Portuguese Consulate in Rapid City
For the Portuguese consulate, people in Rapid City have to travel. The city belongs to the Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington: 1,610 miles of road, around 28 h 54 min.
Which Portuguese consulate serves Rapid City
The split is by state, and South Dakota belongs to the Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington, according to its jurisdiction page (source).
The fastest route covers 1,610 miles and takes about 28 h 54 min without traffic; the straight-line distance is 1,395 miles.
Seen from Rapid City, the office’s hours are 2 hours ahead of.
The Portuguese Consulate General in San Francisco is closer in a straight line (1,090 miles); even so, South Dakota is in the area of the Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington.
Other cities in South Dakota near Rapid City
Around Rapid City: Aberdeen, 251 miles; Sioux Falls, 326 miles. The table on the South Dakota page gives the drive from each.
The U.S. papers from Rapid City the consulate asks for
The U.S. birth certificate the consulate asks for to register a child is issued by the state Vital Records office (CDC).
For the marriage transcription, a marriage in Pennington County (the county of Rapid City) is proven with the certificate from the Pennington County Register of Deeds (CDC), apostilled.
To be used in Portugal, the certificate needs an apostille: in South Dakota it is issued by the South Dakota Secretary of State (Hague Conference list).
What you can settle from Rapid City without traveling
From Rapid City, without going to the office:
- 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).
- You can renew the Citizen Card online through the Consulado Virtual, from age 25: Citizen Card (source).