Portuguese Consulate in Madison
There is no Portuguese consulate in Madison. The city belongs to the Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington: 844 miles of road, around 16 h 1 min.
Which Portuguese consulate serves Madison
The jurisdiction page of the Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington includes Wisconsin (source): that is the office for Madison.
A routing engine puts the drive at 844 miles and 16 h 1 min, at posted speed limits and without traffic; in a straight line it is 704 miles.
There is a 1 hour difference between Madison and the office (ahead of), all year.
The nearest honorary consulate in a straight line is the honorary consulate in Indianapolis, 283 miles away. Its entry on the Portal das Comunidades lists no delegated powers, so passports and Citizen Cards are handled at the consulate.
In Chicago, 122 miles from Madison, the Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington holds an outreach visit in 2026: the last one was on July 6 (source).
Other cities in Wisconsin near Madison
Around Madison: Milwaukee, 75 miles; Kenosha, 86 miles; Green Bay, 121 miles. The table on the Wisconsin page gives the drive from each.
The U.S. papers from Madison the consulate asks for
Registering a child born here and transcribing a marriage both take U.S. papers. The birth certificate comes from 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 Madison without traveling
From Madison, without going to the office:
- 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).
- You can renew the Citizen Card online through the Consulado Virtual, from age 25: Citizen Card (source).