Portuguese Consulate in Germantown
A Portuguese consulate in Germantown does not exist: another office covers the city. Its office is the Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington: 26 miles by road, roughly 43 min of driving.
Which Portuguese consulate serves Germantown
The split is by state, and Maryland belongs to the Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington, according to its jurisdiction page (source).
The fastest route covers 26 miles and takes about 43 min without traffic; the straight-line distance is 22 miles.
Germantown keeps the office’s time, summer and winter.
In Wilmington, 100 miles from Germantown, the Portuguese Consulate General in Newark holds an outreach visit in 2026: dates still to be set (source).
Other cities in Maryland near Germantown
Near Germantown, in a straight line: Gaithersburg, 5 miles; Rockville, 9 miles; Frederick, 18 miles. Each has its own page with its office and distance.
The U.S. papers from Germantown the consulate asks for
The U.S. birth certificate the consulate asks for to register a child is issued by the Division of Vital Records of the Department of Health (CDC).
If your marriage license came from Montgomery County, where Germantown is, ask the Clerk of the Circuit Court for Montgomery County for the certificate (CDC); for the marriage transcription it needs 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 Germantown without traveling
This can be settled from Germantown without traveling:
- 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).