Portuguese Consulate in Virginia Beach
Virginia Beach has no Portuguese consulate of its own. The city belongs to the Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington: 208 miles of road, around 4 h 11 min.
Which Portuguese consulate serves Virginia Beach
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 Virginia Beach go.
By car, 208 miles and about 4 h 11 min without traffic; in a straight line, 154 miles.
Virginia Beach keeps the office’s time, summer and winter.
The Portuguese Consulate General in Newark holds consular outreach visits away from its office: the nearest to Virginia Beach in 2026 is in Wilmington, 201 miles away in a straight line (dates still to be set; source).
Other cities in Virginia near Virginia Beach
Near Virginia Beach, in a straight line: Norfolk, 17 miles; Chesapeake, 18 miles; Hampton, 22 miles. Each has its own page with its office and distance.
The U.S. papers from Virginia Beach 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 Virginia Beach without traveling
What people in Virginia Beach handle remotely:
- 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).