Portuguese Consulate in El Paso
A Portuguese consulate in El Paso does not exist: another office covers the city. People here handle their papers with the Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington, 1,964 miles and about 34 h 30 min away by car.
Which Portuguese consulate serves El Paso
For El Paso, the list of states of the Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington decides, and it includes Texas (source).
By car, 1,964 miles and about 34 h 30 min without traffic; in a straight line, 1,723 miles.
Seen from El Paso, the office’s hours are 2 hours ahead of.
Distance does not decide the office: the Portuguese Consulate General in San Francisco is 995 miles away in a straight line, and Texas belongs to the Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington.
Other cities in Texas near El Paso
Near El Paso, in a straight line: Odessa, 243 miles; Midland, 257 miles; Lubbock, 298 miles. Each has its own page with its office and distance.
The U.S. papers from El Paso the consulate asks for
If you register a child born in Texas, you need the local birth certificate: the Texas Department of State Health Services, through Texas.gov or by mail issues it (CDC).
El Paso is in El Paso County: for a marriage license issued there, the certificate comes from the El Paso County Clerk, according to the CDC directory (CDC). That certificate, with an apostille, is what goes with the marriage transcription.
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 El Paso without traveling
From El Paso, without going to the office:
- 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).
- You can send the citizenship-by-marriage application straight to Lisbon: citizenship by marriage (source).