Apostille and Document Legalisation in Portugal
Need to use a Portuguese document abroad, or have you been told to get an apostille? Send us the document and the destination. We confirm whether it needs an apostille, consular legalisation, translation, or no extra legalisation at all, then organise the required steps.
Apostille, legalisation or no extra step
The right answer starts with the document, destination country and receiving organisation. We check those three points before ordering anything.
Some documents can circulate without apostille or consular legalisation, including covered public documents within the EU in the situations addressed by EU rules.
Electronic apostille can be checked in the limited cases where it is available.
What we handle
- Check whether the document is eligible for apostille and whether the destination requires it.
- Arrange the Portuguese apostille for an eligible paper or electronic public document.
- Arrange consular legalisation when the destination requires it.
- Check whether translation should be prepared before or after the authentication step.
- Combine document retrieval, certified copies, translation and legalisation in one order when useful.
What to send us
- ·A clear scan of the document and all pages, stamps or endorsements.
- ·The country where the document will be used.
- ·The authority, court, consulate, bank, employer or other recipient.
- ·Whether you have the paper original or an official electronic document.
- ·Your deadline and any written requirement supplied by the recipient.
Most files can start remotely
Send a scan first. We will tell you whether we need the original, a newly issued certificate or an official electronic document. We do not ask you to get an apostille until we have checked that it is actually needed for the country and organisation receiving the document.
How it works
Send the document, a draft or a short description of what you need to achieve.
We identify the document, signing, certification, translation or international-use steps that are actually needed.
We prepare the agreed documents and organise the required signing, certification or follow-on steps.
We provide the completed documents or the exact final instructions for collection, signing or delivery.
Working languages
We work with documents in Portuguese, English, Spanish, German, French, Russian and Ukrainian, and can arrange other languages on request.
Start your request
Send the document, destination country and recipient. If you already know that you need an apostille or consular legalisation, select that option inside the request.
Questions
Send the document and destination
We will check whether you need an apostille, consular legalisation, translation or no extra legalisation, then confirm the scope and cost.
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