Portuguese Consulate in Brockton
No Portuguese consulate is based in Brockton. It is served by the Portuguese Consulate in New Bedford, 39 miles away by road (about 51 min).
Which Portuguese consulate serves Brockton
Brockton is in Plymouth County. In Massachusetts the county picks the office, and this one belongs to the Portuguese Consulate in New Bedford (source).
The fastest route covers 39 miles and takes about 51 min without traffic; the straight-line distance is 31 miles.
Brockton keeps the office’s time, summer and winter.
To avoid the trip to the office there are outreach visits: the closest to Brockton is in Stoughton (dates still to be set), 5 miles away in a straight line (source).
Other cities in Massachusetts near Brockton
The closest in a straight line are Randolph, 6 miles; Quincy, 12 miles; Westwood, 14 miles.
The U.S. papers from Brockton the consulate asks for
The U.S. birth certificate the consulate asks for to register a child is issued by the Registry of Vital Records and Statistics (CDC).
To be used in Portugal, the certificate needs an apostille: in Massachusetts it is issued by the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (Hague Conference list).
What you can settle from Brockton without traveling
What people in Brockton handle remotely:
- 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).
- 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).