Portuguese Consulate in Philadelphia
No Portuguese consulate is based in Philadelphia. The city belongs to the Portuguese Consulate General in Newark: 86 miles of road, around 1 h 50 min.
Which Portuguese consulate serves Philadelphia
The Portuguese Consulate General in Newark lists Pennsylvania in its jurisdiction (source), which puts Philadelphia in its hands.
A routing engine puts the drive at 86 miles and 1 h 50 min, at posted speed limits and without traffic; in a straight line it is 75 miles.
Philadelphia and the office share the same time all year.
The Portuguese Consulate General in Newark holds outreach visits in Philadelphia itself (dates still to be set; source).
Other cities in Pennsylvania near Philadelphia
Cities near Philadelphia: Upper Darby, 6 miles; Bethlehem, 47 miles; Allentown, 48 miles. The Pennsylvania page lists them all, with the drive to the office.
The U.S. papers from Philadelphia 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).
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 Philadelphia without traveling
From Philadelphia, 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).