Portuguese Consulate in Silver Spring
For the Portuguese consulate, people in Silver Spring have to travel. People here handle their papers with the Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington, 7 miles and about 19 min away by car.
Which Portuguese consulate serves Silver Spring
The split is by state, and Maryland belongs to the Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington, according to its jurisdiction page (source).
By road it is 7 miles (19 min at the speed limit); in a straight line, 6 miles.
There is no time difference between Silver Spring and the office.
The nearest outreach visit to Silver Spring is the one in Wilmington, 95 miles away (dates still to be set), run by the Portuguese Consulate General in Newark (source).
Other cities in Maryland near Silver Spring
Near Silver Spring, in a straight line: Hyattsville, 6 miles; Rockville, 9 miles; Gaithersburg, 13 miles. Each has its own page with its office and distance.
The U.S. papers from Silver Spring 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).
Silver Spring is in Montgomery County: for a marriage license issued there, the certificate comes from the Clerk of the Circuit Court for Montgomery 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 Silver Spring without traveling
Without the trip, from Silver Spring:
- 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).
- You can request a Portuguese criminal record certificate on the criminal record portal: certificates and criminal record (source).