Portuguese Consulate in Essex
No Portuguese consulate is based in Essex. The Portuguese Consulate General in Boston is the office for Essex, 213 miles away by road, about 4 h 18 min behind the wheel.
Which Portuguese consulate serves Essex
The split is by state, and Vermont belongs to the Portuguese Consulate General in Boston, according to its jurisdiction page (source).
A routing engine puts the drive at 213 miles and 4 h 18 min, at posted speed limits and without traffic; in a straight line it is 180 miles.
Read the office’s hours as they are: Essex is on the same time.
To avoid the trip to the office there are outreach visits: the closest to Essex is in Lowell (dates still to be set), 157 miles away in a straight line (source).
Other cities in Vermont near Essex
The closest in a straight line are Burlington, 8 miles; St. Albans, 20 miles; Montpelier, 30 miles.
The U.S. papers from Essex the consulate asks for
For the birth transcription you need the U.S. certificate, which in Vermont 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 Essex without traveling
What people in Essex handle remotely:
- 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).
- 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).