Portuguese Consulate in Glendale (California)
No Portuguese consulate is based in Glendale (California). People here handle their papers with the Portuguese Consulate General in San Francisco, 379 miles and about 7 h 11 min away by car.
Which Portuguese consulate serves Glendale (California)
The split is by state, and California belongs to the Portuguese Consulate General in San Francisco, according to its jurisdiction page (source).
A routing engine puts the drive at 379 miles and 7 h 11 min, at posted speed limits and without traffic; in a straight line it is 343 miles.
Glendale (California) and the office share the same time all year.
Closer, 24 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 Glendale (California) is the one in Artesia, 24 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 Glendale (California)
Around Glendale (California): Burbank, 5 miles; Pasadena (California), 6 miles; East Los Angeles, 11 miles. The table on the California page gives the drive from each.
The U.S. papers from Glendale (California) 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).
In Los Angeles County, the county of Glendale (California), marriage certificates come from the Los Angeles 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 Glendale (California) without traveling
From Glendale (California), without going to the office:
- 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).