Portuguese Consulate in Savannah
Savannah has no Portuguese consulate of its own. It is served by the Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington, 578 miles away by road (about 10 h 44 min).
Which Portuguese consulate serves Savannah
The split is by state, and Georgia belongs to the Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington, according to its jurisdiction page (source).
By road it is 578 miles (10 h 44 min at the speed limit); in a straight line, 524 miles.
Read the office’s hours as they are: Savannah is on the same time.
The Consular Office in Palm Coast is closer in a straight line (174 miles); even so, Georgia is in the area of the Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington.
Other cities in Georgia near Savannah
Cities near Savannah: Augusta, 109 miles; Macon, 157 miles; Athens, 185 miles. The Georgia page lists them all, with the drive to the office.
The U.S. papers from Savannah the consulate asks for
Registering a child born here and transcribing a marriage both take U.S. papers. The birth certificate comes from the Georgia Department of Public Health’s Vital Records office (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 Savannah without traveling
From Savannah, without going to the office:
- 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).