Trinidad and Tobago Consulate Houston

Before your visit

• The ministry lists the honorary consul under Houston, but the address it gives is in The Hills, a village west of Austin, about 230 km from Houston.
• The ministry describes these powers for its honorary consuls in general.
• Services: according to the foreign ministry of Trinidad and Tobago, the honorary consulate can provide consular services to citizens of Trinidad and Tobago, including passport, citizenship and notarial services, provide emergency assistance to citizens in distress and issue visas and advise foreigners who wish to visit Trinidad and Tobago.

About the Honorary Consulate of Trinidad and Tobago in Houston

The honorary consul is Patricia Younger, according to the foreign ministry of Trinidad and Tobago. It is one of 2 honorary consulates of Trinidad and Tobago in the United States listed by the foreign ministry of Trinidad and Tobago. Trinidad and Tobago also has 2 career consular posts in the United States and its embassy in Washington, D.C. In Trinidad and Tobago, the United States is represented by the U.S. Embassy in Port-of-Spain (tt.usembassy.gov), according to the Congressional Directory.

What can an honorary consul do?

An honorary consul is not a career diplomat but a local resident – often a business person or lawyer – appointed by Trinidad and Tobago and approved by the host country. Depending on the powers granted, the honorary consul can help Trinidadian and Tobagonian citizens in an emergency (lost passport, accident, arrest), pass on applications and documents to the embassy, and certify signatures or life certificates. Passports and visas are not issued by an honorary consulate; they remain the responsibility of the embassy or a career consulate.

Other consulates in Houston

48 other countries are represented in Houston, among them: Argentina (consulate), Australia (consulate general), Austria (honorary), Bahamas (honorary), Bolivia (consulate general), Brazil (consulate general), Chile (consulate general), Colombia (consulate general), Costa Rica (consulate), Croatia (honorary), Cyprus (honorary), Denmark (consulate general), Dominican Republic (consulate general), Ecuador (consulate general), Egypt (consulate general), El Salvador (consulate general), Türkiye (consulate general), Ukraine (consulate general), United Arab Emirates (consulate general), United Kingdom (consulate general). The full list of all 49 missions is on the overview page for the United States.

Closing days

Honorary consuls set their own office hours; the honorary consulate is usually closed on US federal holidays, whose dates are published by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, and may also close on public holidays of Trinidad and Tobago.

Emergency assistance

In an emergency, Trinidadian and Tobagonian citizens in the consular district can call the honorary consul on +1 713-816-6477. In the United States, dial 911 for an ambulance, the fire service or the police (GOV.UK travel advice). US citizens who need consular help in Trinidad and Tobago can contact the U.S. Embassy in Port-of-Spain.

Diplomatic missions of Trinidad and Tobago in the United States

Trinidad and Tobago in the United States

Measured in a straight line from Houston, the nearest other Trinidadian and Tobagonian office is the Consulate General (Florida) in Miami (about 1,560 km). Distances in brackets are straight-line distances from Houston.

• Washington, D.C. (1,960 km) – Embassy of Trinidad and Tobago in the United States
• Miami (1,560 km) – Consulate General (Florida)
• New York (2,280 km) – Consulate General (New York)
• Houston – Honorary Consulate (this page)
• Los Angeles (2,210 km) – Honorary Consulate (California)