Portuguese Consulate in Greenville
There is no Portuguese consulate in Greenville. The Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington is the office for Greenville, 495 miles away by road, about 9 h 33 min behind the wheel.
Which Portuguese consulate serves Greenville
South Carolina is on the jurisdiction list of the Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington (source), so that is where citizen cards, passports and registry acts from Greenville go.
The fastest route covers 495 miles and takes about 9 h 33 min without traffic; the straight-line distance is 408 miles.
Read the office’s hours as they are: Greenville is on the same time.
In a straight line, the Consular Office in Palm Coast is closer to Greenville (372 miles), but the jurisdiction list sends South Carolina to the Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington.
In a straight line, the nearest honorary office is the honorary consulate in Indianapolis (398 miles). Its entry on the Portal das Comunidades lists no delegated powers, so passports and Citizen Cards are handled at the consulate.
Other cities in South Carolina near Greenville
The closest in a straight line are Spartanburg, 27 miles; Columbia (South Carolina), 97 miles; North Charleston, 196 miles.
The U.S. papers from Greenville the consulate asks for
For the birth transcription you need the U.S. certificate, which in South Carolina is issued by DPH – Vital Records (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 Greenville without traveling
No travel needed from Greenville for this:
- You can handle certificates and marriage and death registrations by mail: marriage, birth and death registration (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).
- You can send the citizenship-by-marriage application straight to Lisbon: citizenship by marriage (source).