Portuguese Consulate in Elk Grove
No Portuguese consulate is based in Elk Grove. It is served by the Portuguese Consulate General in San Francisco, 101 miles away by road (about 2 h 8 min).
Which Portuguese consulate serves Elk Grove
The Portuguese Consulate General in San Francisco lists California in its jurisdiction (source), which puts Elk Grove in its hands.
It is 101 miles by road and 72 miles in a straight line; the calculated drive takes 2 h 8 min, before traffic.
Elk Grove and the office share the same time all year.
The nearest outreach visit to Elk Grove is the one in Turlock, 69 miles away (the last one ran from April 13 to 17), run by the Portuguese Consulate General in San Francisco (source).
Other cities in California near Elk Grove
Around Elk Grove: Sacramento, 13 miles; Roseville, 25 miles; Stockton, 32 miles. The table on the California page gives the drive from each.
The U.S. papers from Elk Grove the consulate asks for
For the birth transcription you need the U.S. certificate, which in California is issued by the California Department of Public Health’s Vital Records office (CDC).
In Sacramento County, the county of Elk Grove, marriage certificates come from the Sacramento County Recorder (or its Clerk, for a confidential marriage), 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 California it is issued by the California Secretary of State (Hague Conference list).
What you can settle from Elk Grove without traveling
No travel needed from Elk Grove for this:
- 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).