Portuguese Consulate in Fullerton

Fullerton has no Portuguese consulate of its own. The Portuguese Consulate General in San Francisco is the office for Fullerton, 408 miles away by road, about 7 h 45 min behind the wheel.

Which Portuguese consulate serves Fullerton

California is on the jurisdiction list of the Portuguese Consulate General in San Francisco (source), so that is where citizen cards, passports and registry acts from Fullerton go.

A routing engine puts the drive at 408 miles and 7 h 45 min, at posted speed limits and without traffic; in a straight line it is 370 miles.

Read the office’s hours as they are: Fullerton is on the same time.

The honorary consulate in Los Angeles is 9 miles away in a straight line. Its entry on the Portal das Comunidades lists no delegated powers, so passports and Citizen Cards are handled at the consulate.

In Artesia, 9 miles from Fullerton, the Portuguese Consulate General in San Francisco holds an outreach visit in 2026: the last one was on October 19 (source).

Other cities in California near Fullerton

Near Fullerton, in a straight line: Anaheim, 4 miles; Garden Grove, 8 miles; Orange, 8 miles. Each has its own page with its office and distance.

The U.S. papers from Fullerton 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).

Fullerton is in Orange County: for a marriage license issued there, the certificate comes from the Orange 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 Fullerton without traveling

This can be settled from Fullerton without traveling: