Portuguese Consulate in New Brunswick
There is no Portuguese consulate in New Brunswick. The city belongs to the Portuguese Consulate General in Newark: 27 miles of road, around 40 min.
Which Portuguese consulate serves New Brunswick
New Jersey is on the jurisdiction list of the Portuguese Consulate General in Newark (source), so that is where citizen cards, passports and registry acts from New Brunswick go.
By car, 27 miles and about 40 min without traffic; in a straight line, 22 miles.
Read the office’s hours as they are: New Brunswick is on the same time.
In Jamaica (Queens), 29 miles from New Brunswick, 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 New Brunswick
Cities near New Brunswick: Elizabeth, 17 miles; Irvington, 20 miles; Bayonne, 21 miles. The New Jersey page lists them all, with the drive to the office.
The U.S. papers from New Brunswick the consulate asks for
Registering a child born here and transcribing a marriage both take U.S. papers. The birth certificate comes from 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 New Brunswick without traveling
What people in New Brunswick 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 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).