Portuguese Consulate in Albuquerque
Anyone looking for a Portuguese consulate in Albuquerque will not find one in town. The Portuguese Consulate General in San Francisco is the office for Albuquerque, 1,086 miles away by road, about 19 h 23 min behind the wheel.
Which Portuguese consulate serves Albuquerque
The split is by state, and New Mexico belongs to the Portuguese Consulate General in San Francisco, according to its jurisdiction page (source).
The fastest route covers 1,086 miles and takes about 19 h 23 min without traffic; the straight-line distance is 897 miles.
Seen from Albuquerque, the office’s hours are 1 hour behind.
Other cities in New Mexico near Albuquerque
Around Albuquerque: Rio Rancho, 14 miles; Santa Fe, 58 miles; Roswell, 169 miles. The table on the New Mexico page gives the drive from each.
The U.S. papers from Albuquerque the consulate asks for
Registering a child born here and transcribing a marriage both take U.S. papers. The birth certificate comes from New Mexico Vital Records (CDC).
Albuquerque is in Bernalillo County: for a marriage license issued there, the certificate comes from the Bernalillo County Clerk, according to the CDC directory (CDC). That certificate, with an apostille, is what goes with the marriage transcription.
To be used in Portugal, the certificate needs an apostille: in New Mexico it is issued by the New Mexico Secretary of State (Hague Conference list).
What you can settle from Albuquerque without traveling
Without the trip, from Albuquerque:
- 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).