Portuguese Consulate in Hyattsville
No Portuguese consulate is based in Hyattsville. The Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington is the office for Hyattsville, 8 miles away by road, about 20 min behind the wheel.
Which Portuguese consulate serves Hyattsville
The jurisdiction page of the Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington includes Maryland (source): that is the office for Hyattsville.
A routing engine puts the drive at 8 miles and 20 min, at posted speed limits and without traffic; in a straight line it is 6 miles.
Hyattsville 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 Hyattsville in 2026 is in Wilmington, 93 miles away in a straight line (dates still to be set; source).
Other cities in Maryland near Hyattsville
Around Hyattsville: Silver Spring, 6 miles; Bowie, 9 miles; Rockville, 14 miles. The table on the Maryland page gives the drive from each.
The U.S. papers from Hyattsville 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).
Hyattsville is in Prince George's County: for a marriage license issued there, the certificate comes from the Clerk of the Circuit Court for Prince George's County, according to the CDC directory (CDC). That certificate, with an apostille, is what goes with the marriage transcription.
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 Hyattsville without traveling
What people in Hyattsville handle remotely:
- 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).
