Portuguese Consulate in Austin
There is no Portuguese consulate in Austin. The Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington is the office for Austin, 1,523 miles away by road, about 27 h 16 min behind the wheel.
Which Portuguese consulate serves Austin
The Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington lists Texas in its jurisdiction (source), which puts Austin in its hands.
The fastest route covers 1,523 miles and takes about 27 h 16 min without traffic; the straight-line distance is 1,316 miles.
The office is 1 hour ahead of Austin all year: keep that in mind when you read its hours.
Distance does not decide the office: the Consular Office in Palm Coast is 990 miles away in a straight line, and Texas belongs to the Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington.
Closer, 145 miles away in a straight line, is the honorary consulate in Houston. According to the Portal das Comunidades, it is exceptionally authorized for notarial acts and issuing travel documents.
The Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington holds consular outreach visits away from its office: the nearest to Austin in 2026 is in Houston, 145 miles away in a straight line (the last one was on November 2; source).
Other cities in Texas near Austin
Around Austin: Round Rock, 18 miles; New Braunfels, 45 miles; Killeen, 58 miles. The table on the Texas page gives the drive from each.
The U.S. papers from Austin the consulate asks for
Registering a child born here and transcribing a marriage both take U.S. papers. The birth certificate comes from the Texas Department of State Health Services, through Texas.gov or by mail (CDC).
Austin also spreads into Bastrop, Hays and Williamson counties. In the county of its center, Travis County, the marriage certificate comes from the Travis 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 Austin without traveling
What people in Austin 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).