Portuguese Consulate in Joliet

No Portuguese consulate is based in Joliet. It is served by the Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington, 709 miles away by road (about 13 h 25 min).

Which Portuguese consulate serves Joliet

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

By car, 709 miles and about 13 h 25 min without traffic; in a straight line, 609 miles.

The office is 1 hour ahead of Joliet all year: keep that in mind when you read its hours.

The nearest honorary consulate in a straight line is the honorary consulate in Indianapolis, 158 miles away. Its entry on the Portal das Comunidades lists no delegated powers, so passports and Citizen Cards are handled at the consulate.

The Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington holds consular outreach visits away from its office: the nearest to Joliet in 2026 is in Chicago, 30 miles away in a straight line (the last one was on July 6; source).

Other cities in Illinois near Joliet

Cities near Joliet: Naperville, 17 miles; Aurora (Illinois), 20 miles; Cicero, 28 miles. The Illinois page lists them all, with the drive to the office.

The U.S. papers from Joliet 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).

Joliet also spreads into Kendall county. In the county of its center, Will County, the marriage certificate comes from the Will 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 Joliet without traveling

Without the trip, from Joliet: