Portugal document attestation ( legalization) is a process that allows an Portugal document to be used abroad. The most common documents attested are Portuguese degree certificates, certificates of civil status (marriage, birth, and death certificates), diplomas, police clearance certificates, and affidavits. Legalization allows an Portuguese document to be used abroad or a foreign document that is attested at the home country of the document to be used in Portugal.

​If you want to use a Portugal documents in any foreign country, you usually need to have it legalized first. This is done with a special stamp or Aspostille sticker. Check the requirements the Portuguese document has to meet with the embassy or consulate of the country where you want to use it. You may need to have the document translated by the sworn translator before it can be legalized.

Please note that legalization procedures include several steps. The Legalization Service of the Consular Section of Portugal Department of Foreign Affairs legalizes documents issued in Portugal.

Legalisation of documents from Portugal for use in the United Arab Emirates (UAE)

In Portugal, the authentication or apostille stamp can then be issued by Embassy or the Portuguese Department of Foreign Affairs. It verifies the authenticity of the signature so this document we can use globally. when Portuguese marriage or birth certificates are issued or re-issued for use in another country, ensure that the certificate does not contain the sentence “Specified services certificate”. This means that the certificate can be used only in Portugal.

GloboPrime can provide Portuguese certificate attestation for UAE and any other country globally.

If you are going to use Portuguese documents overseas, for business or personal reasons, you may need to have them authenticated by the Department of Foreign Affairs in Lisbon.

If you require documents attested by Portugal embassy and consular officials in the UAE to be used in another country , the consulate can authenticate the documents. The United Arab Emirates will usually require documents that originate in Portugal to be legalized prior to them being used in the UAE.