Portuguese Consulate in Hesperia
Hesperia has no Portuguese consulate of its own. It is served by the Portuguese Consulate General in San Francisco, 427 miles away by road (about 8 h 13 min).
Which Portuguese consulate serves Hesperia
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 Hesperia go.
By road it is 427 miles (8 h 13 min at the speed limit); in a straight line, 370 miles.
Hesperia and the office share the same time all year.
The honorary consulate in Los Angeles is 57 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.
To avoid the trip to the office there are outreach visits: the closest to Hesperia is in Artesia (the last one ran from October 19 to 23), 57 miles away in a straight line (source).
Other cities in California near Hesperia
Around Hesperia: Victorville, 9 miles; San Bernardino, 20 miles; Rialto, 20 miles. The table on the California page gives the drive from each.
The U.S. papers from Hesperia 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 Hesperia 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 Hesperia without traveling
No travel needed from Hesperia 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).