Portuguese Consulate in Pago Pago
Anyone looking for a Portuguese consulate in Pago Pago will not find one in town. The city belongs to the Portuguese Consulate General in San Francisco: 4,767 miles in a straight line, and a flight in between.
Which Portuguese consulate serves Pago Pago
The Portuguese Consulate General in San Francisco lists American Samoa in its jurisdiction (source), which puts Pago Pago in its hands.
No road reaches the office: it is 4,767 miles in a straight line, and the trip takes a flight.
Between Pago Pago and the office there is 4 hours in summer and 3 hours in winter.
Other cities in American Samoa near Pago Pago
Near Pago Pago, in a straight line: Tafuna, 4 miles. Each has its own page with its office and distance.
The U.S. papers from Pago Pago the consulate asks for
Registering a child born here and transcribing a marriage both take U.S. papers. The birth certificate comes from the Office of Vital Statistics of the American Samoa Government (CDC).
To be used in Portugal, the certificate needs an apostille: in American Samoa it is issued by the Secretary of American Samoa (Hague Conference list).
What you can settle from Pago Pago without traveling
No travel needed from Pago Pago for this:
- You can send the citizenship-by-marriage application straight to Lisbon: citizenship by marriage (source).
- 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).