Portuguese Consulate in Lakewood (Ohio)
The Portuguese consulate that serves Lakewood (Ohio) is outside the city. The city belongs to the Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington: 374 miles of road, around 7 h 16 min.
Which Portuguese consulate serves Lakewood (Ohio)
For Lakewood (Ohio), the list of states of the Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington decides, and it includes Ohio (source).
The fastest route covers 374 miles and takes about 7 h 16 min without traffic; the straight-line distance is 307 miles.
Read the office’s hours as they are: Lakewood (Ohio) is on the same time.
Closer, 257 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.
Other cities in Ohio near Lakewood (Ohio)
Cities near Lakewood (Ohio): Cleveland, 6 miles; Parma, 8 miles; Akron, 31 miles. The Ohio page lists them all, with the drive to the office.
The U.S. papers from Lakewood (Ohio) the consulate asks for
If you register a child born in Ohio, you need the local birth certificate: Vital Statistics at the Ohio Department of Health issues it (CDC).
Lakewood (Ohio) is in Cuyahoga County: for a marriage license issued there, the certificate comes from the Cuyahoga County Probate Court, according to the CDC directory (CDC). That certificate, with an apostille, is what goes with the marriage transcription.
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 Lakewood (Ohio) without traveling
Without the trip, from Lakewood (Ohio):
- 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).
- 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).
