Portuguese Consulate in Scranton
No Portuguese consulate is based in Scranton. The city belongs to the Portuguese Consulate General in Newark: 108 miles of road, around 2 h 18 min.
Which Portuguese consulate serves Scranton
The split is by state, and Pennsylvania belongs to the Portuguese Consulate General in Newark, according to its jurisdiction page (source).
By car, 108 miles and about 2 h 18 min without traffic; in a straight line, 91 miles.
Scranton and the office share the same time all year.
In Ossining, 95 miles from Scranton, the Portuguese Consulate General in New York holds an outreach visit in 2026: the last one was on May 20 (source).
Other cities in Pennsylvania near Scranton
The closest in a straight line are Allentown, 57 miles; Bethlehem, 57 miles; Reading, 75 miles.
The U.S. papers from Scranton the consulate asks for
For the birth transcription you need the U.S. certificate, which in Pennsylvania is issued by the Division of Vital Records (CDC).
In Lackawanna County, the county of Scranton, marriage certificates come from the Marriage License Clerk at the Lackawanna County Courthouse, according to the CDC (CDC). The marriage transcription asks for it with an apostille.
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 Scranton without traveling
No travel needed from Scranton for this:
- 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).