Portuguese Consulate in Reno
There is no Portuguese consulate in Reno. It is served by the Portuguese Consulate General in San Francisco, 220 miles away by road (about 4 h 24 min).
Which Portuguese consulate serves Reno
For Reno, the list of states of the Portuguese Consulate General in San Francisco decides, and it includes Nevada (source).
By car, 220 miles and about 4 h 24 min without traffic; in a straight line, 186 miles.
Read the office’s hours as they are: Reno is on the same time.
To avoid the trip to the office there are outreach visits: the closest to Reno is in Turlock (the last one was on April 13), 151 miles away in a straight line (source).
Other cities in Nevada near Reno
The closest in a straight line are Sparks, 6 miles; Carson City, 25 miles; Las Vegas, 344 miles.
The U.S. papers from Reno the consulate asks for
If you register a child born in Nevada, you need the local birth certificate: the Office of Vital Records issues it (CDC).
For the marriage transcription, a marriage in Washoe County (the county of Reno) is proven with the certificate from the Washoe County Recorder (CDC), apostilled.
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 Reno without traveling
What people in Reno handle remotely:
- 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).