Portuguese Consulate in Boise
Boise has no Portuguese consulate of its own. People here handle their papers with the Portuguese Consulate General in San Francisco, 641 miles and about 11 h 57 min away by car.
Which Portuguese consulate serves Boise
The jurisdiction page of the Portuguese Consulate General in San Francisco includes Idaho (source): that is the office for Boise.
The fastest route covers 641 miles and takes about 11 h 57 min without traffic; the straight-line distance is 519 miles.
The office is 1 hour behind Boise all year: keep that in mind when you read its hours.
Closer, 304 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.
Other cities in Idaho near Boise
Cities near Boise: Meridian, 10 miles; Nampa, 18 miles; Pocatello, 196 miles. The Idaho page lists them all, with the drive to the office.
The U.S. papers from Boise the consulate asks for
For the birth transcription you need the U.S. certificate, which in Idaho is issued by the Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics (CDC).
The county of Boise is Ada County; the CDC send marriage certificate requests to the county of the license (CDC), and the marriage transcription wants it apostilled.
To be used in Portugal, the certificate needs an apostille: in Idaho it is issued by the Idaho Secretary of State (Hague Conference list).
What you can settle from Boise without traveling
From Boise, without going to the office:
- You can request a Portuguese criminal record certificate on the criminal record portal: certificates and criminal record (source).
- 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).