Portuguese Consulate in Upper Marlboro
There is no Portuguese consulate in Upper Marlboro. The Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington is the office for Upper Marlboro, 20 miles away by road, about 36 min behind the wheel.
Which Portuguese consulate serves Upper Marlboro
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 20 miles (36 min at the speed limit); in a straight line, 17 miles.
Upper Marlboro keeps the office’s time, summer and winter.
To avoid the trip to the office there are outreach visits: the closest to Upper Marlboro is in Wilmington (dates still to be set), 91 miles away in a straight line (source).
Other cities in Maryland near Upper Marlboro
The closest in a straight line are Bowie, 13 miles; Hyattsville, 14 miles; Annapolis, 18 miles.
The U.S. papers from Upper Marlboro the consulate asks for
Registering a child born here and transcribing a marriage both take U.S. papers. The birth certificate comes from the Division of Vital Records of the Department of Health (CDC).
Upper Marlboro 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 Upper Marlboro without traveling
What people in Upper Marlboro handle remotely:
- 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).