Portuguese Consulate in Erie
A Portuguese consulate in Erie does not exist: another office covers the city. The city belongs to the Portuguese Consulate General in Newark: 423 miles of road, around 7 h 56 min.
Which Portuguese consulate serves Erie
The Portuguese Consulate General in Newark lists Pennsylvania in its jurisdiction (source), which puts Erie in its hands.
It is 423 miles by road and 321 miles in a straight line; the calculated drive takes 7 h 56 min, before traffic.
Read the office’s hours as they are: Erie is on the same time.
In a straight line, the Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington is closer to Erie (274 miles), but the jurisdiction list sends Pennsylvania to the Portuguese Consulate General in Newark.
Other cities in Pennsylvania near Erie
Near Erie, in a straight line: Pittsburgh, 117 miles; Harrisburg, 210 miles; Scranton, 233 miles. Each has its own page with its office and distance.
The U.S. papers from Erie the consulate asks for
Registering a child born here and transcribing a marriage both take U.S. papers. The birth certificate comes from the Division of Vital Records (CDC).
Erie is in Erie County: for a marriage license issued there, the certificate comes from the Marriage License Clerk at the Erie County Courthouse, 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 Pennsylvania it is issued by the Pennsylvania Secretary of the Commonwealth (Hague Conference list).
What you can settle from Erie without traveling
Without the trip, from Erie:
- 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).
- You can request a Portuguese criminal record certificate on the criminal record portal: certificates and criminal record (source).