Portuguese Consulate in Westwood
The Portuguese consulate that serves Westwood is outside the city. It is served by the Portuguese Consulate General in Boston, 14 miles away by road (about 28 min).
Which Portuguese consulate serves Westwood
The state is divided between Boston and New Bedford by county; Norfolk County, where Westwood sits, belongs to the Portuguese Consulate General in Boston (source).
By road it is 14 miles (28 min at the speed limit); in a straight line, 12 miles.
Westwood keeps the office’s time, summer and winter.
To avoid the trip to the office there are outreach visits: the closest to Westwood is in Norwood (dates still to be set), 3 miles away in a straight line (source).
Other cities in Massachusetts near Westwood
Near Westwood, in a straight line: Randolph, 10 miles; Quincy, 11 miles; Framingham, 11 miles. Each has its own page with its office and distance.
The U.S. papers from Westwood 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 Westwood without traveling
From Westwood, without going to the office:
- 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).