Portuguese Consulate in Edinburg

There is no Portuguese consulate in Edinburg. People here handle their papers with the Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington, 1,747 miles and about 32 h 17 min away by car.

Which Portuguese consulate serves Edinburg

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

The fastest route covers 1,747 miles and takes about 32 h 17 min without traffic; the straight-line distance is 1,499 miles.

The office’s clock runs 1 hour ahead of the one in Edinburg.

The Consular Office in Palm Coast is closer in a straight line (1,057 miles); even so, Texas is in the area of the Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington.

The nearest honorary consulate in a straight line is the honorary consulate in Houston, 293 miles away. According to the Portal das Comunidades, it is exceptionally authorized for notarial acts and issuing travel documents.

Other cities in Texas near Edinburg

Around Edinburg: McAllen, 9 miles; Brownsville, 49 miles; Corpus Christi, 110 miles. The table on the Texas page gives the drive from each.

The U.S. papers from Edinburg 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).

For the marriage transcription, a marriage in Hidalgo County (the county of Edinburg) is proven with the certificate from the Hidalgo County Clerk (CDC), apostilled.

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 Edinburg without traveling

This can be settled from Edinburg without traveling: