Portuguese Consulate in Danbury
There is no Portuguese consulate in Danbury. The city belongs to the Portuguese Consulate General in New York: 64 miles of road, around 1 h 32 min.
Which Portuguese consulate serves Danbury
The split is by state, and Connecticut belongs to the Portuguese Consulate General in New York, according to its jurisdiction page (source).
By car, 64 miles and about 1 h 32 min without traffic; in a straight line, 52 miles.
There is no time difference between Danbury and the office.
In a straight line, the nearest honorary office is the honorary consulate in Waterbury-Naugatuck (22 miles). According to the Portal das Comunidades, it is exceptionally authorized for civil registry, notarial acts, voter registration and issuing travel documents.
In Naugatuck, 22 miles from Danbury, the Portuguese Consulate General in New York holds an outreach visit in 2026: the last one ran from June 29 to 30 (source).
Other cities in Connecticut near Danbury
Cities near Danbury: Norwalk, 19 miles; Bridgeport, 20 miles; Stamford, 24 miles. The Connecticut page lists them all, with the drive to the office.
The U.S. papers from Danbury the consulate asks for
The U.S. birth certificate the consulate asks for to register a child is issued by the vital records office of the town where the child was born, or the state Department of Public Health (CDC).
To be used in Portugal, the certificate needs an apostille: in Connecticut it is issued by the Connecticut Secretary of the State (Hague Conference list).
What you can settle from Danbury without traveling
Without the trip, from Danbury:
- You can request a Portuguese criminal record certificate on the criminal record portal: certificates and criminal record (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).
