Portuguese Consulate in Parma
Parma has no Portuguese consulate of its own. The city belongs to the Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington: 364 miles of road, around 7 h 8 min.
Which Portuguese consulate serves Parma
The jurisdiction page of the Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington includes Ohio (source): that is the office for Parma.
A routing engine puts the drive at 364 miles and 7 h 8 min, at posted speed limits and without traffic; in a straight line it is 301 miles.
Parma and the office share the same time all year.
The nearest honorary consulate in a straight line is the honorary consulate in Indianapolis, 257 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 Parma
Around Parma: Cleveland, 8 miles; Lakewood (Ohio), 8 miles; Akron, 24 miles. The table on the Ohio page gives the drive from each.
The U.S. papers from Parma 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).
For the marriage transcription, a marriage in Cuyahoga County (the county of Parma) is proven with the certificate from the Cuyahoga 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 Parma without traveling
What people in Parma 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).