Portuguese Consulate in Fort Worth
There is no Portuguese consulate in Fort Worth. People here handle their papers with the Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington, 1,361 miles and about 24 h 29 min away by car.
Which Portuguese consulate serves Fort Worth
For Fort Worth, the list of states of the Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington decides, and it includes Texas (source).
It is 1,361 miles by road and 1,210 miles in a straight line; the calculated drive takes 24 h 29 min, before traffic.
There is a 1 hour difference between Fort Worth and the office (ahead of), all year.
Closer in a straight line, 977 miles away, is the Consular Office in Palm Coast; but the published split gives Texas to the Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington.
The nearest honorary consulate in a straight line is the honorary consulate in Houston, 235 miles away. According to the Portal das Comunidades, it is exceptionally authorized for notarial acts and issuing travel documents.
The nearest outreach visit to Fort Worth is the one in Houston, 235 miles away (the last one was on November 2), run by the Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington (source).
Other cities in Texas near Fort Worth
Around Fort Worth: Arlington (Texas), 13 miles; Grand Prairie, 19 miles; Irving, 23 miles. The table on the Texas page gives the drive from each.
The U.S. papers from Fort Worth 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).
Fort Worth also spreads into Denton, Johnson, Parker and Wise counties. In the county of its center, Tarrant County, the marriage certificate comes from the Tarrant 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 Fort Worth without traveling
No travel needed from Fort Worth for this:
- 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).