Portuguese Consulate in San Tan Valley
There is no Portuguese consulate in San Tan Valley. Its office is the Portuguese Consulate General in San Francisco: 800 miles by road, roughly 14 h 57 min of driving.
Which Portuguese consulate serves San Tan Valley
For San Tan Valley, the list of states of the Portuguese Consulate General in San Francisco decides, and it includes Arizona (source).
By car, 800 miles and about 14 h 57 min without traffic; in a straight line, 690 miles.
In summer San Tan Valley and the office keep the same clock; in winter they are 1 hour apart.
In a straight line, the nearest honorary office is the honorary consulate in San Diego (324 miles). Its entry on the Portal das Comunidades lists no delegated powers, so passports and Citizen Cards are handled at the consulate.
To avoid the trip to the office there are outreach visits: the closest to San Tan Valley is in Phoenix (the next one is on November 16), 41 miles away in a straight line (source).
Other cities in Arizona near San Tan Valley
Near San Tan Valley, in a straight line: Gilbert, 14 miles; Chandler, 18 miles; Mesa, 23 miles. Each has its own page with its office and distance.
The U.S. papers from San Tan Valley the consulate asks for
If you register a child born in Arizona, you need the local birth certificate: the Bureau of Vital Records of the Arizona Department of Health Services issues it (CDC).
In Pinal County, the county of San Tan Valley, marriage certificates come from the Clerk of the Superior Court of Pinal County, according to the CDC (CDC). The marriage transcription asks for it with an apostille.
To be used in Portugal, the certificate needs an apostille: in Arizona it is issued by the Arizona Secretary of State (Hague Conference list).
What you can settle from San Tan Valley without traveling
This can be settled from San Tan Valley without traveling:
- You can request a Portuguese criminal record certificate on the criminal record portal: certificates and criminal record (source).
- You can travel to Portugal as a tourist on a U.S. passport, with no visa, for up to 90 days: Schengen visa and entry to Portugal (source).
- You can send the citizenship-by-marriage application straight to Lisbon: citizenship by marriage (source).
