Portuguese Consulate in Lubbock
The Portuguese consulate that serves Lubbock is outside the city. The Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington is the office for Lubbock, 1,628 miles away by road, about 29 h 38 min behind the wheel.
Which Portuguese consulate serves Lubbock
The split is by state, and Texas belongs to the Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington, according to its jurisdiction page (source).
The fastest route covers 1,628 miles and takes about 29 h 38 min without traffic; the straight-line distance is 1,425 miles.
The office’s clock runs 1 hour ahead of the one in Lubbock.
In a straight line, the Portuguese Consulate General in San Francisco is closer to Lubbock (1,190 miles), but the jurisdiction list sends Texas to the Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington.
Other cities in Texas near Lubbock
Near Lubbock, in a straight line: Midland, 109 miles; Amarillo, 112 miles; Odessa, 121 miles. Each has its own page with its office and distance.
The U.S. papers from Lubbock 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).
If your marriage license came from Lubbock County, where Lubbock is, ask the Lubbock County Clerk for the certificate (CDC); for the marriage transcription it needs 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 Lubbock without traveling
From Lubbock, 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).