Portuguese Consulate General in New York
The Portuguese Consulate General in New York, on Third Avenue, covers New York State, Connecticut and Michigan, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
How to book an appointment at the Portuguese Consulate General in New York
Appointments are booked on the foreign ministry’s booking platform (source).
Slots open in the last week of each month for the following month (source).
Without an appointment you can only collect documents, with the PIN letter or the receipt (source).
New York, NY 10017
Companions are not admitted except one, authorized in advance, for people with special needs, and anyone arriving before their time is not seen.
How to cancel an appointment at the Portuguese Consulate General in New York
The appointment is canceled or rescheduled on the same foreign ministry booking platform, with the account used to book it (source).
Getting to the Portuguese Consulate General in New York
The address is 757 Third Avenue, Suite 1703, New York, NY 10017 (source); the map is in the contact block above.
Real reviews of the Portuguese Consulate General in New York
The Consulate General in New York averages 3 stars from 239 reviews on Google; recent complaints are about email replies and mailed documents.
For a month I have been trying to get an answer to a visa question, emailing almost daily, with no reply.
W., October 2026
In-person service was great, but the passport promised by mail has not arrived and the phone goes unanswered.
Shiran, October 2026
Friendly, efficient service: the document was done in under half an hour.
Eduardo, September 2026
Reviews rewritten in our words from Google’s; the facts in them are the reviewers’ own.
Opening hours of the Portuguese Consulate General in New York
Public hours are Monday to Friday, 9:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., by appointment only (source).
The office closes on the Portuguese and U.S. holidays on its holiday calendar (source).
Phone number of the Portuguese Consulate General in New York
646-273-1231: the number on its contact page (source).
212-814-2601: a second number, given only on its general information page (source).
What this office handles in New York
In person, only citizen cards, passports, powers of attorney and signature recognition; everything else is done remotely, and visas go through VFS Global.
It has 5 territories on its list: Connecticut, Michigan, New York, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands.
What you can settle without traveling
From New York, without going to the office:
- 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).
- You can request a Portuguese criminal record certificate on the criminal record portal: certificates and criminal record (source).
