Portuguese Consulate in Milpitas

Anyone looking for a Portuguese consulate in Milpitas will not find one in town. People here handle their papers with the Portuguese Consulate General in San Francisco, 49 miles and about 1 h 5 min away by car.

Which Portuguese consulate serves Milpitas

The split is by state, and California belongs to the Portuguese Consulate General in San Francisco, according to its jurisdiction page (source).

It is 49 miles by road and 39 miles in a straight line; the calculated drive takes 1 h 5 min, before traffic.

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

To avoid the trip to the office there are outreach visits: the closest to Milpitas is in San Jose (the last one was on October 9), 11 miles away in a straight line (source).

Other cities in California near Milpitas

The closest in a straight line are Fremont, 5 miles; Santa Clara, 6 miles; San Jose, 7 miles.

The U.S. papers from Milpitas 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).

Milpitas is in Santa Clara County: for a marriage license issued there, the certificate comes from the Santa Clara 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 Milpitas without traveling

From Milpitas, without going to the office: