Portuguese Consulate in Peoria (Illinois)
Anyone looking for a Portuguese consulate in Peoria (Illinois) will not find one in town. The Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington is the office for Peoria (Illinois), 795 miles away by road, about 15 h 5 min behind the wheel.
Which Portuguese consulate serves Peoria (Illinois)
Illinois is on the jurisdiction list of the Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington (source), so that is where citizen cards, passports and registry acts from Peoria (Illinois) go.
The fastest route covers 795 miles and takes about 15 h 5 min without traffic; the straight-line distance is 677 miles.
The office is 1 hour ahead of Peoria (Illinois) 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, 192 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 Peoria (Illinois) is in Chicago (the last one ran from July 6 to 10), 127 miles away in a straight line (source).
Other cities in Illinois near Peoria (Illinois)
Around Peoria (Illinois): Springfield (Illinois), 62 miles; Joliet, 97 miles; Aurora (Illinois), 99 miles. The table on the Illinois page gives the drive from each.
The U.S. papers from Peoria (Illinois) 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).
Peoria (Illinois) is in Peoria County: for a marriage license issued there, the certificate comes from the Peoria 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 Peoria (Illinois) without traveling
Without the trip, from Peoria (Illinois):
- 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).