Portuguese Consulate in Pembroke Pines
A Portuguese consulate in Pembroke Pines does not exist: another office covers the city. The city belongs to the Consular Office in Palm Coast: 271 miles of road, around 5 h 3 min.
Which Portuguese consulate serves Pembroke Pines
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).
By car, 271 miles and about 5 h 3 min without traffic; in a straight line, 252 miles.
Pembroke Pines keeps the office’s time, summer and winter.
Closer, 17 miles away in a straight line, is the honorary consulate in Miami. According to the Portal das Comunidades, it is exceptionally authorized for notarial acts and issuing travel documents.
In Miami, 17 miles from Pembroke Pines, the Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington holds an outreach visit in 2026: the last one ran from August 10 to 21 (source).
Other cities in Florida near Pembroke Pines
Near Pembroke Pines, in a straight line: Miramar, 4 miles; Miami Gardens, 5 miles; Davie, 5 miles. Each has its own page with its office and distance.
The U.S. papers from Pembroke Pines 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 Pembroke Pines without traveling
This can be settled from Pembroke Pines without traveling:
- 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).
- You can request a Portuguese criminal record certificate on the criminal record portal: certificates and criminal record (source).