Philippine Consulate in Mississippi
Mississippi is served by the Philippine Consulate General in Houston, which also supervises the honorary consulate in Metairie, Louisiana, just outside New Orleans.
The consulate that covers Mississippi
How far the consulate is from your city
Driving distances to the consulate that covers each city, calculated at posted speed limits and without traffic:
| City | Consulate | Distance | Journey |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gulfport | Houston | 416 miles | 7 h 47 min by car |
| Biloxi | Houston | 428 miles | 8 h 2 min by car |
| Jackson | Houston | 455 miles | 8 h 27 min by car |
| Southaven | Houston | 599 miles | 11 h 7 min by car |
From Southaven that is 11 h 7 min by car each way, which makes it worth checking the consular outreach schedule before committing to the drive: missions bring passport and dual citizenship services to cities without a consulate, and the appointments are free.
Before you plan the journey
Three of the most searched Philippine procedures in the United States are not consular procedures at all, and knowing that is worth more than knowing the opening hours:
The short version: PSA certificates are ordered online from Manila, apostilles on documents issued in Mississippi come from the state's own competent authority, since 15 May 2019 the consulate cannot authenticate them, and the NBI clearance travels by mail; its fingerprints can be taken at a consulate or at a police station, according to the NBI.
The procedures that genuinely need you at a window are the ones where a consular officer has to watch you do something: give fingerprints for a passport or swear the oath of allegiance. A power of attorney is different: a local notary plus an apostille also works, according to the notarial page of the Chicago consulate.
By road, Jackson is 455 miles from the Houston consulate (8 h 27 min at posted speed limits). The honorary consulate is a contact for a first conversation, not where passports are booked.
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