Chinese consulates in Texas
Texas is the state the closure of Houston hit hardest. It had a Chinese consulate inside its own borders until July 2020; El Paso is now 1,964 miles from the office that covers it.
Texas has no Chinese office of its own, so the question is which district it belongs to.
Which Chinese consulate covers Texas?
Both governments agreed the current map in June 2024, and it places Texas with Chinese Embassy in Washington.
The nearest Chinese counter to Texas used to be in Houston. Since July 2020 there is no Chinese office in the South at all.
Cities in Texas and their consulate
| City | Miles | Driving | Office |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas | 1,330 | 23 h 58 min | Chinese Embassy in Washington |
| Plano | 1,330 | 23 h 59 min | Chinese Embassy in Washington |
| Irving | 1,341 | 24 h 11 min | Chinese Embassy in Washington |
| Arlington | 1,349 | 24 h 22 min | Chinese Embassy in Washington |
| Fort Worth | 1,361 | 24 h 35 min | Chinese Embassy in Washington |
| Killeen | 1,481 | 26 h 39 min | Chinese Embassy in Washington |
| Austin | 1,524 | 27 h 21 min | Chinese Embassy in Washington |
| Amarillo | 1,601 | 28 h 34 min | Chinese Embassy in Washington |
| San Antonio | 1,602 | 28 h 48 min | Chinese Embassy in Washington |
| Corpus Christi | 1,619 | 30 h 5 min | Chinese Embassy in Washington |
| Lubbock | 1,628 | 29 h 44 min | Chinese Embassy in Washington |
| Laredo | 1,757 | 31 h 28 min | Chinese Embassy in Washington |
| McAllen | 1,758 | 32 h 40 min | Chinese Embassy in Washington |
| El Paso | 1,964 | 34 h 35 min | Chinese Embassy in Washington |
Across 14 listed cities in Texas the drive averages 1,546 miles, from 1,330 miles at Dallas to 1,964 miles at El Paso.
What you can settle without going to the consulate
- send someone else to hand in your passport and to pick it up for you
- fill in the whole visa form and upload your documents on COVA, without leaving home
- get a U.S. apostille from your Secretary of State. The consulate stopped authenticating documents in November 2023
The paperwork is done from home. The journey is for the document, not for the file.
Details verified on 10 September 2026.
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