Portuguese Consulate in Iowa City
For the Portuguese consulate, people in Iowa City have to travel. People here handle their papers with the Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington, 904 miles and about 16 h 59 min away by car.
Which Portuguese consulate serves Iowa City
For Iowa City, the list of states of the Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington decides, and it includes Iowa (source).
By car, 904 miles and about 16 h 59 min without traffic; in a straight line, 786 miles.
The office is 1 hour ahead of Iowa City 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, 311 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 Iowa City is the one in Chicago, 199 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 Iowa near Iowa City
Around Iowa City: Cedar Rapids, 23 miles; Davenport, 50 miles; Dubuque, 73 miles. The table on the Iowa page gives the drive from each.
The U.S. papers from Iowa City the consulate asks for
The U.S. birth certificate the consulate asks for to register a child is issued by the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (CDC).
To be used in Portugal, the certificate needs an apostille: in Iowa it is issued by the Iowa Secretary of State (Hague Conference list).
What you can settle from Iowa City without traveling
What people in Iowa City handle remotely:
- You can handle certificates and marriage and death registrations by mail: marriage, birth and death registration (source).
- 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).