Portuguese Consulate in Kent
Kent has no Portuguese consulate of its own. The Portuguese Consulate General in San Francisco is the office for Kent, 794 miles away by road, about 15 h 27 min behind the wheel.
Which Portuguese consulate serves Kent
For Kent, the list of states of the Portuguese Consulate General in San Francisco decides, and it includes Washington State (source).
The fastest route covers 794 miles and takes about 15 h 27 min without traffic; the straight-line distance is 663 miles.
Read the office’s hours as they are: Kent is on the same time.
The Portuguese Consulate General in San Francisco holds consular outreach visits away from its office: the nearest to Kent in 2026 is in Seattle, 17 miles away in a straight line (the last one was on February 26; source).
Other cities in Washington State near Kent
Cities near Kent: Renton, 7 miles; Federal Way, 7 miles; Tacoma, 14 miles. The Washington State page lists them all, with the drive to the office.
The U.S. papers from Kent the consulate asks for
The U.S. birth certificate the consulate asks for to register a child is issued by the Center for Health Statistics of the Department of Health (CDC).
To be used in Portugal, the certificate needs an apostille: in Washington State it is issued by the Washington Secretary of State (Hague Conference list).
What you can settle from Kent without traveling
No travel needed from Kent for this:
- 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).