Portuguese Consulate in Paterson
Anyone looking for a Portuguese consulate in Paterson will not find one in town. Its office is the Portuguese Consulate General in Newark: 15 miles by road, roughly 21 min of driving.
Which Portuguese consulate serves Paterson
For Paterson, the list of states of the Portuguese Consulate General in Newark decides, and it includes New Jersey (source).
By car, 15 miles and about 21 min without traffic; in a straight line, 13 miles.
Paterson keeps the office’s time, summer and winter.
In Yonkers, 16 miles from Paterson, the Portuguese Consulate General in New York holds an outreach visit in 2026: the next one is on November 18 (source).
Other cities in New Jersey near Paterson
Cities near Paterson: Clifton, 4 miles; Passaic, 5 miles; Hackensack, 7 miles. The New Jersey page lists them all, with the drive to the office.
The U.S. papers from Paterson 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 Paterson without traveling
This can be settled from Paterson without traveling:
- 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).