Portuguese Consulate in Long Branch
For the Portuguese consulate, people in Long Branch have to travel. The city belongs to the Portuguese Consulate General in Newark: 46 miles of road, around 1 h 5 min.
Which Portuguese consulate serves Long Branch
The jurisdiction page of the Portuguese Consulate General in Newark includes New Jersey (source): that is the office for Long Branch.
The fastest route covers 46 miles and takes about 1 h 5 min without traffic; the straight-line distance is 31 miles.
Long Branch and the office share the same time all year.
The nearest outreach visit to Long Branch is the one in Jamaica (Queens), 25 miles away (the last one was on June 5), run by the Portuguese Consulate General in New York (source).
Other cities in New Jersey near Long Branch
Near Long Branch, in a straight line: Edison, 25 miles; Bayonne, 26 miles; Elizabeth, 27 miles. Each has its own page with its office and distance.
The U.S. papers from Long Branch 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 Long Branch without traveling
What people in Long Branch handle remotely:
- 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).