Portuguese Consulate in New Braunfels
The Portuguese consulate that serves New Braunfels is outside the city. The Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington is the office for New Braunfels, 1,571 miles away by road, about 28 h 9 min behind the wheel.
Which Portuguese consulate serves New Braunfels
The Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington lists Texas in its jurisdiction (source), which puts New Braunfels in its hands.
By car, 1,571 miles and about 28 h 9 min without traffic; in a straight line, 1,357 miles.
The office’s clock runs 1 hour ahead of the one in New Braunfels.
Closer in a straight line, 1,015 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 (164 miles). According to the Portal das Comunidades, it is exceptionally authorized for notarial acts and issuing travel documents.
To avoid the trip to the office there are outreach visits: the closest to New Braunfels is in Houston (the last one was on November 2), 164 miles away in a straight line (source).
Other cities in Texas near New Braunfels
Around New Braunfels: San Antonio, 29 miles; Austin, 45 miles; Fredericksburg, 60 miles. The table on the Texas page gives the drive from each.
The U.S. papers from New Braunfels 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).
New Braunfels also spreads into Guadalupe county. In the county of its center, Comal County, the marriage certificate comes from the Comal 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 New Braunfels without traveling
From New Braunfels, without going to the office:
- 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).
- You can handle certificates and marriage and death registrations by mail: marriage, birth and death registration (source).