Portuguese Consulate in Columbia (Maryland)
There is no Portuguese consulate in Columbia (Maryland). Its office is the Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington: 25 miles by road, roughly 49 min of driving.
Which Portuguese consulate serves Columbia (Maryland)
The split is by state, and Maryland belongs to the Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington, according to its jurisdiction page (source).
By car, 25 miles and about 49 min without traffic; in a straight line, 23 miles.
Columbia (Maryland) and the office share the same time all year.
The Portuguese Consulate General in Newark holds consular outreach visits away from its office: the nearest to Columbia (Maryland) in 2026 is in Wilmington, 79 miles away in a straight line (dates still to be set; source).
Other cities in Maryland near Columbia (Maryland)
Around Columbia (Maryland): Baltimore, 14 miles; Bowie, 15 miles; Silver Spring, 18 miles. The table on the Maryland page gives the drive from each.
The U.S. papers from Columbia (Maryland) the consulate asks for
For the birth transcription you need the U.S. certificate, which in Maryland is issued by the Division of Vital Records of the Department of Health (CDC).
In Howard County, the county of Columbia (Maryland), marriage certificates come from the Clerk of the Circuit Court for Howard County, according to the CDC (CDC). The marriage transcription asks for it with an apostille.
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 Columbia (Maryland) without traveling
From Columbia (Maryland), without going to the office:
- You can renew the Citizen Card online through the Consulado Virtual, from age 25: Citizen Card (source).
- 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).