Portuguese Consulate in Caguas
Anyone looking for a Portuguese consulate in Caguas will not find one in town. The city belongs to the Portuguese Consulate General in New York: 1,626 miles in a straight line, and a flight in between.
Which Portuguese consulate serves Caguas
Puerto Rico is on the jurisdiction list of the Portuguese Consulate General in New York (source), so that is where citizen cards, passports and registry acts from Caguas go.
The straight-line distance is 1,626 miles, with no land link.
In summer Caguas and the office keep the same clock; in winter they are 1 hour apart.
In a straight line, the Consular Office in Palm Coast is closer to Caguas (1,236 miles), but the jurisdiction list sends Puerto Rico to the Portuguese Consulate General in New York.
Closer, 9 miles away in a straight line, is the honorary consulate in San Juan. Its entry on the Portal das Comunidades lists no delegated powers, so passports and Citizen Cards are handled at the consulate.
Other cities in Puerto Rico near Caguas
The closest in a straight line are Carolina, 11 miles; Bayamón, 14 miles; Ponce, 41 miles.
The U.S. papers from Caguas the consulate asks for
For the birth transcription you need the U.S. certificate, which in Puerto Rico is issued by the Demographic Registry of the Department of Health (CDC).
To be used in Portugal, the certificate needs an apostille: in Puerto Rico it is issued by the Puerto Rico Department of State (Hague Conference list).
What you can settle from Caguas without traveling
From Caguas, 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).