Portuguese Consulate in Plano

For the Portuguese consulate, people in Plano have to travel. People here handle their papers with the Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington, 1,330 miles and about 23 h 53 min away by car.

Which Portuguese consulate serves Plano

The Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington lists Texas in its jurisdiction (source), which puts Plano in its hands.

By road it is 1,330 miles (23 h 53 min at the speed limit); in a straight line, 1,169 miles.

Seen from Plano, the office’s hours are 1 hour ahead of.

In a straight line, the Consular Office in Palm Coast is closer to Plano (943 miles), but the jurisdiction list sends Texas to the Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington.

Closer, 236 miles away in a straight line, is the honorary consulate in Houston. According to the Portal das Comunidades, it is exceptionally authorized for notarial acts and issuing travel documents.

In Houston, 236 miles from Plano, the Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington holds an outreach visit in 2026: the last one was on November 2 (source).

Other cities in Texas near Plano

The closest in a straight line are Richardson, 3 miles; Allen, 7 miles; Garland, 8 miles.

The U.S. papers from Plano 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).

Plano also spreads into Denton county. In the county of its center, Collin County, the marriage certificate comes from the Collin 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 Plano without traveling

What people in Plano handle remotely: