Portuguese Consulate in Manchester
Anyone looking for a Portuguese consulate in Manchester will not find one in town. People here handle their papers with the Portuguese Consulate General in Boston, 53 miles and about 1 h 7 min away by car.
Which Portuguese consulate serves Manchester
The split is by state, and New Hampshire belongs to the Portuguese Consulate General in Boston, according to its jurisdiction page (source).
A routing engine puts the drive at 53 miles and 1 h 7 min, at posted speed limits and without traffic; in a straight line it is 49 miles.
There is no time difference between Manchester and the office.
In Lowell, 26 miles from Manchester, the Portuguese Consulate General in Boston holds an outreach visit in 2026: dates still to be set (source).
Other cities in New Hampshire near Manchester
Near Manchester, in a straight line: Concord (New Hampshire), 15 miles; Nashua, 16 miles; Portsmouth, 36 miles. Each has its own page with its office and distance.
The U.S. papers from Manchester the consulate asks for
For the birth transcription you need the U.S. certificate, which in New Hampshire is issued by the Division of Vital Records Administration (CDC).
The county of Manchester is Hillsborough County; the CDC send marriage certificate requests to the county of the license (CDC), and the marriage transcription wants it apostilled.
To be used in Portugal, the certificate needs an apostille: in New Hampshire it is issued by the New Hampshire Secretary of State (Hague Conference list).
What you can settle from Manchester without traveling
What people in Manchester 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 request by mail the certificate to exchange a U.S. driving license in Portugal: driving license (source).