Portuguese Consulate in Springfield (Massachusetts)
For the Portuguese consulate, people in Springfield (Massachusetts) have to travel. Its office is the Portuguese Consulate General in Boston: 89 miles by road, roughly 1 h 50 min of driving.
Which Portuguese consulate serves Springfield (Massachusetts)
Massachusetts is split by county: Springfield (Massachusetts) is in Hampden County, which is on the list of the Portuguese Consulate General in Boston (source).
The fastest route covers 89 miles and takes about 1 h 50 min without traffic; the straight-line distance is 80 miles.
Springfield (Massachusetts) and the office share the same time all year.
Distance does not decide the office: the Portuguese Consulate in Providence is 64 miles away in a straight line, and Massachusetts belongs to the Portuguese Consulate General in Boston.
In a straight line, the nearest honorary office is the honorary consulate in Waterbury-Naugatuck (48 miles). 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 Springfield (Massachusetts) is the one in Chicopee, 5 miles away (dates still to be set), run by the Portuguese Consulate General in Boston (source).
Other cities in Massachusetts near Springfield (Massachusetts)
Around Springfield (Massachusetts): Worcester, 42 miles; Milford, 55 miles; Marlborough, 56 miles. The table on the Massachusetts page gives the drive from each.
The U.S. papers from Springfield (Massachusetts) the consulate asks for
Registering a child born here and transcribing a marriage both take U.S. papers. The birth certificate comes from 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 Springfield (Massachusetts) without traveling
This can be settled from Springfield (Massachusetts) without traveling:
- You can request by mail the certificate to exchange a U.S. driving license in Portugal: driving license (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).
- You can send the citizenship-by-marriage application straight to Lisbon: citizenship by marriage (source).