Portuguese Consulate in Rutland
There is no Portuguese consulate in Rutland. Its office is the Portuguese Consulate General in Boston: 170 miles by road, roughly 3 h 48 min of driving.
Which Portuguese consulate serves Rutland
The Portuguese Consulate General in Boston lists Vermont in its jurisdiction (source), which puts Rutland in its hands.
A routing engine puts the drive at 170 miles and 3 h 48 min, at posted speed limits and without traffic; in a straight line it is 130 miles.
Rutland and the office share the same time all year.
In Chicopee, 101 miles from Rutland, the Portuguese Consulate General in Boston holds an outreach visit in 2026: dates still to be set (source).
Other cities in Vermont near Rutland
Cities near Rutland: Montpelier, 49 miles; Burlington, 61 miles; Essex, 63 miles. The Vermont page lists them all, with the drive to the office.
The U.S. papers from Rutland 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 Rutland without traveling
This can be settled from Rutland 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).