Portuguese Consulate in Shreveport

Shreveport has no Portuguese consulate of its own. The city belongs to the Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington: 1,193 miles of road, around 21 h 52 min.

Which Portuguese consulate serves Shreveport

The split is by state, and Louisiana belongs to the Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington, according to its jurisdiction page (source).

By road it is 1,193 miles (21 h 52 min at the speed limit); in a straight line, 1,034 miles.

The office is 1 hour ahead of Shreveport all year: keep that in mind when you read its hours.

Closer in a straight line, 769 miles away, is the Consular Office in Palm Coast; but the published split gives Louisiana to the Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington.

In a straight line, the nearest honorary office is the honorary consulate in Houston (212 miles). According to the Portal das Comunidades, it is exceptionally authorized for notarial acts and issuing travel documents.

To avoid the trip to the office there are outreach visits: the closest to Shreveport is in Houston (the last one was on November 2), 212 miles away in a straight line (source).

Other cities in Louisiana near Shreveport

Cities near Shreveport: Monroe, 95 miles; Alexandria (Louisiana), 113 miles; Opelousas, 169 miles. The Louisiana page lists them all, with the drive to the office.

The U.S. papers from Shreveport the consulate asks for

If you register a child born in Louisiana, you need the local birth certificate: the Center of Vital Records and Statistics issues it (CDC).

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

What you can settle from Shreveport without traveling

This can be settled from Shreveport without traveling: