Portuguese Consulate in Parsippany-Troy Hills
For the Portuguese consulate, people in Parsippany-Troy Hills have to travel. It is served by the Portuguese Consulate General in Newark, 20 miles away by road (about 28 min).
Which Portuguese consulate serves Parsippany-Troy Hills
The jurisdiction page of the Portuguese Consulate General in Newark includes New Jersey (source): that is the office for Parsippany-Troy Hills.
It is 20 miles by road and 16 miles in a straight line; the calculated drive takes 28 min, before traffic.
There is no time difference between Parsippany-Troy Hills and the office.
The nearest outreach visit to Parsippany-Troy Hills is the one in Jamaica (Queens), 29 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 Parsippany-Troy Hills
Around Parsippany-Troy Hills: Dover (New Jersey), 8 miles; Paterson, 13 miles; Clifton, 13 miles. The table on the New Jersey page gives the drive from each.
The U.S. papers from Parsippany-Troy Hills 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 Parsippany-Troy Hills without traveling
From Parsippany-Troy Hills, without going to the office:
- 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).