Portuguese Consulate in Christiansted
A Portuguese consulate in Christiansted does not exist: another office covers the city. It is served by the Portuguese Consulate General in New York, 1,683 miles away in a straight line, with the ocean in between: the trip is a flight.
Which Portuguese consulate serves Christiansted
The U.S. Virgin Islands 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 Christiansted go.
In a straight line, 1,683 miles; with the ocean in between, the only way there is by plane.
In summer Christiansted and the office keep the same clock; in winter they are 1 hour apart.
Closer in a straight line, 1,324 miles away, is the Consular Office in Palm Coast; but the published split gives the U.S. Virgin Islands to the Portuguese Consulate General in New York.
The honorary consulate in San Juan is 98 miles away in a straight line. Its entry on the Portal das Comunidades lists no delegated powers, so passports and Citizen Cards are handled at the consulate.
Other cities in the U.S. Virgin Islands near Christiansted
Around Christiansted: Charlotte Amalie, 44 miles. The table on the U.S. Virgin Islands page gives the drive from each.
The U.S. papers from Christiansted the consulate asks for
For the birth transcription you need the U.S. certificate, which in the U.S. Virgin Islands is issued by the Department of Health’s Vital Statistics office at Charles Harwood Memorial Hospital (CDC).
What you can settle from Christiansted without traveling
This can be settled from Christiansted without traveling:
- 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).