Portuguese Consulate in Highlands Ranch

The Portuguese consulate that serves Highlands Ranch is outside the city. The city belongs to the Portuguese Consulate General in San Francisco: 1,272 miles of road, around 22 h 5 min.

Which Portuguese consulate serves Highlands Ranch

For Highlands Ranch, the list of states of the Portuguese Consulate General in San Francisco decides, and it includes Colorado (source).

It is 1,272 miles by road and 949 miles in a straight line; the calculated drive takes 22 h 5 min, before traffic.

The office is 1 hour behind Highlands Ranch all year: keep that in mind when you read its hours.

In a straight line, the nearest honorary office is the honorary consulate for Utah, in Herriman (379 miles). Its entry on the Portal das Comunidades lists no delegated powers, so passports and Citizen Cards are handled at the consulate.

To avoid the trip to the office there are outreach visits: the closest to Highlands Ranch is in Colorado Springs (dates still to be set), 48 miles away in a straight line (source).

Other cities in Colorado near Highlands Ranch

The closest in a straight line are Centennial, 7 miles; Lakewood (Colorado), 13 miles; Denver, 14 miles.

The U.S. papers from Highlands Ranch 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).

Highlands Ranch is in Douglas County: for a marriage license issued there, the certificate comes from the Douglas County Clerk, according to the CDC directory (CDC). That certificate, with an apostille, is what goes with the marriage transcription.

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 Highlands Ranch without traveling

Without the trip, from Highlands Ranch: