Notarial and document services in Portugal
Need a document prepared, signed, certified, translated or legalised in Portugal? Send us the document or tell us what you need. We will explain what is required, organise the work and keep it moving until the agreed documents are ready.
We confirm what needs to be done, the expected timing and the cost before we start.
What do you need to do?
Choose what you are trying to achieve. You do not need to know the formal name of the service.
Popular document services
Start with one of the most common requests or open the full catalogue below.
Find the service you need
Choose a service below. Some services have a detailed page; others take you straight to a short request form with the right option selected.
Prepare a power of attorney for one person to act on another person’s behalf in Portugal.
View serviceAuthorise a representative to buy, sell, sign or complete a property transaction.
View servicePrepare and certify child travel consent for trips where an authorisation is required or requested, including travel with another adult, a school or a group.
View serviceTranslate and certify personal, business and legal documents for use in Portugal or abroad.
View servicePrepare Portuguese documents for use abroad, including certified copies, translation, apostille or legalisation.
View servicePrepare foreign documents for use in Portugal, including translation, apostille or legalisation when needed.
View serviceArrange an apostille for a Portuguese document. Electronic apostille can be checked in the limited cases where it is available.
View serviceArrange the extra legalisation steps needed when an apostille is not accepted.
View serviceObtain official Portuguese certificates, records and documents, with certification or delivery when needed.
View serviceObtain a Portuguese criminal record certificate and prepare it for use in Portugal or abroad.
View serviceObtain certified civil, commercial or property registry extracts and arrange translation, apostille or delivery when needed.
View serviceSend the document or describe the result you need. We will tell you which service applies.
Tell us what you need
The form takes about two minutes and helps us give you a useful answer without asking the same questions again.
Describe the task now. We will ask for the document if we need to review it.
You can start from anywhere
Start with a short description. We will tell you what document or scan to send, what can be completed remotely and whether anyone must attend in person.
- the document, draft or certificate you already have;
- who will use or receive it;
- the country where it will be used;
- where the person signing it and the original document are located;
- your deadline and the number of documents or people signing.
Working languages
We work with documents in Portuguese, English, Spanish, German, French, Russian and Ukrainian, and can arrange other languages on request.
You may communicate with us in one language while the original and final document are in others. Add all relevant languages to the request.
From request to completed documents
Choose a service or tell us what you need the document to achieve.
We confirm what is needed, what you should send, the expected timing and the cost.
We prepare the document and arrange the agreed signing, certification, translation, apostille, legalisation or registration.
We provide the completed documents or clear instructions for the final signing, collection or delivery.
Need the document for a wider legal matter?
We can handle the document together with immigration, property, family or citizenship work, so you do not have to coordinate several teams.
Questions
Tell us what you need. We will take it from there.
Describe the task. We will review it and reply with the next steps, expected timing and cost.