Portuguese Consulate in Bloomingdale
The Portuguese consulate that serves Bloomingdale is outside the city. Its office is the Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington: 722 miles by road, roughly 13 h 42 min of driving.
Which Portuguese consulate serves Bloomingdale
The Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington lists Illinois in its jurisdiction (source), which puts Bloomingdale in its hands.
By road it is 722 miles (13 h 42 min at the speed limit); in a straight line, 617 miles.
Seen from Bloomingdale, the office’s hours are 1 hour ahead of.
In a straight line, the nearest honorary office is the honorary consulate in Indianapolis (181 miles). Its entry on the Portal das Comunidades lists no delegated powers, so passports and Citizen Cards are handled at the consulate.
The nearest outreach visit to Bloomingdale is the one in Chicago, 22 miles away (the last one ran from July 6 to 10), run by the Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington (source).
Other cities in Illinois near Bloomingdale
Near Bloomingdale, in a straight line: Palatine, 11 miles; Naperville, 13 miles; Elgin, 14 miles. Each has its own page with its office and distance.
The U.S. papers from Bloomingdale the consulate asks for
The U.S. birth certificate the consulate asks for to register a child is issued by the Division of Vital Records of the Illinois Department of Public Health (CDC).
Bloomingdale is in DuPage County: for a marriage license issued there, the certificate comes from the DuPage County Clerk, according to the CDC directory (CDC). That certificate, with an apostille, is what goes with the marriage transcription.
To be used in Portugal, the certificate needs an apostille: in Illinois it is issued by the Illinois Secretary of State (Hague Conference list).
What you can settle from Bloomingdale without traveling
No travel needed from Bloomingdale for this:
- 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).
- You can handle certificates and marriage and death registrations by mail: marriage, birth and death registration (source).