Portuguese Consulate in Kearny
Anyone looking for a Portuguese consulate in Kearny will not find one in town. The city belongs to the Portuguese Consulate General in Newark: 4 miles of road, around 9 min.
Which Portuguese consulate serves Kearny
For Kearny, the list of states of the Portuguese Consulate General in Newark decides, and it includes New Jersey (source).
It is 4 miles by road and 2 miles in a straight line; the calculated drive takes 9 min, before traffic.
Kearny and the office share the same time all year.
In Jamaica (Queens), 13 miles from Kearny, the Portuguese Consulate General in New York holds an outreach visit in 2026: the last one was on June 5 (source).
Other cities in New Jersey near Kearny
Near Kearny, in a straight line: East Orange, 4 miles; Irvington, 5 miles; Jersey City, 6 miles. Each has its own page with its office and distance.
The U.S. papers from Kearny the consulate asks for
For the birth transcription you need the U.S. certificate, which in New Jersey is issued by the Office of Vital Statistics & Registry of the NJ Department of Health (CDC).
To be used in Portugal, the certificate needs an apostille: in New Jersey it is issued by the New Jersey Division of Revenue (Hague Conference list).
What you can settle from Kearny without traveling
From Kearny, without going to the office:
- 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).
- You can request a Portuguese criminal record certificate on the criminal record portal: certificates and criminal record (source).