Philippine Consulate in Corpus Christi, TX
Corpus Christi does not have its own Philippine consulate. It is served by the Philippine Consulate General in Houston, 201 miles away, about 3 h 57 min by road, and every appointment, passport and notarial act for Corpus Christi residents happens there.
Which Philippine consulate serves Corpus Christi
Every Philippine procedure for a Texas resident goes through Houston: its district is Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas. Distances from the other cities in the state are on the Texas page.
At 201 miles, Corpus Christi is a serious drive from the consulate: 3 h 57 min before you park. Confirm by email that your file is complete rather than discovering a gap at the window.
Texas also has a Philippine honorary consulate in Dallas. It does not replace the consulate, no passports, no oaths, no notarials, but it is a local first call, and honorary consulates are usually the first to announce outreach missions in their area.
Three procedures that skip the consulate entirely
Three of the most searched Philippine procedures in the United States are not consular procedures at all:
- PSA certificates, birth, marriage, death and CENOMAR are issued in Manila and ordered online, delivered to any US address.
- Apostilles on American documents come from the issuing state’s competent authority. Since 15 May 2019 the consulate cannot authenticate them.
- The NBI clearance is issued in the Philippines. The consulate’s only part is notarising your fingerprint card.
What does require appearing in person is anything biometric or signed: a passport, the oath of allegiance and a special power of attorney signed before a consular officer.
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