Portuguese Consulate in Nashua
For the Portuguese consulate, people in Nashua have to travel. People here handle their papers with the Portuguese Consulate General in Boston, 41 miles and about 1 h 2 min away by car.
Which Portuguese consulate serves Nashua
For Nashua, the list of states of the Portuguese Consulate General in Boston decides, and it includes New Hampshire (source).
By road it is 41 miles (1 h 2 min at the speed limit); in a straight line, 35 miles.
There is no time difference between Nashua and the office.
The Portuguese Consulate General in Boston holds consular outreach visits away from its office: the nearest to Nashua in 2026 is in Lowell, 11 miles away in a straight line (dates still to be set; source).
Other cities in New Hampshire near Nashua
Cities near Nashua: Manchester, 16 miles; Concord (New Hampshire), 31 miles; Portsmouth, 42 miles. The New Hampshire page lists them all, with the drive to the office.
The U.S. papers from Nashua the consulate asks for
If you register a child born in New Hampshire, you need the local birth certificate: the Division of Vital Records Administration issues it (CDC).
Nashua is in Hillsborough County. In this state the marriage certificate comes from the county where the license was issued (CDC), and that is what the marriage transcription asks for, with an apostille.
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 Nashua without traveling
No travel needed from Nashua for this:
- 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).