Portuguese Consulate in Odessa
The Portuguese consulate that serves Odessa is outside the city. People here handle their papers with the Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington, 1,679 miles and about 29 h 56 min away by car.
Which Portuguese consulate serves Odessa
For Odessa, 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 1,679 miles and 29 h 56 min, at posted speed limits and without traffic; in a straight line it is 1,500 miles.
There is a 1 hour difference between Odessa and the office (ahead of), all year.
The Portuguese Consulate General in San Francisco is closer in a straight line (1,208 miles); even so, Texas is in the area of the Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington.
Other cities in Texas near Odessa
Around Odessa: Midland, 17 miles; Lubbock, 121 miles; Abilene, 158 miles. The table on the Texas page gives the drive from each.
The U.S. papers from Odessa 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).
Odessa also spreads into Midland county. In the county of its center, Ector County, the marriage certificate comes from the Ector 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 Odessa without traveling
No travel needed from Odessa for this:
- 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).