Portuguese Consulate in Sterling Heights
The Portuguese consulate that serves Sterling Heights is outside the city. The Portuguese Consulate General in New York is the office for Sterling Heights, 639 miles away by road, about 12 h 9 min behind the wheel.
Which Portuguese consulate serves Sterling Heights
Michigan is on the jurisdiction list of the Portuguese Consulate General in New York (source), so that is where citizen cards, passports and registry acts from Sterling Heights go.
The fastest route covers 639 miles and takes about 12 h 9 min without traffic; the straight-line distance is 484 miles.
Sterling Heights and the office share the same time all year.
Distance does not decide the office: the Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington is 403 miles away in a straight line, and Michigan belongs to the Portuguese Consulate General in New York.
In a straight line, the nearest honorary office is the honorary consulate in Indianapolis (253 miles). Its entry on the Portal das Comunidades lists no delegated powers, so passports and Citizen Cards are handled at the consulate.
The nearest outreach visit to Sterling Heights is the one in Chicago, 244 miles away (the last one ran from July 6 to 10), run by the Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington (source).
Other cities in Michigan near Sterling Heights
Around Sterling Heights: Warren, 6 miles; Hamtramck, 13 miles; Southfield, 14 miles. The table on the Michigan page gives the drive from each.
The U.S. papers from Sterling Heights the consulate asks for
For the birth transcription you need the U.S. certificate, which in Michigan is issued by the state’s Vital Records office (CDC).
Sterling Heights is in Macomb County: for a marriage license issued there, the certificate comes from the Macomb County Clerk, 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 Michigan it is issued by the Michigan Secretary of State (Hague Conference list).
What you can settle from Sterling Heights without traveling
No travel needed from Sterling Heights for this:
- 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).