apostila
Published 30 October 2026, 20:39
apostila da Convenção de Haia
A stamp by which a country certifies that the signature and seal on a document are genuine. It is added in the country where the document was issued, not in Portugal. Without it, Portuguese institutions usually do not accept birth and marriage certificates or criminal record certificates.
Where you come across it. Preparing documents from your home country for a residence permit, marriage, school or citizenship.
You will also see it spelt apostilha. The apostille goes on the original, and it is the document together with the stamp that has to be translated.
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