The Honorary Consulate of Croatia in Ponta Delgada is a volunteer-run office that assists Croatian citizens in the area; passport and visa applications go to the Croatian Embassy in Lisbon.
Contact Details
| Address | Rua Doutor Caetano Andrade, n.º 5 – 3º Direito, 9500-037 Ponta Delgada, Portugal |
| Telephone | +351 967 451 177 +351 296 247 117 |
| agm.menezes@gmail.com | |
| Head of Mission | António José Vasconcelos Franco Gomes de Menezes, Honorary Consul |
Opening Hours
The Portuguese Foreign Ministry gives no opening hours for this office. Make an appointment before visiting.
Location of the Consulate
About the honorary consulate in Ponta Delgada
The Croatian embassy is in Lisbon, on the mainland.
Which Croatian office issues passports and visas?
The Croatian Embassy in Lisbon is the place for passports and most consular matters; the honorary consul can advise but does not replace it.
Contact details of the Croatian Embassy in Lisbon, as listed on its page in this directory:
- Address: Rua Dom Lourenço de Almeida, 24, 1400-126 Lisbon, Portugal
- Telephone: +351 21 302 1033
- Email: lisabon@mvep.hr
- Opening hours: Monday to Friday 09:00–17:00
What can an honorary consul do?
An honorary consul is not a career diplomat but a local resident – often a business person or lawyer – appointed by Croatia and approved by the host country. Depending on the powers granted, the honorary consul can help Croatian citizens in an emergency (lost passport, accident, arrest), pass on applications and documents to the embassy, and certify signatures or life certificates. Passports and visas are not issued by an honorary consulate; they remain the responsibility of the embassy or a career consulate.
Other consulates and embassies in Ponta Delgada
16 other countries are represented in Ponta Delgada: Belgium (honorary), Canada (honorary), Czech Republic (honorary), Denmark (honorary), Dominican Republic (honorary), Finland (honorary), Greece (honorary), Hungary (honorary), Latvia (honorary), Malta (honorary), Norway (honorary), Romania (honorary), Spain (honorary), Sweden (honorary), Switzerland (honorary), United States (consulate).
Closing days
Like most offices in Portugal, the honorary consulate closes on public holidays – including Good Friday, Corpus Christi and the Immaculate Conception (8 December); the Croatian national day (30 May) usually means a closure too. The Azores also observe their regional holiday on Whit Monday.
Where else is Croatia represented in Portugal?
Measured in a straight line from Ponta Delgada, the nearest other Croatian office is the Honorary Consulate in Funchal (about 980 km). The nearest embassy or career consulate is the Embassy in Lisbon (about 1,450 km). Distances in brackets are straight-line distances from Ponta Delgada.
- Lisbon (1,450 km) – Embassy of Croatia
- Funchal (980 km) – Honorary Consulate
- Ponta Delgada – Honorary Consulate (this page)
- Vila Nova de Cacela (1,600 km) – Honorary Consulate
- Vila Nova de Gaia (1,510 km) – Honorary Consulate
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Details checked on 11 October 2026. Sources: Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Corpo Diplomático acreditado em Lisboa (July 2026), Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs – travel advice for Croatia (Portal das Comunidades). Rules and opening hours can change. Confirm with the consulate before your visit.
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