Portuguese Consulate in Scottsdale
A Portuguese consulate in Scottsdale does not exist: another office covers the city. Its office is the Portuguese Consulate General in San Francisco: 764 miles by road, roughly 14 h 3 min of driving.
Which Portuguese consulate serves Scottsdale
The split is by state, and Arizona belongs to the Portuguese Consulate General in San Francisco, according to its jurisdiction page (source).
A routing engine puts the drive at 764 miles and 14 h 3 min, at posted speed limits and without traffic; in a straight line it is 661 miles.
In summer Scottsdale and the office keep the same clock; in winter they are 1 hour apart.
The honorary consulate in San Diego is 305 miles away in a straight line. 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 Scottsdale is in Phoenix (the next one is on November 16), 11 miles away in a straight line (source).
Other cities in Arizona near Scottsdale
Cities near Scottsdale: Tempe, 7 miles; Mesa, 8 miles; Phoenix, 9 miles. The Arizona page lists them all, with the drive to the office.
The U.S. papers from Scottsdale 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).
Scottsdale is in Maricopa County: for a marriage license issued there, the certificate comes from the Clerk of the Superior Court of Maricopa County, according to the CDC directory (CDC). That certificate, with an apostille, is what goes with the marriage transcription.
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 Scottsdale without traveling
No travel needed from Scottsdale 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).
