Portuguese Consulate in Garland
Anyone looking for a Portuguese consulate in Garland will not find one in town. Its office is the Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington: 1,319 miles by road, roughly 23 h 46 min of driving.
Which Portuguese consulate serves Garland
The Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington lists Texas in its jurisdiction (source), which puts Garland in its hands.
It is 1,319 miles by road and 1,169 miles in a straight line; the calculated drive takes 23 h 46 min, before traffic.
Seen from Garland, the office’s hours are 1 hour ahead of.
Closer in a straight line, 939 miles away, is the Consular Office in Palm Coast; but the published split gives Texas to the Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington.
In a straight line, the nearest honorary office is the honorary consulate in Houston (228 miles). According to the Portal das Comunidades, it is exceptionally authorized for notarial acts and issuing travel documents.
In Houston, 228 miles from Garland, 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 Garland
Near Garland, in a straight line: Richardson, 6 miles; Plano, 8 miles; Mesquite, 11 miles. Each has its own page with its office and distance.
The U.S. papers from Garland the consulate asks for
The U.S. birth certificate the consulate asks for to register a child is issued by the Texas Department of State Health Services, through Texas.gov or by mail (CDC).
Garland also spreads into Collin 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 Garland without traveling
From Garland, without going to the office:
- 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).
