Portuguese Consulate in Wichita Falls
No Portuguese consulate is based in Wichita Falls. The city belongs to the Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington: 1,423 miles of road, around 25 h 58 min.
Which Portuguese consulate serves Wichita Falls
The split is by state, and Texas belongs to the Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington, according to its jurisdiction page (source).
By car, 1,423 miles and about 25 h 58 min without traffic; in a straight line, 1,240 miles.
Seen from Wichita Falls, the office’s hours are 1 hour ahead of.
The Consular Office in Palm Coast is closer in a straight line (1,059 miles); even so, Texas is in the area of the Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington.
The nearest honorary consulate in a straight line is the honorary consulate in Houston, 339 miles away. According to the Portal das Comunidades, it is exceptionally authorized for notarial acts and issuing travel documents.
Other cities in Texas near Wichita Falls
The closest in a straight line are Denton, 93 miles; Fort Worth, 105 miles; Lewisville, 107 miles.
The U.S. papers from Wichita Falls 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).
For the marriage transcription, a marriage in Wichita County (the county of Wichita Falls) is proven with the certificate from the Wichita 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 Wichita Falls without traveling
No travel needed from Wichita Falls for this:
- 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).