Portuguese Consulate in Cary
A Portuguese consulate in Cary does not exist: another office covers the city. Its office is the Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington: 274 miles by road, roughly 5 h 22 min of driving.
Which Portuguese consulate serves Cary
The split is by state, and North Carolina belongs to the Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington, according to its jurisdiction page (source).
A routing engine puts the drive at 274 miles and 5 h 22 min, at posted speed limits and without traffic; in a straight line it is 237 miles.
Cary and the office share the same time all year.
Other cities in North Carolina near Cary
Around Cary: Raleigh, 10 miles; Durham, 16 miles; Fayetteville (North Carolina), 50 miles. The table on the North Carolina page gives the drive from each.
The U.S. papers from Cary the consulate asks for
For the birth transcription you need the U.S. certificate, which in North Carolina is issued by NC Vital Records (CDC).
To be used in Portugal, the certificate needs an apostille: in North Carolina it is issued by the North Carolina Secretary of State (Hague Conference list).
What you can settle from Cary without traveling
This can be settled from Cary without traveling:
- 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).
- You can request a Portuguese criminal record certificate on the criminal record portal: certificates and criminal record (source).