Portuguese Consulate in Chula Vista

For the Portuguese consulate, people in Chula Vista have to travel. People here handle their papers with the Portuguese Consulate General in San Francisco, 510 miles and about 9 h 39 min away by car.

Which Portuguese consulate serves Chula Vista

The Portuguese Consulate General in San Francisco lists California in its jurisdiction (source), which puts Chula Vista in its hands.

A routing engine puts the drive at 510 miles and 9 h 39 min, at posted speed limits and without traffic; in a straight line it is 467 miles.

Chula Vista and the office share the same time all year.

Closer, 12 miles away in a straight line, is the honorary consulate in San Diego. Its entry on the Portal das Comunidades lists no delegated powers, so passports and Citizen Cards are handled at the consulate.

The nearest outreach visit to Chula Vista is the one in San Diego, 12 miles away (the last one ran from September 14 to 18), run by the Portuguese Consulate General in San Francisco (source).

Other cities in California near Chula Vista

Around Chula Vista: El Cajon, 13 miles; Escondido, 34 miles; Carlsbad, 36 miles. The table on the California page gives the drive from each.

The U.S. papers from Chula Vista the consulate asks for

If you register a child born in California, you need the local birth certificate: the California Department of Public Health’s Vital Records office issues it (CDC).

If your marriage license came from San Diego County, where Chula Vista is, ask the San Diego County Recorder (or its Clerk, for a confidential marriage) for the certificate (CDC); for the marriage transcription it needs an apostille.

To be used in Portugal, the certificate needs an apostille: in California it is issued by the California Secretary of State (Hague Conference list).

What you can settle from Chula Vista without traveling

What people in Chula Vista handle remotely: