Portuguese Consulate in McLean
There is no Portuguese consulate in McLean. Its office is the Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington: 10 miles by road, roughly 20 min of driving.
Which Portuguese consulate serves McLean
For McLean, the list of states of the Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington decides, and it includes Virginia (source).
By car, 10 miles and about 20 min without traffic; in a straight line, 7 miles.
Read the office’s hours as they are: McLean is on the same time.
In Wilmington, 104 miles from McLean, the Portuguese Consulate General in Newark holds an outreach visit in 2026: dates still to be set (source).
Other cities in Virginia near McLean
Near McLean, in a straight line: Falls Church, 4 miles; Arlington (Virginia), 6 miles; Fairfax, 9 miles. Each has its own page with its office and distance.
The U.S. papers from McLean the consulate asks for
For the birth transcription you need the U.S. certificate, which in Virginia is issued by 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 McLean without traveling
Without the trip, from McLean:
- 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).