Portuguese Consulate in South Bend

For the Portuguese consulate, people in South Bend have to travel. The Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington is the office for South Bend, 608 miles away by road, about 11 h 24 min behind the wheel.

Which Portuguese consulate serves South Bend

The split is by state, and Indiana belongs to the Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington, according to its jurisdiction page (source).

The fastest route covers 608 miles and takes about 11 h 24 min without traffic; the straight-line distance is 521 miles.

South Bend keeps the office’s time, summer and winter.

In a straight line, the nearest honorary office is the honorary consulate in Indianapolis (132 miles). 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 South Bend is in Chicago (the last one ran from July 6 to 10), 75 miles away in a straight line (source).

Other cities in Indiana near South Bend

Around South Bend: Michigan City, 33 miles; Valparaiso, 44 miles; Gary, 56 miles. The table on the Indiana page gives the drive from each.

The U.S. papers from South Bend the consulate asks for

Registering a child born here and transcribing a marriage both take U.S. papers. The birth certificate comes from the Indiana State Department of Health’s Vital Records office (CDC).

If your marriage license came from St. Joseph County, where South Bend is, ask the Clerk of the Circuit or Superior Court of St. Joseph County for the certificate (CDC); for the marriage transcription it needs an apostille.

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 South Bend without traveling

What people in South Bend handle remotely: