Portuguese Consulate in Vacaville
No Portuguese consulate is based in Vacaville. The Portuguese Consulate General in San Francisco is the office for Vacaville, 57 miles away by road, about 1 h 17 min behind the wheel.
Which Portuguese consulate serves Vacaville
The Portuguese Consulate General in San Francisco lists California in its jurisdiction (source), which puts Vacaville in its hands.
The fastest route covers 57 miles and takes about 1 h 17 min without traffic; the straight-line distance is 47 miles.
Vacaville keeps the office’s time, summer and winter.
To avoid the trip to the office there are outreach visits: the closest to Vacaville is in San Jose (the last one was on October 9), 74 miles away in a straight line (source).
Other cities in California near Vacaville
Near Vacaville, in a straight line: Fairfield, 8 miles; Vallejo, 24 miles; Concord (California), 27 miles. Each has its own page with its office and distance.
The U.S. papers from Vacaville 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 Solano County, the county of Vacaville, marriage certificates come from the Solano 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 Vacaville without traveling
Without the trip, from Vacaville:
- You can renew the Citizen Card online through the Consulado Virtual, from age 25: Citizen Card (source).
- You can request a Portuguese criminal record certificate on the criminal record portal: certificates and criminal record (source).
- 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).