Portuguese Consulate in Haverhill
Haverhill has no Portuguese consulate of its own. People here handle their papers with the Portuguese Consulate General in Boston, 37 miles and about 49 min away by car.
Which Portuguese consulate serves Haverhill
The state is divided between Boston and New Bedford by county; Essex County, where Haverhill sits, belongs to the Portuguese Consulate General in Boston (source).
By road it is 37 miles (49 min at the speed limit); in a straight line, 29 miles.
There is no time difference between Haverhill and the office.
In Lowell, 16 miles from Haverhill, the Portuguese Consulate General in Boston holds an outreach visit in 2026: dates still to be set (source).
Other cities in Massachusetts near Haverhill
Near Haverhill, in a straight line: Lawrence, 7 miles; Methuen, 7 miles; Lowell, 15 miles. Each has its own page with its office and distance.
The U.S. papers from Haverhill the consulate asks for
If you register a child born in Massachusetts, you need the local birth certificate: the Registry of Vital Records and Statistics issues it (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 Haverhill without traveling
Without the trip, from Haverhill:
- 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).