Apostille in Portugal for use abroad
Documents issued in Portugal – certificates, diplomas, court and notarial documents, company papers – are apostilled by Portugal’s designated authority and then accepted in 130 Convention countries. We organise the apostille, the translation and the delivery wherever you are.
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Designated competent authority (Art. 6)
- The Attorney General of the Republic; The Attorneys General on behalf of [...] Porto, Coimbra and Évora and the Assistant Attorneys General with the Representants of the Republic of the Autonomic Regions of Madeira and Açores, The Court of Appeal of Guimarães (Tribunal da Relação de Guimarães)
HCCH record updated 01 November 2021
- 1Upload a scanWe pre-check it and confirm the route
- 2Verify with your phoneID + selfie, ~3 minutes, then your quote
- 3We obtain the apostilleCompetent authority + sworn translation
- 4DeliveredCourier worldwide or protected download
An apostille can only be issued in the country where the document was issued. For a document from Portugal that means Portugal’s designated authority; no other country can apostille it. We coordinate the submission in Portugal, the notary reviews your application first, and the document is returned with the apostille – by courier or, where Portugal issues electronic apostilles, as a verified PDF.
Typical requests from Portugal concern residence (D7, golden visa), property and pensions. EU member and CIEC state: civil-status documents are exempt; notarial deeds and diplomas need the apostille and a certified Portuguese translation.
Authority fee: €10.20 (official fee, passed through 1:1 in your quote)
- www.pgr.pt
- www.trp.pt
Where an apostille from Portugal is not enough
No Contracting State has an objection in force against Portugal: the apostille is accepted in every other Convention country. Non-Convention countries (UAE, Qatar, Egypt, Iraq …) still require consular legalisation.
- Portugal → United StatesApostille
- Portugal → United KingdomApostille
- Portugal → GermanyApostille
- Portugal → FranceApostille
- Portugal → SpainApostille
- Portugal → ItalyApostille
- Portugal → NetherlandsApostille
- Portugal → TürkiyeApostille
- Portugal → United Arab EmiratesLegalisation required
- Portugal → CanadaApostille
- Portugal → AustraliaApostille
- Portugal → SwitzerlandApostille
Documents we apostille from Portugal
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Apostille in Portugal: questions
Under Article 6 of the Convention Portugal has designated: The Attorney General of the Republic; The Attorneys General on behalf of [...] Porto, Coimbra and Évora and the Assistant Attorneys General with the Representants of the Republic of the Autonomic Regions of Madeira and Açores, The Court of Appeal of Guimarães (Tribunal da Relação de Guimarães). The notary reviews your application and we route the document to the right office.
In every other Contracting State – no objection is in force against Portugal. Non-Convention countries (for example the UAE, Qatar, Egypt) still need consular legalisation.
The authority’s fee listed with the HCCH: €10.20. Official fees are passed through 1:1 and shown separately from Notaryzer’s service fee in your written quote; nothing is charged before you accept.
The apostille itself is standardised and accepted without translation. The document is in Portuguese; most recipients abroad want a sworn or certified translation into their language, which we add in the same order.
The Convention has been in force for Portugal since February 4, 1969.
Apostille for documents from Portugal
Competent authority, translation and worldwide delivery in one request, quoted before you pay.
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