Portuguese Consulate in Dayton
The Portuguese consulate that serves Dayton is outside the city. The Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington is the office for Dayton, 484 miles away by road, about 9 h 13 min behind the wheel.
Which Portuguese consulate serves Dayton
The jurisdiction page of the Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington includes Ohio (source): that is the office for Dayton.
The fastest route covers 484 miles and takes about 9 h 13 min without traffic; the straight-line distance is 386 miles.
Dayton keeps the office’s time, summer and winter.
Closer, 104 miles away in a straight line, is the honorary consulate in Indianapolis. Its entry on the Portal das Comunidades lists no delegated powers, so passports and Citizen Cards are handled at the consulate.
To avoid the trip to the office there are outreach visits: the closest to Dayton is in Chicago (the last one was on July 6), 232 miles away in a straight line (source).
Other cities in Ohio near Dayton
Around Dayton: Cincinnati, 49 miles; Columbus (Ohio), 65 miles; Westerville, 72 miles. The table on the Ohio page gives the drive from each.
The U.S. papers from Dayton the consulate asks for
For the birth transcription you need the U.S. certificate, which in Ohio is issued by Vital Statistics at the Ohio Department of Health (CDC).
Dayton also spreads into Greene county. In the county of its center, Montgomery County, the marriage certificate comes from the Montgomery 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 Dayton without traveling
Without the trip, from Dayton:
- 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).
