Portuguese Consulate in Akron
No Portuguese consulate is based in Akron. It is served by the Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington, 346 miles away by road (about 6 h 45 min).
Which Portuguese consulate serves Akron
The split is by state, and Ohio belongs to the Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington, according to its jurisdiction page (source).
It is 346 miles by road and 280 miles in a straight line; the calculated drive takes 6 h 45 min, before traffic.
Akron keeps the office’s time, summer and winter.
The honorary consulate in Indianapolis is 260 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 Ohio near Akron
Cities near Akron: Canton, 21 miles; Parma, 24 miles; Cleveland, 30 miles. The Ohio page lists them all, with the drive to the office.
The U.S. papers from Akron the consulate asks for
Registering a child born here and transcribing a marriage both take U.S. papers. The birth certificate comes from Vital Statistics at the Ohio Department of Health (CDC).
For the marriage transcription, a marriage in Summit County (the county of Akron) is proven with the certificate from the Summit County Probate Court (CDC), apostilled.
To be used in Portugal, the certificate needs an apostille: in Ohio it is issued by the Ohio Secretary of State (Hague Conference list).
What you can settle from Akron without traveling
What people in Akron handle remotely:
- 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).