Portuguese Consulate in Alexandria (Louisiana)
There is no Portuguese consulate in Alexandria (Louisiana). The city belongs to the Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington: 1,165 miles of road, around 21 h 39 min.
Which Portuguese consulate serves Alexandria (Louisiana)
Louisiana 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 Alexandria (Louisiana) go.
By road it is 1,165 miles (21 h 39 min at the speed limit); in a straight line, 1,015 miles.
The office’s clock runs 1 hour ahead of the one in Alexandria (Louisiana).
Closer in a straight line, 679 miles away, is the Consular Office in Palm Coast; but the published split gives Louisiana to the Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington.
Closer, 173 miles away in a straight line, is the honorary consulate in New Orleans. Its entry on the Portal das Comunidades lists no delegated powers, so passports and Citizen Cards are handled at the consulate.
In Houston, 204 miles from Alexandria (Louisiana), the Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington holds an outreach visit in 2026: the last one ran from November 2 to 6 (source).
Other cities in Louisiana near Alexandria (Louisiana)
Near Alexandria (Louisiana), in a straight line: Opelousas, 59 miles; Lafayette, 79 miles; Monroe, 85 miles. Each has its own page with its office and distance.
The U.S. papers from Alexandria (Louisiana) the consulate asks for
The U.S. birth certificate the consulate asks for to register a child is issued by the Center of Vital Records and Statistics (CDC).
To be used in Portugal, the certificate needs an apostille: in Louisiana it is issued by the Louisiana Secretary of State (Hague Conference list).
What you can settle from Alexandria (Louisiana) without traveling
What people in Alexandria (Louisiana) handle remotely:
- You can request a Portuguese criminal record certificate on the criminal record portal: certificates and criminal record (source).
- 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).