Portuguese Consulate in Macon
For the Portuguese consulate, people in Macon have to travel. It is served by the Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington, 675 miles away by road (about 12 h 54 min).
Which Portuguese consulate serves Macon
The Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington lists Georgia in its jurisdiction (source), which puts Macon in its hands.
It is 675 miles by road and 558 miles in a straight line; the calculated drive takes 12 h 54 min, before traffic.
Macon and the office share the same time all year.
Closer in a straight line, 268 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 Macon
Around Macon: Lithonia, 66 miles; Snellville, 74 miles; Stone Mountain, 74 miles. The table on the Georgia page gives the drive from each.
The U.S. papers from Macon 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 Macon without traveling
Without the trip, from Macon:
- 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).