Portuguese Consulate in Kenosha
The Portuguese consulate that serves Kenosha is outside the city. The Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington is the office for Kenosha, 761 miles away by road, about 14 h 29 min behind the wheel.
Which Portuguese consulate serves Kenosha
The split is by state, and Wisconsin belongs to the Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington, according to its jurisdiction page (source).
By road it is 761 miles (14 h 29 min at the speed limit); in a straight line, 618 miles.
Seen from Kenosha, the office’s hours are 1 hour ahead of.
The nearest honorary consulate in a straight line is the honorary consulate in Indianapolis, 213 miles away. Its entry on the Portal das Comunidades lists no delegated powers, so passports and Citizen Cards are handled at the consulate.
The Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington holds consular outreach visits away from its office: the nearest to Kenosha in 2026 is in Chicago, 52 miles away in a straight line (the last one ran from July 6 to 10; source).
Other cities in Wisconsin near Kenosha
Cities near Kenosha: Milwaukee, 32 miles; Madison, 86 miles; Green Bay, 134 miles. The Wisconsin page lists them all, with the drive to the office.
The U.S. papers from Kenosha the consulate asks for
For the birth transcription you need the U.S. certificate, which in Wisconsin is issued by the WI Vital Records Office (CDC).
To be used in Portugal, the certificate needs an apostille: in Wisconsin it is issued by the Wisconsin Secretary of State or the state Department of Financial Institutions (Hague Conference list).
What you can settle from Kenosha without traveling
What people in Kenosha handle remotely:
- 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).
