Portuguese Consulate in Pittsburgh
For the Portuguese consulate, people in Pittsburgh have to travel. People here handle their papers with the Portuguese Consulate General in Newark, 362 miles and about 7 h 7 min away by car.
Which Portuguese consulate serves Pittsburgh
The jurisdiction page of the Portuguese Consulate General in Newark includes Pennsylvania (source): that is the office for Pittsburgh.
By car, 362 miles and about 7 h 7 min without traffic; in a straight line, 307 miles.
There is no time difference between Pittsburgh and the office.
Closer in a straight line, 190 miles away, is the Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington; but the published split gives Pennsylvania to the Portuguese Consulate General in Newark.
The nearest outreach visit to Pittsburgh is the one in Wilmington, 241 miles away (dates still to be set), run by the Portuguese Consulate General in Newark (source).
Other cities in Pennsylvania near Pittsburgh
The closest in a straight line are Erie, 117 miles; Harrisburg, 165 miles; Lancaster (Pennsylvania), 197 miles.
The U.S. papers from Pittsburgh the consulate asks for
The U.S. birth certificate the consulate asks for to register a child is issued by the Division of Vital Records (CDC).
Pittsburgh is in Allegheny County: for a marriage license issued there, the certificate comes from the Marriage License Clerk at the Allegheny 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 Pittsburgh without traveling
What people in Pittsburgh handle remotely:
- 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 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).
