Portuguese Consulate in Richardson
The Portuguese consulate that serves Richardson is outside the city. People here handle their papers with the Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington, 1,329 miles and about 23 h 53 min away by car.
Which Portuguese consulate serves Richardson
The jurisdiction page of the Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington includes Texas (source): that is the office for Richardson.
By car, 1,329 miles and about 23 h 53 min without traffic; in a straight line, 1,171 miles.
Seen from Richardson, the office’s hours are 1 hour ahead of.
In a straight line, the Consular Office in Palm Coast is closer to Richardson (944 miles), but the jurisdiction list sends Texas to the Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington.
The nearest honorary consulate in a straight line is the honorary consulate in Houston, 234 miles away. According to the Portal das Comunidades, it is exceptionally authorized for notarial acts and issuing travel documents.
In Houston, 234 miles from Richardson, 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 Richardson
Cities near Richardson: Plano, 3 miles; Garland, 6 miles; Allen, 10 miles. The Texas page lists them all, with the drive to the office.
The U.S. papers from Richardson 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).
Richardson also spreads into Collin county. In the county of its center, Dallas County, the marriage certificate comes from the Dallas 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 Richardson without traveling
What people in Richardson handle remotely:
- You can send the citizenship-by-marriage application straight to Lisbon: citizenship by marriage (source).
- 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).