Portuguese Consulate in Tyler
There is no Portuguese consulate in Tyler. The city belongs to the Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington: 1,288 miles of road, around 23 h 19 min.
Which Portuguese consulate serves Tyler
Texas is on the jurisdiction list of the Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington (source), so that is where citizen cards, passports and registry acts from Tyler go.
By road it is 1,288 miles (23 h 19 min at the speed limit); in a straight line, 1,120 miles.
The office is 1 hour ahead of Tyler all year: keep that in mind when you read its hours.
In a straight line, the Consular Office in Palm Coast is closer to Tyler (856 miles), but the jurisdiction list sends Texas to the Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington.
The honorary consulate in Houston is 175 miles away in a straight line. 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 Tyler is in Houston (the last one was on November 2), 175 miles away in a straight line (source).
Other cities in Texas near Tyler
Near Tyler, in a straight line: Mesquite, 81 miles; Garland, 88 miles; Dallas, 92 miles. Each has its own page with its office and distance.
The U.S. papers from Tyler 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).
Tyler is in Smith County: for a marriage license issued there, the certificate comes from the Smith County Clerk, according to the CDC directory (CDC). That certificate, with an apostille, is what goes with the marriage transcription.
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 Tyler without traveling
From Tyler, 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).
