Portuguese Consulate in Columbia (Missouri)

The Portuguese consulate that serves Columbia (Missouri) is outside the city. Its office is the Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington: 948 miles by road, roughly 18 h of driving.

Which Portuguese consulate serves Columbia (Missouri)

For Columbia (Missouri), the list of states of the Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington decides, and it includes Missouri (source).

A routing engine puts the drive at 948 miles and 18 h, at posted speed limits and without traffic; in a straight line it is 821 miles.

The office’s clock runs 1 hour ahead of the one in Columbia (Missouri).

The honorary consulate in Indianapolis is 335 miles away in a straight line. Its entry on the Portal das Comunidades lists no delegated powers, so passports and Citizen Cards are handled at the consulate.

Other cities in Missouri near Columbia (Missouri)

Around Columbia (Missouri): Lee's Summit, 110 miles; Clayton, 110 miles; Independence, 112 miles. The table on the Missouri page gives the drive from each.

The U.S. papers from Columbia (Missouri) the consulate asks for

For the birth transcription you need the U.S. certificate, which in Missouri is issued by the Bureau of Vital Records of the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (CDC).

For the marriage transcription, a marriage in Boone County (the county of Columbia (Missouri)) is proven with the certificate from the Boone County Recorder of Deeds (CDC), apostilled.

To be used in Portugal, the certificate needs an apostille: in Missouri it is issued by the Missouri Secretary of State (Hague Conference list).

What you can settle from Columbia (Missouri) without traveling

From Columbia (Missouri), without going to the office: