Portuguese Consulate in Santa Clarita
For the Portuguese consulate, people in Santa Clarita have to travel. The Portuguese Consulate General in San Francisco is the office for Santa Clarita, 354 miles away by road, about 6 h 40 min behind the wheel.
Which Portuguese consulate serves Santa Clarita
The jurisdiction page of the Portuguese Consulate General in San Francisco includes California (source): that is the office for Santa Clarita.
It is 354 miles by road and 321 miles in a straight line; the calculated drive takes 6 h 40 min, before traffic.
Santa Clarita and the office share the same time all year.
The honorary consulate in Los Angeles is 45 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.
The nearest outreach visit to Santa Clarita is the one in Artesia, 45 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 Santa Clarita
Near Santa Clarita, in a straight line: Simi Valley, 18 miles; Burbank, 19 miles; Glendale (California), 22 miles. Each has its own page with its office and distance.
The U.S. papers from Santa Clarita the consulate asks for
Registering a child born here and transcribing a marriage both take U.S. papers. The birth certificate comes from the California Department of Public Health’s Vital Records office (CDC).
In Los Angeles County, the county of Santa Clarita, 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 Santa Clarita without traveling
No travel needed from Santa Clarita 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).
