Portuguese Consulate in Elgin

No Portuguese consulate is based in Elgin. People here handle their papers with the Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington, 740 miles and about 14 h 6 min away by car.

Which Portuguese consulate serves Elgin

The jurisdiction page of the Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington includes Illinois (source): that is the office for Elgin.

The fastest route covers 740 miles and takes about 14 h 6 min without traffic; the straight-line distance is 631 miles.

Seen from Elgin, the office’s hours are 1 hour ahead of.

The nearest honorary consulate in a straight line is the honorary consulate in Indianapolis, 193 miles away. Its entry on the Portal das Comunidades lists no delegated powers, so passports and Citizen Cards are handled at the consulate.

To avoid the trip to the office there are outreach visits: the closest to Elgin is in Chicago (the last one was on July 6), 36 miles away in a straight line (source).

Other cities in Illinois near Elgin

Around Elgin: Bloomingdale, 14 miles; Palatine, 15 miles; Aurora (Illinois), 19 miles. The table on the Illinois page gives the drive from each.

The U.S. papers from Elgin the consulate asks for

For the birth transcription you need the U.S. certificate, which in Illinois is issued by the Division of Vital Records of the Illinois Department of Public Health (CDC).

Elgin also spreads into Cook county. In the county of its center, Kane County, the marriage certificate comes from the Kane County Clerk (CDC); the marriage transcription asks for it with an apostille.

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 Elgin without traveling

This can be settled from Elgin without traveling: