Portuguese Consulate in Fredericksburg
No Portuguese consulate is based in Fredericksburg. The city belongs to the Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington: 1,589 miles of road, around 28 h 46 min.
Which Portuguese consulate serves Fredericksburg
Texas is on the jurisdiction list of the Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington (source), so that is where citizen cards, passports and registry acts from Fredericksburg go.
The fastest route covers 1,589 miles and takes about 28 h 46 min without traffic; the straight-line distance is 1,373 miles.
The office is 1 hour ahead of Fredericksburg all year: keep that in mind when you read its hours.
In a straight line, the Consular Office in Palm Coast is closer to Fredericksburg (1,057 miles), but the jurisdiction list sends Texas to the Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington.
Closer, 211 miles away in a straight line, is the honorary consulate in Houston. According to the Portal das Comunidades, it is exceptionally authorized for notarial acts and issuing travel documents.
In Houston, 211 miles from Fredericksburg, the Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington holds an outreach visit in 2026: the last one was on November 2 (source).
Other cities in Texas near Fredericksburg
Near Fredericksburg, in a straight line: New Braunfels, 60 miles; San Antonio, 63 miles; Austin, 67 miles. Each has its own page with its office and distance.
The U.S. papers from Fredericksburg 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 Gillespie County (the county of Fredericksburg) is proven with the certificate from the Gillespie 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 Fredericksburg without traveling
No travel needed from Fredericksburg for this:
- 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).