles.
There is no time difference between Lehigh Acres and the office.
In a straight line, the nearest honorary office is the honorary consulate in Miami (106 miles). According to the Portal das Comunidades, it is exceptionally authorized for notarial acts and issuing travel documents.
The nearest outreach visit to Lehigh Acres is the one in Miami, 106 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 Lehigh Acres
Cities near Lehigh Acres: Fort Myers, 15 miles; Cape Coral, 22 miles; Naples, 34 miles. The Florida page lists them all, with the drive to the office.
The U.S. papers from Lehigh Acres 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 Lehigh Acres without traveling
From Lehigh Acres, without going to the office:
- 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).