Portuguese Consulate in Alexandria (Virginia)
No Portuguese consulate is based in Alexandria (Virginia). It is served by the Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington, 8 miles away by road (about 18 min).
Which Portuguese consulate serves Alexandria (Virginia)
Virginia 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 Alexandria (Virginia) go.
By car, 8 miles and about 18 min without traffic; in a straight line, 7 miles.
Alexandria (Virginia) keeps the office’s time, summer and winter.
To avoid the trip to the office there are outreach visits: the closest to Alexandria (Virginia) is in Wilmington (dates still to be set), 103 miles away in a straight line (source).
Other cities in Virginia near Alexandria (Virginia)
Cities near Alexandria (Virginia): Arlington (Virginia), 6 miles; Falls Church, 9 miles; McLean, 11 miles. The Virginia page lists them all, with the drive to the office.
The U.S. papers from Alexandria (Virginia) the consulate asks for
Registering a child born here and transcribing a marriage both take U.S. papers. The birth certificate comes from the Office of Vital Records (CDC).
To be used in Portugal, the certificate needs an apostille: in Virginia it is issued by the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Virginia (Hague Conference list).
What you can settle from Alexandria (Virginia) without traveling
What people in Alexandria (Virginia) handle remotely:
- 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).
- 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).