Portuguese Consulate in Milwaukee
The Portuguese consulate that serves Milwaukee is outside the city. The city belongs to the Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington: 788 miles of road, around 14 h 56 min.
Which Portuguese consulate serves Milwaukee
The Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington lists Wisconsin in its jurisdiction (source), which puts Milwaukee in its hands.
By road it is 788 miles (14 h 56 min at the speed limit); in a straight line, 634 miles.
Seen from Milwaukee, the office’s hours are 1 hour ahead of.
The nearest honorary consulate in a straight line is the honorary consulate in Indianapolis, 243 miles away. Its entry on the Portal das Comunidades lists no delegated powers, so passports and Citizen Cards are handled at the consulate.
The nearest outreach visit to Milwaukee is the one in Chicago, 84 miles away (the last one ran from July 6 to 10), run by the Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington (source).
Other cities in Wisconsin near Milwaukee
Cities near Milwaukee: Kenosha, 32 miles; Madison, 75 miles; Green Bay, 102 miles. The Wisconsin page lists them all, with the drive to the office.
The U.S. papers from Milwaukee 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 Milwaukee without traveling
No travel needed from Milwaukee for this:
- 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).
- You can request a Portuguese criminal record certificate on the criminal record portal: certificates and criminal record (source).