Portuguese Consulate in Lafayette
There is no Portuguese consulate in Lafayette. The city belongs to the Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington: 1,196 miles of road, around 21 h 57 min.
Which Portuguese consulate serves Lafayette
The split is by state, and Louisiana belongs to the Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington, according to its jurisdiction page (source).
By road it is 1,196 miles (21 h 57 min at the speed limit); in a straight line, 1,040 miles.
Seen from Lafayette, the office’s hours are 1 hour ahead of.
Distance does not decide the office: the Consular Office in Palm Coast is 648 miles away in a straight line, and Louisiana belongs to the Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington.
The nearest honorary consulate in a straight line is the honorary consulate in New Orleans, 125 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 Lafayette is the one in Houston, 204 miles away (the last one ran from November 2 to 6), run by the Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington (source).
Other cities in Louisiana near Lafayette
Around Lafayette: New Iberia, 19 miles; Opelousas, 21 miles; Baton Rouge, 52 miles. The table on the Louisiana page gives the drive from each.
The U.S. papers from Lafayette the consulate asks for
Registering a child born here and transcribing a marriage both take U.S. papers. The birth certificate comes from 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 Lafayette without traveling
No travel needed from Lafayette for this:
- 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).