Portuguese Consulate in Mount Vernon
Anyone looking for a Portuguese consulate in Mount Vernon will not find one in town. Its office is the Portuguese Consulate General in New York: 16 miles by road, roughly 31 min of driving.
Which Portuguese consulate serves Mount Vernon
The jurisdiction page of the Portuguese Consulate General in New York includes New York (source): that is the office for Mount Vernon.
The fastest route covers 16 miles and takes about 31 min without traffic; the straight-line distance is 13 miles.
Mount Vernon keeps the office’s time, summer and winter.
The Portuguese Consulate General in New York holds outreach visits in Mount Vernon itself (the last one was on September 30; source).
Other cities in New York near Mount Vernon
The closest in a straight line are Yonkers, 3 miles; New Rochelle, 3 miles; White Plains, 9 miles.
The U.S. papers from Mount Vernon the consulate asks for
Registering a child born here and transcribing a marriage both take U.S. papers. The birth certificate comes from the state Vital Records Section’s Certification Unit (CDC).
To be used in Portugal, the certificate needs an apostille: in New York it is issued by the New York Secretary of State (Hague Conference list).
What you can settle from Mount Vernon without traveling
This can be settled from Mount Vernon without traveling:
- 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).