Portuguese Consulate in Westminster (California)
For the Portuguese consulate, people in Westminster (California) have to travel. The Portuguese Consulate General in San Francisco is the office for Westminster (California), 411 miles away by road, about 7 h 48 min behind the wheel.
Which Portuguese consulate serves Westminster (California)
The split is by state, and California belongs to the Portuguese Consulate General in San Francisco, according to its jurisdiction page (source).
It is 411 miles by road and 374 miles in a straight line; the calculated drive takes 7 h 48 min, before traffic.
Westminster (California) and the office share the same time all year.
The nearest honorary consulate in a straight line is the honorary consulate in Los Angeles, 9 miles away. 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 Westminster (California) is the one in Artesia, 9 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 Westminster (California)
Around Westminster (California): Garden Grove, 3 miles; Huntington Beach, 4 miles; Fountain Valley, 4 miles. The table on the California page gives the drive from each.
The U.S. papers from Westminster (California) the consulate asks for
If you register a child born in California, you need the local birth certificate: the California Department of Public Health’s Vital Records office issues it (CDC).
For the marriage transcription, a marriage in Orange County (the county of Westminster (California)) is proven with the certificate from the Orange 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 Westminster (California) without traveling
This can be settled from Westminster (California) 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).