Nigerian consulates in Texas
Texas holds the largest Nigerian population of any state, concentrated in the Houston metro, and Nigeria has no consulate anywhere in Texas. The state belongs to the Atlanta district, which means a flight or a very long drive for anything needing a counter.
Which office covers Texas
Texas is in the published consular district of the Consulate General of Nigeria in Atlanta.
Of the 15 places listed on this page, Dallas is closest to Atlanta at 794 miles, about 14 h 27 min at the wheel. San Antonio is furthest at 1,004 miles and 18 h 21 min. The average works out around 837.
Distances from Texas
| Place | Handled by | Miles | Time at the wheel* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arlington | Atlanta | 814 mi | 14 h 51 min |
| Austin | Atlanta | 933 mi | 17 h 12 min |
| Dallas | Atlanta | 794 mi | 14 h 27 min |
| Fort Worth | Atlanta | 826 mi | 15 h 4 min |
| Grand Prairie | Atlanta | 807 mi | 14 h 41 min |
| Houston | Atlanta | 811 mi | 14 h 58 min |
| Irving | Atlanta | 805 mi | 14 h 40 min |
| Katy | Atlanta | 838 mi | 15 h 30 min |
| Missouri City | Atlanta | 826 mi | 15 h 17 min |
| Pearland | Atlanta | 817 mi | 15 h 6 min |
| Plano | Atlanta | 804 mi | 14 h 41 min |
| Richmond | Atlanta | 839 mi | 15 h 35 min |
| San Antonio | Atlanta | 1,004 mi | 18 h 21 min |
| Spring | Atlanta | 812 mi | 15 h 3 min |
| Sugar Land | Atlanta | 830 mi | 15 h 23 min |
*Calculated at posted speed limits and without traffic, so a real journey always runs longer.
What you can settle from Texas
None of the following requires an appointment or a journey:
- Birth certificate, issued in Nigeria by the National Population Commission
- Consular registration, a form that costs nothing and takes minutes
- Emergency Travel Certificate, posted to the consulate, with no counter visit
- Dual citizenship rules, worth reading before you take the US oath, not after
The eleven procedure guides
One guide per document, with what each one asks for and where it is actually issued:
- Renewing a Nigerian passport in the United States
- Nigerian visas: the consulate is not where you apply
- Getting a NIN from the United States
- Emergency Travel Certificate: flying home without a passport
- Nigerian dual citizenship and US naturalisation
- Birth records and attestation
- Police clearance certificate
- Declaring your date of birth
- Burial transit permit
- Consent letters for minors
- Consular registration
Katy, Sugar Land, Pearland and Missouri City are all part of that Houston community. Several Houston businesses advertise Nigerian passport and visa services; none of them is a consulate, and one is the external visa application centre.
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