Portuguese Consulate in North Miami
The Portuguese consulate that serves North Miami is outside the city. Its office is the Consular Office in Palm Coast: 276 miles by road, roughly 5 h 10 min of driving.
Which Portuguese consulate serves North Miami
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, 276 miles and about 5 h 10 min without traffic; in a straight line, 261 miles.
There is no time difference between North Miami and the office.
The nearest honorary consulate in a straight line is the honorary consulate in Miami, 9 miles away. According to the Portal das Comunidades, it is exceptionally authorized for notarial acts and issuing travel documents.
In Miami, 9 miles from North Miami, the Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington holds an outreach visit in 2026: the last one was on August 10 (source).
Other cities in Florida near North Miami
Near North Miami, in a straight line: Miami Gardens, 6 miles; Hollywood, 8 miles; Hialeah, 9 miles. Each has its own page with its office and distance.
The U.S. papers from North Miami 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 North Miami without traveling
This can be settled from North Miami without traveling:
- 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).