Portuguese Consulate in Waco
For the Portuguese consulate, people in Waco have to travel. People here handle their papers with the Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington, 1,427 miles and about 25 h 39 min away by car.
Which Portuguese consulate serves Waco
For Waco, the list of states of the Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington decides, and it includes Texas (source).
The fastest route covers 1,427 miles and takes about 25 h 39 min without traffic; the straight-line distance is 1,242 miles.
There is a 1 hour difference between Waco and the office (ahead of), all year.
Closer in a straight line, 959 miles away, is the Consular Office in Palm Coast; but the published split gives Texas to the Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington.
The nearest honorary consulate in a straight line is the honorary consulate in Houston, 163 miles away. According to the Portal das Comunidades, it is exceptionally authorized for notarial acts and issuing travel documents.
The nearest outreach visit to Waco is the one in Houston, 163 miles away (the last one was on November 2), run by the Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington (source).
Other cities in Texas near Waco
Cities near Waco: Killeen, 44 miles; Round Rock, 77 miles; Grand Prairie, 79 miles. The Texas page lists them all, with the drive to the office.
The U.S. papers from Waco 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).
Waco is in McLennan County: for a marriage license issued there, the certificate comes from the McLennan 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 Waco without traveling
This can be settled from Waco without traveling:
- 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).