Portuguese Consulate in Knoxville
There is no Portuguese consulate in Knoxville. Its office is the Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington: 487 miles by road, roughly 8 h 59 min of driving.
Which Portuguese consulate serves Knoxville
The Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington lists Tennessee in its jurisdiction (source), which puts Knoxville in its hands.
A routing engine puts the drive at 487 miles and 8 h 59 min, at posted speed limits and without traffic; in a straight line it is 429 miles.
Read the office’s hours as they are: Knoxville is on the same time.
In a straight line, the nearest honorary office is the honorary consulate in Indianapolis (290 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 Tennessee near Knoxville
Around Knoxville: Chattanooga, 100 miles; Murfreesboro, 140 miles; Nashville, 160 miles. The table on the Tennessee page gives the drive from each.
The U.S. papers from Knoxville the consulate asks for
Registering a child born here and transcribing a marriage both take U.S. papers. The birth certificate comes from Tennessee Vital Records (CDC).
To be used in Portugal, the certificate needs an apostille: in Tennessee it is issued by the Tennessee Secretary of State (Hague Conference list).
What you can settle from Knoxville without traveling
No travel needed from Knoxville for this:
- 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 handle certificates and marriage and death registrations by mail: marriage, birth and death registration (source).