Portuguese Consulate in Fontana
The Portuguese consulate that serves Fontana is outside the city. It is served by the Portuguese Consulate General in San Francisco, 426 miles away by road (about 8 h 3 min).
Which Portuguese consulate serves Fontana
For Fontana, the list of states of the Portuguese Consulate General in San Francisco decides, and it includes California (source).
By car, 426 miles and about 8 h 3 min without traffic; in a straight line, 377 miles.
Fontana keeps the office’s time, summer and winter.
The nearest honorary consulate in a straight line is the honorary consulate in Los Angeles, 39 miles away. Its entry on the Portal das Comunidades lists no delegated powers, so passports and Citizen Cards are handled at the consulate.
The Portuguese Consulate General in San Francisco holds consular outreach visits away from its office: the nearest to Fontana in 2026 is in Artesia, 39 miles away in a straight line (the last one ran from October 19 to 23; source).
Other cities in California near Fontana
Near Fontana, in a straight line: Rialto, 4 miles; Rancho Cucamonga, 6 miles; Jurupa Valley, 7 miles. Each has its own page with its office and distance.
The U.S. papers from Fontana 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 Bernardino County, where Fontana is, ask the San Bernardino 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 Fontana without traveling
This can be settled from Fontana without traveling:
- You can request a Portuguese criminal record certificate on the criminal record portal: certificates and criminal record (source).
- 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).
