Portuguese Consulate in Rockville
No Portuguese consulate is based in Rockville. The city belongs to the Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington: 17 miles of road, around 32 min.
Which Portuguese consulate serves Rockville
The split is by state, and Maryland belongs to the Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington, according to its jurisdiction page (source).
It is 17 miles by road and 13 miles in a straight line; the calculated drive takes 32 min, before traffic.
Read the office’s hours as they are: Rockville is on the same time.
The Portuguese Consulate General in Newark holds consular outreach visits away from its office: the nearest to Rockville in 2026 is in Wilmington, 98 miles away in a straight line (dates still to be set; source).
Other cities in Maryland near Rockville
Near Rockville, in a straight line: Gaithersburg, 5 miles; Germantown, 9 miles; Silver Spring, 9 miles. Each has its own page with its office and distance.
The U.S. papers from Rockville 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 Montgomery County, the county of Rockville, marriage certificates come from the Clerk of the Circuit Court for Montgomery 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 Rockville without traveling
Without the trip, from Rockville:
- 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).