Portuguese Consulate in Hartford

Hartford has no Portuguese consulate of its own. The Portuguese Consulate General in New York is the office for Hartford, 110 miles away by road, about 2 h 34 min behind the wheel.

Which Portuguese consulate serves Hartford

The jurisdiction page of the Portuguese Consulate General in New York includes Connecticut (source): that is the office for Hartford.

By car, 110 miles and about 2 h 34 min without traffic; in a straight line, 96 miles.

There is no time difference between Hartford and the office.

In a straight line, the Portuguese Consulate in Providence is closer to Hartford (66 miles), but the jurisdiction list sends Connecticut to the Portuguese Consulate General in New York.

The nearest honorary consulate in a straight line is the honorary consulate in Waterbury-Naugatuck, 26 miles away. According to the Portal das Comunidades, it is exceptionally authorized for civil registry, notarial acts, voter registration and issuing travel documents.

The nearest outreach visit to Hartford is the one in Naugatuck, 27 miles away (the last one ran from June 29 to 30), run by the Portuguese Consulate General in New York (source).

Other cities in Connecticut near Hartford

Around Hartford: New Britain, 8 miles; Meriden, 17 miles; New Haven, 34 miles. The table on the Connecticut page gives the drive from each.

The U.S. papers from Hartford the consulate asks for

For the birth transcription you need the U.S. certificate, which in Connecticut 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 Hartford without traveling

From Hartford, without going to the office: