Portuguese Consulate in Thornton
Thornton has no Portuguese consulate of its own. The city belongs to the Portuguese Consulate General in San Francisco: 1,245 miles of road, around 21 h 28 min.
Which Portuguese consulate serves Thornton
The jurisdiction page of the Portuguese Consulate General in San Francisco includes Colorado (source): that is the office for Thornton.
The fastest route covers 1,245 miles and takes about 21 h 28 min without traffic; the straight-line distance is 952 miles.
Seen from Thornton, the office’s hours are 1 hour behind.
The nearest honorary consulate in a straight line is the honorary consulate for Utah, in Herriman, 376 miles away. 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 consular outreach visits away from its office: the nearest to Thornton in 2026 is in Colorado Springs, 73 miles away in a straight line (dates still to be set; source).
Other cities in Colorado near Thornton
The closest in a straight line are Westminster (Colorado), 7 miles; Denver, 13 miles; Aurora (Colorado), 13 miles.
The U.S. papers from Thornton the consulate asks for
For the birth transcription you need the U.S. certificate, which in Colorado is issued by the Vital Records Section of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDC).
Thornton also spreads into Weld county. 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 Thornton without traveling
Without the trip, from Thornton:
- 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).