Portuguese Consulate in Union City
Anyone looking for a Portuguese consulate in Union City will not find one in town. Its office is the Portuguese Consulate General in Newark: 10 miles by road, roughly 16 min of driving.
Which Portuguese consulate serves Union City
The jurisdiction page of the Portuguese Consulate General in Newark includes New Jersey (source): that is the office for Union City.
The fastest route covers 10 miles and takes about 16 min without traffic; the straight-line distance is 8 miles.
Union City keeps the office’s time, summer and winter.
In Jamaica (Queens), 9 miles from Union City, 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 Union City
Around Union City: Hoboken, 3 miles; Jersey City, 4 miles; Kearny, 6 miles. The table on the New Jersey page gives the drive from each.
The U.S. papers from Union City the consulate asks for
The U.S. birth certificate the consulate asks for to register a child 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 Union City without traveling
No travel needed from Union City for this:
- 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).