Portuguese Consulate in Spring
Anyone looking for a Portuguese consulate in Spring will not find one in town. It is served by the Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington, 1,387 miles away by road (about 25 h 57 min).
Which Portuguese consulate serves Spring
The Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington lists Texas in its jurisdiction (source), which puts Spring in its hands.
By car, 1,387 miles and about 25 h 57 min without traffic; in a straight line, 1,207 miles.
The office’s clock runs 1 hour ahead of the one in Spring.
In a straight line, the Consular Office in Palm Coast is closer to Spring (849 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, 19 miles away. According to the Portal das Comunidades, it is exceptionally authorized for notarial acts and issuing travel documents.
In Houston, 19 miles from Spring, 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 Spring
The closest in a straight line are The Woodlands, 11 miles; Conroe, 19 miles; Pasadena (Texas), 31 miles.
The U.S. papers from Spring 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).
For the marriage transcription, a marriage in Harris County (the county of Spring) is proven with the certificate from the Harris 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 Spring without traveling
This can be settled from Spring without traveling:
- 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).
- You can travel to Portugal as a tourist on a U.S. passport, with no visa, for up to 90 days: Schengen visa and entry to Portugal (source).