Indian consulates in Texas
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Texas is the home state of the Houston consulate and of the country's busiest city without one: Dallas, which has a VFS centre of its own and no consular counter. El Paso is 743 miles from Houston, Austin 160.
Which Indian consulate covers Texas?
Texas is covered by Consulate General of India, Houston, and that is the office that handles attestation, certificates and emergencies for anyone living here. Passports, visas and OCI cards go through the VFS centre that acts for it.
Consulate General of India, Houston
Distance from each city in Texas
| City | Consulate | Distance | Driving time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austin | Consulate General of India, Houston | 160 mi | 2 h 58 min |
| Killeen | Consulate General of India, Houston | 185 mi | 3 h 44 min |
| San Antonio | Consulate General of India, Houston | 193 mi | 3 h 27 min |
| Corpus Christi | Consulate General of India, Houston | 210 mi | 4 h 10 min |
| Dallas | Consulate General of India, Houston | 240 mi | 4 h 17 min |
| Irving | Consulate General of India, Houston | 251 mi | 4 h 31 min |
| Arlington | Consulate General of India, Houston | 257 mi | 4 h 37 min |
| Plano | Consulate General of India, Houston | 258 mi | 4 h 38 min |
| Fort Worth | Consulate General of India, Houston | 263 mi | 4 h 46 min |
| Laredo | Consulate General of India, Houston | 348 mi | 6 h 4 min |
| McAllen | Consulate General of India, Houston | 349 mi | 6 h 46 min |
| Lubbock | Consulate General of India, Houston | 532 mi | 9 h 40 min |
| Amarillo | Consulate General of India, Houston | 603 mi | 10 h 49 min |
| El Paso | Consulate General of India, Houston | 743 mi | 12 h 18 min |
Distances are by road. The clock runs longer than this in practice.
Of the 14 places listed for Texas, the closest to its consulate is Austin at 160 miles and the furthest is El Paso at 743. The average across the state is around 328 miles each way.
What you can settle without going
- You can fill in the passport, OCI and renunciation forms online before anything is posted.
- You can book the VFS appointment, or post the file to the VFS centre instead.
- You can download and print the surrender certificate once it is issued.
Before booking the day off, look at what the portals now do.