Portuguese Consulate in Biloxi

The Portuguese consulate that serves Biloxi is outside the city. The city belongs to the Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington: 1,024 miles of road, around 19 h 17 min.

Which Portuguese consulate serves Biloxi

Mississippi is on the jurisdiction list of the Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington (source), so that is where citizen cards, passports and registry acts from Biloxi go.

By road it is 1,024 miles (19 h 17 min at the speed limit); in a straight line, 893 miles.

Seen from Biloxi, the office’s hours are 1 hour ahead of.

Distance does not decide the office: the Consular Office in Palm Coast is 463 miles away in a straight line, and Mississippi belongs to the Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington.

Closer, 67 miles away in a straight line, is the honorary consulate in New Orleans. Its entry on the Portal das Comunidades lists no delegated powers, so passports and Citizen Cards are handled at the consulate.

Other cities in Mississippi near Biloxi

Cities near Biloxi: Gulfport, 12 miles; Hattiesburg, 68 miles; Jackson (Mississippi), 152 miles. The Mississippi page lists them all, with the drive to the office.

The U.S. papers from Biloxi the consulate asks for

If you register a child born in Mississippi, you need the local birth certificate: the Vital Records office of the State Department of Health issues it (CDC).

In Harrison County, the county of Biloxi, marriage certificates come from the Harrison County Circuit Clerk, 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 Mississippi it is issued by the Mississippi Secretary of State (Hague Conference list).

What you can settle from Biloxi without traveling

What people in Biloxi handle remotely: