Portuguese Consulate in Michigan City

Michigan City has no Portuguese consulate of its own. People here handle their papers with the Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington, 643 miles and about 12 h 5 min away by car.

Which Portuguese consulate serves Michigan City

The Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington lists Indiana in its jurisdiction (source), which puts Michigan City in its hands.

By car, 643 miles and about 12 h 5 min without traffic; in a straight line, 553 miles.

The office’s clock runs 1 hour ahead of the one in Michigan City.

The nearest honorary consulate in a straight line is the honorary consulate in Indianapolis, 139 miles away. 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 Michigan City is the one in Chicago, 42 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 Indiana near Michigan City

Around Michigan City: Valparaiso, 19 miles; Gary, 24 miles; South Bend, 33 miles. The table on the Indiana page gives the drive from each.

The U.S. papers from Michigan City the consulate asks for

For the birth transcription you need the U.S. certificate, which in Indiana is issued by the Indiana State Department of Health’s Vital Records office (CDC).

Michigan City is in LaPorte County: for a marriage license issued there, the certificate comes from the Clerk of the Circuit or Superior Court of LaPorte County, 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 Indiana it is issued by the Indiana Secretary of State (Hague Conference list).

What you can settle from Michigan City without traveling

From Michigan City, without going to the office: