Portuguese Consulate in Minneapolis
Anyone looking for a Portuguese consulate in Minneapolis will not find one in town. It is served by the Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington, 1,105 miles away by road (about 20 h 41 min).
Which Portuguese consulate serves Minneapolis
For Minneapolis, the list of states of the Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington decides, and it includes Minnesota (source).
It is 1,105 miles by road and 931 miles in a straight line; the calculated drive takes 20 h 41 min, before traffic.
The office’s clock runs 1 hour ahead of the one in Minneapolis.
Other cities in Minnesota near Minneapolis
Cities near Minneapolis: St. Paul, 9 miles; Brooklyn Park, 10 miles; Minnetonka, 10 miles. The Minnesota page lists them all, with the drive to the office.
The U.S. papers from Minneapolis the consulate asks for
For the birth transcription you need the U.S. certificate, which in Minnesota is issued by the Minnesota Department of Health (CDC).
If your marriage license came from Hennepin County, where Minneapolis is, ask the local registrar of Hennepin County for the certificate (CDC); for the marriage transcription it needs an apostille.
To be used in Portugal, the certificate needs an apostille: in Minnesota it is issued by the Minnesota Secretary of State (Hague Conference list).
What you can settle from Minneapolis without traveling
This can be settled from Minneapolis without traveling:
- 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).
- 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).