Portuguese Consulate in Charleston (South Carolina)
Anyone looking for a Portuguese consulate in Charleston (South Carolina) will not find one in town. People here handle their papers with the Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington, 534 miles and about 9 h 59 min away by car.
Which Portuguese consulate serves Charleston (South Carolina)
The split is by state, and South Carolina belongs to the Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington, according to its jurisdiction page (source).
By road it is 534 miles (9 h 59 min at the speed limit); in a straight line, 453 miles.
Read the office’s hours as they are: Charleston (South Carolina) is on the same time.
Distance does not decide the office: the Consular Office in Palm Coast is 236 miles away in a straight line, and South Carolina belongs to the Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington.
Other cities in South Carolina near Charleston (South Carolina)
Cities near Charleston (South Carolina): North Charleston, 5 miles; Mount Pleasant, 5 miles; Myrtle Beach, 87 miles. The South Carolina page lists them all, with the drive to the office.
The U.S. papers from Charleston (South Carolina) the consulate asks for
If you register a child born in South Carolina, you need the local birth certificate: DPH – Vital Records issues it (CDC).
To be used in Portugal, the certificate needs an apostille: in South Carolina it is issued by the South Carolina Secretary of State (Hague Conference list).
What you can settle from Charleston (South Carolina) without traveling
This can be settled from Charleston (South Carolina) without traveling:
- 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).