Foreign Documents for Use in Portugal
Need to use a foreign document in Portugal? Send us the document and tell us where you are submitting it. We check what Portugal actually requires, arrange any apostille or legalisation, prepare the translation if needed, and deliver the document set for your application or transaction.
Not every foreign document needs the same steps
The country of issue, document type and Portuguese recipient determine what is needed. A foreign document may need an apostille, consular legalisation, translation, a fresh original, or no extra step at all.
What we handle
- Check whether the Portuguese recipient accepts the document in its current form.
- Confirm whether apostille, consular legalisation or another authentication step is needed from the country of origin.
- Check whether a certified Portuguese translation is required or whether an exception applies.
- Arrange the translation and certification in the right order.
- Combine the document with the related immigration, citizenship, property or family file when useful.
What to send us
- ·A complete scan of the foreign document, including stamps and endorsements.
- ·The country and authority that issued it.
- ·The Portuguese authority, registry, bank, employer or other recipient.
- ·The purpose of the submission.
- ·Any apostille or legalisation already attached.
- ·Your deadline and any written document checklist.
Start from a scan before ordering extra formalities
We review the document remotely first. In many Portuguese registry procedures, foreign-language documents are generally translated into Portuguese, but important exceptions exist. Certain EU public documents can use simplified rules, and English, French or Spanish can sometimes be accepted without translation in registration procedures. We check the exact Portuguese recipient before asking you to translate or legalise anything.
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 foreign document and tell us which Portuguese process it is for. We will identify the required authentication and translation steps before you order them.
Questions
Send the foreign document first
We will check what the Portuguese recipient actually needs and organise only the apostille or legalisation, translation and certification that are required.
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