Portuguese Consulate in Dover (Delaware)
There is no Portuguese consulate in Dover (Delaware). It is served by the Portuguese Consulate General in Newark, 157 miles away by road (about 3 h 14 min).
Which Portuguese consulate serves Dover (Delaware)
The jurisdiction page of the Portuguese Consulate General in Newark includes Delaware (source): that is the office for Dover (Delaware).
A routing engine puts the drive at 157 miles and 3 h 14 min, at posted speed limits and without traffic; in a straight line it is 131 miles.
Read the office’s hours as they are: Dover (Delaware) is on the same time.
In a straight line, the Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington is closer to Dover (Delaware) (83 miles), but the jurisdiction list sends Delaware to the Portuguese Consulate General in Newark.
To avoid the trip to the office there are outreach visits: the closest to Dover (Delaware) is in Wilmington (dates still to be set), 40 miles away in a straight line (source).
Other cities in Delaware near Dover (Delaware)
Cities near Dover (Delaware): Newark (Delaware), 38 miles; Wilmington (Delaware), 41 miles. The Delaware page lists them all, with the drive to the office.
The U.S. papers from Dover (Delaware) the consulate asks for
For the birth transcription you need the U.S. certificate, which in Delaware is issued by the Office of Vital Statistics of the Division of Public Health (CDC).
To be used in Portugal, the certificate needs an apostille: in Delaware it is issued by the Delaware Secretary of State (Hague Conference list).
What you can settle from Dover (Delaware) without traveling
What people in Dover (Delaware) handle remotely:
- 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).