Portuguese Consulate in Santa Maria

Santa Maria has no Portuguese consulate of its own. People here handle their papers with the Portuguese Consulate General in San Francisco, 268 miles and about 5 h 17 min away by car.

Which Portuguese consulate serves Santa Maria

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 Santa Maria go.

The fastest route covers 268 miles and takes about 5 h 17 min without traffic; the straight-line distance is 227 miles.

There is no time difference between Santa Maria and the office.

The nearest honorary consulate in a straight line is the honorary consulate in Tulare, 107 miles away. Its entry on the Portal das Comunidades lists no delegated powers, so passports and Citizen Cards are handled at the consulate.

The Portuguese Consulate General in San Francisco holds consular outreach visits away from its office: the nearest to Santa Maria in 2026 is in Tulare, 107 miles away in a straight line (the last one was on May 28; source).

Other cities in California near Santa Maria

The closest in a straight line are San Luis Obispo, 27 miles; Santa Barbara, 55 miles; Ventura, 82 miles.

The U.S. papers from Santa Maria 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).

For the marriage transcription, a marriage in Santa Barbara County (the county of Santa Maria) is proven with the certificate from the Santa Barbara County Recorder (or its Clerk, for a confidential marriage) (CDC), apostilled.

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 Maria without traveling

From Santa Maria, without going to the office: