Portuguese Consulate in Dallas
For the Portuguese consulate, people in Dallas have to travel. The city belongs to the Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington: 1,329 miles of road, around 23 h 52 min.
Which Portuguese consulate serves Dallas
For Dallas, the list of states of the Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington decides, and it includes Texas (source).
The fastest route covers 1,329 miles and takes about 23 h 52 min without traffic; the straight-line distance is 1,182 miles.
The office is 1 hour ahead of Dallas all year: keep that in mind when you read its hours.
The Consular Office in Palm Coast is closer in a straight line (946 miles); even so, Texas is in the area of the Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington.
The honorary consulate in Houston is 223 miles away in a straight line. 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 Dallas in 2026 is in Houston, 223 miles away in a straight line (the last one was on November 2; source).
Other cities in Texas near Dallas
The closest in a straight line are Irving, 9 miles; Mesquite, 12 miles; Garland, 13 miles.
The U.S. papers from Dallas the consulate asks for
For the birth transcription you need the U.S. certificate, which in Texas is issued by the Texas Department of State Health Services, through Texas.gov or by mail (CDC).
Dallas also spreads into Collin, Denton, Kaufman and Rockwall counties. In the county of its center, Dallas County, the marriage certificate comes from the Dallas 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 Dallas without traveling
This can be settled from Dallas without traveling:
- 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).
- You can handle certificates and marriage and death registrations by mail: marriage, birth and death registration (source).
