Portuguese Consulate in College Station
Anyone looking for a Portuguese consulate in College Station will not find one in town. It is served by the Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington, 1,439 miles away by road (about 26 h 21 min).
Which Portuguese consulate serves College Station
The jurisdiction page of the Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington includes Texas (source): that is the office for College Station.
The fastest route covers 1,439 miles and takes about 26 h 21 min without traffic; the straight-line distance is 1,232 miles.
The office is 1 hour ahead of College Station all year: keep that in mind when you read its hours.
In a straight line, the Consular Office in Palm Coast is closer to College Station (904 miles), but the jurisdiction list sends Texas to the Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington.
The honorary consulate in Houston is 77 miles away in a straight line. 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 College Station is in Houston (the last one ran from November 2 to 6), 77 miles away in a straight line (source).
Other cities in Texas near College Station
Cities near College Station: Conroe, 52 miles; The Woodlands, 55 miles; Katy, 61 miles. The Texas page lists them all, with the drive to the office.
The U.S. papers from College Station 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).
If your marriage license came from Brazos County, where College Station is, ask the Brazos County Clerk for the certificate (CDC); for the marriage transcription it needs 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 College Station without traveling
What people in College Station handle remotely:
- 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).