Portuguese Consulate in Lancaster (Pennsylvania)

There is no Portuguese consulate in Lancaster (Pennsylvania). People here handle their papers with the Portuguese Consulate General in Newark, 154 miles and about 3 h 5 min away by car.

Which Portuguese consulate serves Lancaster (Pennsylvania)

The split is by state, and Pennsylvania belongs to the Portuguese Consulate General in Newark, according to its jurisdiction page (source).

By road it is 154 miles (3 h 5 min at the speed limit); in a straight line, 123 miles.

Lancaster (Pennsylvania) keeps the office’s time, summer and winter.

The Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington is closer in a straight line (87 miles); even so, Pennsylvania is in the area of the Portuguese Consulate General in Newark.

The nearest outreach visit to Lancaster (Pennsylvania) is the one in Wilmington, 46 miles away (dates still to be set), run by the Portuguese Consulate General in Newark (source).

Other cities in Pennsylvania near Lancaster (Pennsylvania)

The closest in a straight line are Reading, 29 miles; Harrisburg, 34 miles; Upper Darby, 55 miles.

The U.S. papers from Lancaster (Pennsylvania) the consulate asks for

Registering a child born here and transcribing a marriage both take U.S. papers. The birth certificate comes from the Division of Vital Records (CDC).

Lancaster (Pennsylvania) is in Lancaster County: for a marriage license issued there, the certificate comes from the Marriage License Clerk at the Lancaster County Courthouse, according to the CDC directory (CDC). That certificate, with an apostille, is what goes with the marriage transcription.

To be used in Portugal, the certificate needs an apostille: in Pennsylvania it is issued by the Pennsylvania Secretary of the Commonwealth (Hague Conference list).

What you can settle from Lancaster (Pennsylvania) without traveling

No travel needed from Lancaster (Pennsylvania) for this: