Portuguese Consulate in Las Vegas

Las Vegas has no Portuguese consulate of its own. People here handle their papers with the Portuguese Consulate General in San Francisco, 568 miles and about 10 h 40 min away by car.

Which Portuguese consulate serves Las Vegas

The Portuguese Consulate General in San Francisco lists Nevada in its jurisdiction (source), which puts Las Vegas in its hands.

A routing engine puts the drive at 568 miles and 10 h 40 min, at posted speed limits and without traffic; in a straight line it is 418 miles.

Read the office’s hours as they are: Las Vegas is on the same time.

Closer, 230 miles away in a straight line, is the honorary consulate in Los Angeles. 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 Las Vegas itself (dates still to be set; source).

Other cities in Nevada near Las Vegas

Around Las Vegas: North Las Vegas, 3 miles; Henderson, 13 miles; Carson City, 327 miles. The table on the Nevada page gives the drive from each.

The U.S. papers from Las Vegas the consulate asks for

For the birth transcription you need the U.S. certificate, which in Nevada is issued by the Office of Vital Records (CDC).

If your marriage license came from Clark County, where Las Vegas is, ask the Clark County Recorder for the certificate (CDC); for the marriage transcription it needs an apostille.

To be used in Portugal, the certificate needs an apostille: in Nevada it is issued by the Nevada Secretary of State (Hague Conference list).

What you can settle from Las Vegas without traveling

This can be settled from Las Vegas without traveling: