Portuguese Consulate in McAllen

Anyone looking for a Portuguese consulate in McAllen will not find one in town. People here handle their papers with the Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington, 1,758 miles and about 32 h 30 min away by car.

Which Portuguese consulate serves McAllen

For McAllen, the list of states of the Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington decides, and it includes Texas (source).

A routing engine puts the drive at 1,758 miles and 32 h 30 min, at posted speed limits and without traffic; in a straight line it is 1,508 miles.

There is a 1 hour difference between McAllen and the office (ahead of), all year.

Distance does not decide the office: the Consular Office in Palm Coast is 1,063 miles away in a straight line, and Texas belongs to the Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington.

In a straight line, the nearest honorary office is the honorary consulate in Houston (302 miles). According to the Portal das Comunidades, it is exceptionally authorized for notarial acts and issuing travel documents.

Other cities in Texas near McAllen

Around McAllen: Edinburg, 9 miles; Brownsville, 50 miles; Corpus Christi, 119 miles. The table on the Texas page gives the drive from each.

The U.S. papers from McAllen 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 Hidalgo County (the county of McAllen) is proven with the certificate from the Hidalgo 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 McAllen without traveling

No travel needed from McAllen for this: