Portuguese Consulate in Bismarck
Bismarck has no Portuguese consulate of its own. The Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington is the office for Bismarck, 1,532 miles away by road, about 27 h 59 min behind the wheel.
Which Portuguese consulate serves Bismarck
For Bismarck, the list of states of the Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington decides, and it includes North Dakota (source).
It is 1,532 miles by road and 1,314 miles in a straight line; the calculated drive takes 27 h 59 min, before traffic.
Seen from Bismarck, the office’s hours are 1 hour ahead of.
In a straight line, the Portuguese Consulate General in San Francisco is closer to Bismarck (1,265 miles), but the jurisdiction list sends North Dakota to the Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington.
Other cities in North Dakota near Bismarck
Near Bismarck, in a straight line: Minot, 101 miles; Fargo, 189 miles; Grand Forks, 192 miles. Each has its own page with its office and distance.
The U.S. papers from Bismarck the consulate asks for
Registering a child born here and transcribing a marriage both take U.S. papers. The birth certificate comes from the Division of Vital Records of the ND Department of Health (CDC).
To be used in Portugal, the certificate needs an apostille: in North Dakota it is issued by the North Dakota Secretary of State (Hague Conference list).
What you can settle from Bismarck without traveling
Without the trip, from Bismarck:
- 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).
- You can handle certificates and marriage and death registrations by mail: marriage, birth and death registration (source).