Portuguese Consulate in Decatur
Anyone looking for a Portuguese consulate in Decatur will not find one in town. People here handle their papers with the Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington, 633 miles and about 12 h 8 min away by car.
Which Portuguese consulate serves Decatur
The Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington lists Georgia in its jurisdiction (source), which puts Decatur in its hands.
It is 633 miles by road and 537 miles in a straight line; the calculated drive takes 12 h 8 min, before traffic.
There is no time difference between Decatur and the office.
Closer in a straight line, 343 miles away, is the Consular Office in Palm Coast; but the published split gives Georgia to the Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington.
Other cities in Georgia near Decatur
Cities near Decatur: Atlanta, 6 miles; Stone Mountain, 8 miles; Sandy Springs, 12 miles. The Georgia page lists them all, with the drive to the office.
The U.S. papers from Decatur the consulate asks for
If you register a child born in Georgia, you need the local birth certificate: the Georgia Department of Public Health’s Vital Records office issues it (CDC).
To be used in Portugal, the certificate needs an apostille: in Georgia it is issued by the Georgia Superior Court Clerks’ Cooperative Authority (GSCCCA) (Hague Conference list).
What you can settle from Decatur without traveling
From Decatur, without going to the office:
- 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).