Portuguese Consulate in Vallejo
Vallejo has no Portuguese consulate of its own. Its office is the Portuguese Consulate General in San Francisco: 33 miles by road, roughly 50 min of driving.
Which Portuguese consulate serves Vallejo
For Vallejo, the list of states of the Portuguese Consulate General in San Francisco decides, and it includes California (source).
The fastest route covers 33 miles and takes about 50 min without traffic; the straight-line distance is 24 miles.
Read the office’s hours as they are: Vallejo is on the same time.
In San Jose, 61 miles from Vallejo, the Portuguese Consulate General in San Francisco holds an outreach visit in 2026: the last one was on October 9 (source).
Other cities in California near Vallejo
Cities near Vallejo: Richmond (California), 12 miles; Fairfield, 16 miles; Berkeley, 16 miles. The California page lists them all, with the drive to the office.
The U.S. papers from Vallejo 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 Solano County (the county of Vallejo) is proven with the certificate from the Solano 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 Vallejo without traveling
This can be settled from Vallejo without traveling:
- 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).