Portuguese Consulate in Mayagüez
A Portuguese consulate in Mayagüez does not exist: another office covers the city. Its office is the Portuguese Consulate General in New York, 1,611 miles away in a straight line; there is no road, only a flight.
Which Portuguese consulate serves Mayagüez
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 Mayagüez go.
It is 1,611 miles in a straight line, and there is no way by road.
In summer Mayagüez 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 Mayagüez (1,185 miles), but the jurisdiction list sends Puerto Rico to the Portuguese Consulate General in New York.
Closer, 72 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 Mayagüez
Near Mayagüez, in a straight line: Arecibo, 33 miles; Ponce, 37 miles; Bayamón, 66 miles. Each has its own page with its office and distance.
The U.S. papers from Mayagüez 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 Mayagüez without traveling
What people in Mayagüez handle remotely:
- 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).
- 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).