Portuguese Consulate in Rochester (New York)
The Portuguese consulate that serves Rochester (New York) is outside the city. People here handle their papers with the Portuguese Consulate General in New York, 317 miles and about 6 h 47 min away by car.
Which Portuguese consulate serves Rochester (New York)
The jurisdiction page of the Portuguese Consulate General in New York includes New York (source): that is the office for Rochester (New York).
By road it is 317 miles (6 h 47 min at the speed limit); in a straight line, 250 miles.
Rochester (New York) and the office share the same time all year.
To avoid the trip to the office there are outreach visits: the closest to Rochester (New York) is in Ossining (the last one was on May 20), 237 miles away in a straight line (source).
Other cities in New York near Rochester (New York)
The closest in a straight line are Buffalo, 66 miles; Niagara Falls, 73 miles; Syracuse, 74 miles.
The U.S. papers from Rochester (New York) the consulate asks for
The U.S. birth certificate the consulate asks for to register a child is issued by 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 Rochester (New York) without traveling
This can be settled from Rochester (New York) without traveling:
- 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).
- You can send the citizenship-by-marriage application straight to Lisbon: citizenship by marriage (source).