Portuguese Consulate in Burlington
For the Portuguese consulate, people in Burlington have to travel. Its office is the Portuguese Consulate General in Boston: 216 miles by road, roughly 4 h 18 min of driving.
Which Portuguese consulate serves Burlington
The jurisdiction page of the Portuguese Consulate General in Boston includes Vermont (source): that is the office for Burlington.
By road it is 216 miles (4 h 18 min at the speed limit); in a straight line, 182 miles.
There is no time difference between Burlington and the office.
To avoid the trip to the office there are outreach visits: the closest to Burlington is in Lowell (dates still to be set), 158 miles away in a straight line (source).
Other cities in Vermont near Burlington
Cities near Burlington: Essex, 8 miles; St. Albans, 24 miles; Montpelier, 35 miles. The Vermont page lists them all, with the drive to the office.
The U.S. papers from Burlington the consulate asks for
The U.S. birth certificate the consulate asks for to register a child is issued by the Vital Records Section of the Vermont Department of Health (CDC).
To be used in Portugal, the certificate needs an apostille: in Vermont it is issued by the Vermont Secretary of State (Hague Conference list).
What you can settle from Burlington without traveling
This can be settled from Burlington without traveling:
- 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 request by mail the certificate to exchange a U.S. driving license in Portugal: driving license (source).