Portuguese Consulate in Great Falls
No Portuguese consulate is based in Great Falls. Its office is the Portuguese Consulate General in San Francisco: 1,190 miles by road, roughly 20 h 32 min of driving.
Which Portuguese consulate serves Great Falls
The split is by state, and Montana belongs to the Portuguese Consulate General in San Francisco, according to its jurisdiction page (source).
By car, 1,190 miles and about 20 h 32 min without traffic; in a straight line, 877 miles.
The office’s clock runs 1 hour behind the one in Great Falls.
Other cities in Montana near Great Falls
Near Great Falls, in a straight line: Helena, 72 miles; Havre, 104 miles; Sweetgrass, 108 miles. Each has its own page with its office and distance.
The U.S. papers from Great Falls the consulate asks for
For the birth transcription you need the U.S. certificate, which in Montana is issued by the Office of Vital Statistics (CDC).
In Cascade County, the county of Great Falls, marriage certificates come from the Clerk of District Court of Cascade County, 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 Montana it is issued by the Montana Secretary of State (Hague Conference list).
What you can settle from Great Falls without traveling
Without the trip, from Great Falls:
- 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).