Portuguese Consulate in White Plains
The Portuguese consulate that serves White Plains is outside the city. The city belongs to the Portuguese Consulate General in New York: 29 miles of road, around 46 min.
Which Portuguese consulate serves White Plains
The jurisdiction page of the Portuguese Consulate General in New York includes New York (source): that is the office for White Plains.
The fastest route covers 29 miles and takes about 46 min without traffic; the straight-line distance is 22 miles.
Read the office’s hours as they are: White Plains is on the same time.
To avoid the trip to the office there are outreach visits: the closest to White Plains is in Tarrytown (the last one was on July 1), 6 miles away in a straight line (source).
Other cities in New York near White Plains
Near White Plains, in a straight line: New Rochelle, 9 miles; Mount Vernon, 9 miles; Yonkers, 10 miles. Each has its own page with its office and distance.
The U.S. papers from White Plains the consulate asks for
If you register a child born in New York, you need the local birth certificate: the state Vital Records Section’s Certification Unit issues it (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 White Plains without traveling
From White Plains, without going to the office:
- 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).