Portuguese Consulate in Clovis
The Portuguese consulate that serves Clovis is outside the city. It is served by the Portuguese Consulate General in San Francisco, 191 miles away by road (about 3 h 56 min).
Which Portuguese consulate serves Clovis
The jurisdiction page of the Portuguese Consulate General in San Francisco includes California (source): that is the office for Clovis.
By car, 191 miles and about 3 h 56 min without traffic; in a straight line, 166 miles.
Clovis and the office share the same time all year.
The nearest honorary consulate in a straight line is the honorary consulate in Tulare, 47 miles away. 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 Clovis is the one in Tulare, 47 miles away (the last one was on May 28), run by the Portuguese Consulate General in San Francisco (source).
Other cities in California near Clovis
Cities near Clovis: Fresno, 8 miles; Visalia, 40 miles; Modesto, 92 miles. The California page lists them all, with the drive to the office.
The U.S. papers from Clovis 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).
Clovis is in Fresno County: for a marriage license issued there, the certificate comes from the Fresno County Recorder (or its Clerk, for a confidential marriage), 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 California it is issued by the California Secretary of State (Hague Conference list).
What you can settle from Clovis without traveling
This can be settled from Clovis without traveling:
- 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).
- You can renew the Citizen Card online through the Consulado Virtual, from age 25: Citizen Card (source).
