Portuguese Consulate in Riverside

Anyone looking for a Portuguese consulate in Riverside will not find one in town. It is served by the Portuguese Consulate General in San Francisco, 434 miles away by road (about 8 h 14 min).

Which Portuguese consulate serves Riverside

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

It is 434 miles by road and 387 miles in a straight line; the calculated drive takes 8 h 14 min, before traffic.

Riverside and the office share the same time all year.

Closer, 41 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.

To avoid the trip to the office there are outreach visits: the closest to Riverside is in Artesia (the last one was on October 19), 41 miles away in a straight line (source).

Other cities in California near Riverside

Around Riverside: Jurupa Valley, 6 miles; Rialto, 9 miles; San Bernardino, 10 miles. The table on the California page gives the drive from each.

The U.S. papers from Riverside the consulate asks for

The U.S. birth certificate the consulate asks for to register a child is issued by the California Department of Public Health’s Vital Records office (CDC).

If your marriage license came from Riverside County, where Riverside is, ask the Riverside 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 Riverside without traveling

This can be settled from Riverside without traveling: