Portuguese Consulate in Amarillo
A Portuguese consulate in Amarillo does not exist: another office covers the city. The Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington is the office for Amarillo, 1,601 miles away by road, about 28 h 29 min behind the wheel.
Which Portuguese consulate serves Amarillo
Texas is on the jurisdiction list of the Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington (source), so that is where citizen cards, passports and registry acts from Amarillo go.
By car, 1,601 miles and about 28 h 29 min without traffic; in a straight line, 1,386 miles.
The office is 1 hour ahead of Amarillo all year: keep that in mind when you read its hours.
The Portuguese Consulate General in San Francisco is closer in a straight line (1,156 miles); even so, Texas is in the area of the Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington.
Other cities in Texas near Amarillo
Around Amarillo: Lubbock, 112 miles; Wichita Falls, 209 miles; Midland, 221 miles. The table on the Texas page gives the drive from each.
The U.S. papers from Amarillo the consulate asks for
The U.S. birth certificate the consulate asks for to register a child is issued by the Texas Department of State Health Services, through Texas.gov or by mail (CDC).
Amarillo also spreads into Randall county. In the county of its center, Potter County, the marriage certificate comes from the Potter County Clerk (CDC); the marriage transcription asks for it with an apostille.
To be used in Portugal, the certificate needs an apostille: in Texas it is issued by the Texas Secretary of State (Hague Conference list).
What you can settle from Amarillo without traveling
Without the trip, from Amarillo:
- You can request a Portuguese criminal record certificate on the criminal record portal: certificates and criminal record (source).
- You can handle certificates and marriage and death registrations by mail: marriage, birth and death registration (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).