Portuguese Consulate in East Los Angeles

The Portuguese consulate that serves East Los Angeles is outside the city. People here handle their papers with the Portuguese Consulate General in San Francisco, 389 miles and about 7 h 19 min away by car.

Which Portuguese consulate serves East Los Angeles

The Portuguese Consulate General in San Francisco lists California in its jurisdiction (source), which puts East Los Angeles in its hands.

By car, 389 miles and about 7 h 19 min without traffic; in a straight line, 353 miles.

There is no time difference between East Los Angeles and the office.

Closer, 12 miles away in a straight line, is the honorary consulate in Los Angeles. 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 East Los Angeles is the one in Artesia, 12 miles away (the last one ran from October 19 to 23), run by the Portuguese Consulate General in San Francisco (source).

Other cities in California near East Los Angeles

The closest in a straight line are Downey, 7 miles; Pasadena (California), 8 miles; El Monte, 9 miles.

The U.S. papers from East Los Angeles 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).

For the marriage transcription, a marriage in Los Angeles County (the county of East Los Angeles) is proven with the certificate from the Los Angeles County Recorder (or its Clerk, for a confidential marriage) (CDC), apostilled.

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 East Los Angeles without traveling

This can be settled from East Los Angeles without traveling: