Portuguese Consulate in Irvine

The Portuguese consulate that serves Irvine is outside the city. People here handle their papers with the Portuguese Consulate General in San Francisco, 421 miles and about 7 h 56 min away by car.

Which Portuguese consulate serves Irvine

The Portuguese Consulate General in San Francisco lists California in its jurisdiction (source), which puts Irvine in its hands.

The fastest route covers 421 miles and takes about 7 h 56 min without traffic; the straight-line distance is 384 miles.

Irvine keeps the office’s time, summer and winter.

In a straight line, the nearest honorary office is the honorary consulate in Los Angeles (19 miles). 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 Irvine is the one in Artesia, 19 miles away (the last one was on October 19), run by the Portuguese Consulate General in San Francisco (source).

Other cities in California near Irvine

The closest in a straight line are Santa Ana, 5 miles; Costa Mesa, 5 miles; Orange, 7 miles.

The U.S. papers from Irvine 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 Orange County, the county of Irvine, marriage certificates come from the Orange 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 Irvine without traveling

No travel needed from Irvine for this: