Portuguese Consulate in St. Albans
For the Portuguese consulate, people in St. Albans have to travel. Its office is the Portuguese Consulate General in Boston: 242 miles by road, roughly 4 h 46 min of driving.
Which Portuguese consulate serves St. Albans
The Portuguese Consulate General in Boston lists Vermont in its jurisdiction (source), which puts St. Albans in its hands.
A routing engine puts the drive at 242 miles and 4 h 46 min, at posted speed limits and without traffic; in a straight line it is 198 miles.
St. Albans and the office share the same time all year.
The Portuguese Consulate General in Boston holds consular outreach visits away from its office: the nearest to St. Albans in 2026 is in Lowell, 174 miles away in a straight line (dates still to be set; source).
Other cities in Vermont near St. Albans
Near St. Albans, in a straight line: Essex, 20 miles; Burlington, 24 miles; Newport (Vermont), 44 miles. Each has its own page with its office and distance.
The U.S. papers from St. Albans 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 St. Albans without traveling
No travel needed from St. Albans for this:
- 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).