Portuguese Consulate in Aurora (Colorado)
The Portuguese consulate that serves Aurora (Colorado) is outside the city. People here handle their papers with the Portuguese Consulate General in San Francisco, 1,259 miles and about 21 h 48 min away by car.
Which Portuguese consulate serves Aurora (Colorado)
The split is by state, and Colorado belongs to the Portuguese Consulate General in San Francisco, according to its jurisdiction page (source).
It is 1,259 miles by road and 955 miles in a straight line; the calculated drive takes 21 h 48 min, before traffic.
Seen from Aurora (Colorado), the office’s hours are 1 hour behind.
Closer, 381 miles away in a straight line, is the honorary consulate for Utah, in Herriman. Its entry on the Portal das Comunidades lists no delegated powers, so passports and Citizen Cards are handled at the consulate.
In Colorado Springs, 61 miles from Aurora (Colorado), the Portuguese Consulate General in San Francisco holds an outreach visit in 2026: dates still to be set (source).
Other cities in Colorado near Aurora (Colorado)
The closest in a straight line are Denver, 6 miles; Centennial, 10 miles; Lakewood (Colorado), 13 miles.
The U.S. papers from Aurora (Colorado) the consulate asks for
Registering a child born here and transcribing a marriage both take U.S. papers. The birth certificate comes from the Vital Records Section of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDC).
Aurora (Colorado) also spreads into Arapahoe and Douglas counties. In the county of its center, Adams County, the marriage certificate comes from the Adams County Clerk (CDC); the marriage transcription asks for it with an apostille.
To be used in Portugal, the certificate needs an apostille: in Colorado it is issued by the Colorado Secretary of State (Hague Conference list).
What you can settle from Aurora (Colorado) without traveling
What people in Aurora (Colorado) handle remotely:
- 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).
- You can request a Portuguese criminal record certificate on the criminal record portal: certificates and criminal record (source).
