Portuguese Consulate in Columbus (Ohio)
Columbus (Ohio) has no Portuguese consulate of its own. The Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington is the office for Columbus (Ohio), 414 miles away by road, about 7 h 58 min behind the wheel.
Which Portuguese consulate serves Columbus (Ohio)
For Columbus (Ohio), the list of states of the Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington decides, and it includes Ohio (source).
A routing engine puts the drive at 414 miles and 7 h 58 min, at posted speed limits and without traffic; in a straight line it is 326 miles.
There is no time difference between Columbus (Ohio) and the office.
The nearest honorary consulate in a straight line is the honorary consulate in Indianapolis, 167 miles away. 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 Columbus (Ohio)
The closest in a straight line are Westerville, 12 miles; Dayton, 65 miles; Cincinnati, 100 miles.
The U.S. papers from Columbus (Ohio) the consulate asks for
The U.S. birth certificate the consulate asks for to register a child is issued by Vital Statistics at the Ohio Department of Health (CDC).
Columbus (Ohio) also spreads into Delaware and Fairfield counties. In the county of its center, Franklin County, the marriage certificate comes from the Franklin County Probate Court (CDC); the marriage transcription asks for it with an apostille.
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 Columbus (Ohio) without traveling
What people in Columbus (Ohio) handle remotely:
- You can travel to Portugal as a tourist on a U.S. passport, with no visa, for up to 90 days: Schengen visa and entry to Portugal (source).
- 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).
