Portuguese Consulate in Colorado Springs
The Portuguese consulate that serves Colorado Springs is outside the city. It is served by the Portuguese Consulate General in San Francisco, 1,325 miles away by road (about 22 h 55 min).
Which Portuguese consulate serves Colorado Springs
Colorado is on the jurisdiction list of the Portuguese Consulate General in San Francisco (source), so that is where citizen cards, passports and registry acts from Colorado Springs go.
A routing engine puts the drive at 1,325 miles and 22 h 55 min, at posted speed limits and without traffic; in a straight line it is 957 miles.
The office is 1 hour behind Colorado Springs all year: keep that in mind when you read its hours.
The honorary consulate for Utah, in Herriman is 399 miles away in a straight line. 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 outreach visits in Colorado Springs itself (dates still to be set; source).
Other cities in Colorado near Colorado Springs
Around Colorado Springs: Pueblo, 41 miles; Highlands Ranch, 49 miles; Centennial, 52 miles. The table on the Colorado page gives the drive from each.
The U.S. papers from Colorado Springs the consulate asks for
If you register a child born in Colorado, you need the local birth certificate: the Vital Records Section of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment issues it (CDC).
In El Paso County, the county of Colorado Springs, marriage certificates come from the El Paso County Clerk, 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 Colorado it is issued by the Colorado Secretary of State (Hague Conference list).
What you can settle from Colorado Springs without traveling
This can be settled from Colorado Springs without traveling:
- 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).
