Portuguese Consulate in Katy
Katy has no Portuguese consulate of its own. The city belongs to the Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington: 1,437 miles of road, around 26 h 23 min.
Which Portuguese consulate serves Katy
The jurisdiction page of the Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington includes Texas (source): that is the office for Katy.
A routing engine puts the drive at 1,437 miles and 26 h 23 min, at posted speed limits and without traffic; in a straight line it is 1,240 miles.
Seen from Katy, the office’s hours are 1 hour ahead of.
The Consular Office in Palm Coast is closer in a straight line (877 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, 27 miles away. According to the Portal das Comunidades, it is exceptionally authorized for notarial acts and issuing travel documents.
The nearest outreach visit to Katy is the one in Houston, 27 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 Katy
Around Katy: Richmond (Texas), 15 miles; Sugar Land, 17 miles; Missouri City, 24 miles. The table on the Texas page gives the drive from each.
The U.S. papers from Katy 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).
Katy also spreads into Harris and Waller counties. In the county of its center, Fort Bend County, the marriage certificate comes from the Fort Bend 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 Katy without traveling
From Katy, without going to the office:
- You can send the citizenship-by-marriage application straight to Lisbon: citizenship by marriage (source).
- 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).