Portuguese Consulate in Baltimore
For the Portuguese consulate, people in Baltimore have to travel. The city belongs to the Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington: 38 miles of road, around 1 h 2 min.
Which Portuguese consulate serves Baltimore
For Baltimore, the list of states of the Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington decides, and it includes Maryland (source).
By car, 38 miles and about 1 h 2 min without traffic; in a straight line, 35 miles.
Baltimore keeps the office’s time, summer and winter.
The Portuguese Consulate General in Newark holds consular outreach visits away from its office: the nearest to Baltimore in 2026 is in Wilmington, 65 miles away in a straight line (dates still to be set; source).
Other cities in Maryland near Baltimore
Cities near Baltimore: Columbia (Maryland), 14 miles; Bowie, 22 miles; Annapolis, 22 miles. The Maryland page lists them all, with the drive to the office.
The U.S. papers from Baltimore the consulate asks for
If you register a child born in Maryland, you need the local birth certificate: the Division of Vital Records of the Department of Health issues it (CDC).
To be used in Portugal, the certificate needs an apostille: in Maryland it is issued by the Maryland Secretary of State (Hague Conference list).
What you can settle from Baltimore without traveling
From Baltimore, without going to the office:
- 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).