Portuguese Consulate in Norman
A Portuguese consulate in Norman does not exist: another office covers the city. The Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington is the office for Norman, 1,349 miles away by road, about 24 h 15 min behind the wheel.
Which Portuguese consulate serves Norman
The jurisdiction page of the Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington includes Oklahoma (source): that is the office for Norman.
It is 1,349 miles by road and 1,150 miles in a straight line; the calculated drive takes 24 h 15 min, before traffic.
The office’s clock runs 1 hour ahead of the one in Norman.
Distance does not decide the office: the Consular Office in Palm Coast is 1,023 miles away in a straight line, and Oklahoma belongs to the Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington.
The honorary consulate in Houston is 394 miles away in a straight line. According to the Portal das Comunidades, it is exceptionally authorized for notarial acts and issuing travel documents.
Other cities in Oklahoma near Norman
Around Norman: Oklahoma City, 18 miles; Lawton, 69 miles; Tulsa, 104 miles. The table on the Oklahoma page gives the drive from each.
The U.S. papers from Norman the consulate asks for
For the birth transcription you need the U.S. certificate, which in Oklahoma is issued by the Vital Records Service of the Oklahoma State Department of Health (CDC).
In Cleveland County, the county of Norman, marriage certificates come from the Cleveland County Court Clerk, according to the CDC (CDC). The marriage transcription asks for it with an apostille.
To be used in Portugal, the certificate needs an apostille: in Oklahoma it is issued by the Oklahoma Secretary of State (Hague Conference list).
What you can settle from Norman without traveling
From Norman, without going to the office:
- 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).
