Portuguese Consulate in Montpelier
Anyone looking for a Portuguese consulate in Montpelier will not find one in town. It is served by the Portuguese Consulate General in Boston, 181 miles away by road (about 3 h 35 min).
Which Portuguese consulate serves Montpelier
Vermont is on the jurisdiction list of the Portuguese Consulate General in Boston (source), so that is where citizen cards, passports and registry acts from Montpelier go.
The fastest route covers 181 miles and takes about 3 h 35 min without traffic; the straight-line distance is 152 miles.
Read the office’s hours as they are: Montpelier is on the same time.
The Portuguese Consulate General in Boston holds consular outreach visits away from its office: the nearest to Montpelier in 2026 is in Lowell, 128 miles away in a straight line (dates still to be set; source).
Other cities in Vermont near Montpelier
Near Montpelier, in a straight line: Essex, 30 miles; Burlington, 35 miles; St. Albans, 46 miles. Each has its own page with its office and distance.
The U.S. papers from Montpelier 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 Montpelier without traveling
From Montpelier, without going to the office:
- 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).