Portuguese Consulate in Santa Monica

The Portuguese consulate that serves Santa Monica is outside the city. People here handle their papers with the Portuguese Consulate General in San Francisco, 383 miles and about 7 h 12 min away by car.

Which Portuguese consulate serves Santa Monica

For Santa Monica, the list of states of the Portuguese Consulate General in San Francisco decides, and it includes California (source).

A routing engine puts the drive at 383 miles and 7 h 12 min, at posted speed limits and without traffic; in a straight line it is 342 miles.

Santa Monica keeps the office’s time, summer and winter.

In a straight line, the nearest honorary office is the honorary consulate in Los Angeles (26 miles). 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 Monica in 2026 is in Artesia, 26 miles away in a straight line (the last one ran from October 19 to 23; source).

Other cities in California near Santa Monica

The closest in a straight line are Inglewood, 9 miles; Torrance, 15 miles; Burbank, 15 miles.

The U.S. papers from Santa Monica 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).

In Los Angeles County, the county of Santa Monica, 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 Monica without traveling

What people in Santa Monica handle remotely: