Portuguese Consulate in New Bedford

The Portuguese consulate in New Bedford, on Pleasant Street, serves the counties of Bristol, Plymouth, Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket, and also takes visa applications from Rhode Island.

How to book an appointment at the Portuguese Consulate in New Bedford

It takes walk-ins; to request an appointment, you write to [email protected] (source).

Walk-in, first come first served; visa appointments are requested by email (source).

It holds a monthly outreach visit in Fall River.

How to cancel an appointment at the Portuguese Consulate in New Bedford

New Bedford asks that, if you cannot make it, you cancel the appointment (source).

Getting to the Portuguese Consulate in New Bedford

The address is 628 Pleasant Street, Room 204, New Bedford, MA 02740 (source); the map is in the contact block above.

Real reviews of the Portuguese Consulate in New Bedford

The consulate in New Bedford averages 3 stars from 115 reviews on Google.

Long waits and computers often down; we had an appointment and were sent home with no warning.

Lisa, September 2026

The passport renewal was clearly explained, with friendly staff from start to finish.

Nilza, July 2025

We were seated quickly and they filed all our paperwork with no fuss.

Joshua, September 2025

Reviews rewritten in our words from Google’s; the facts in them are the reviewers’ own.

Opening hours of the Portuguese Consulate in New Bedford

Public hours are Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., walk-in; no public service on Wednesdays (source).

New Bedford’s contact page still gives 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. (closed on Wednesdays); its notice of September 16, 2025 says walk-in service runs 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Monday to Friday, with no service on Wednesdays. The notice is the dated source, and it is the one we follow. (sources: 1, 2)

The office closes on the Portuguese and U.S. holidays on its holiday calendar (source).

Phone number of the Portuguese Consulate in New Bedford

508-997-6151: the first number on its contact page (source).

508-993-5741: the second number (source).

What this office handles in New Bedford

Citizen cards, passports, civil registry, notarial acts and certificates for its five counties; visas for Rhode Island too.

It has 1 territory on its list: Massachusetts.

Guides to the 11 procedures handled at this office:

The Providence consulate says it does not process visa applications and sends applicants to the posts “nearest, in Boston, New Bedford, Newark or New York”; New Bedford’s jurisdiction page says Rhode Island residents must apply for a visa through New Bedford. Neither page is dated. (sources: 1, 2)

What you can settle without traveling

Without the trip, from New Bedford: