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Certified Portuguese Articles of Incorporation Translation
eVerbary translates your Portuguese articles of incorporation into English for $24.95 per page with no word cap, by a professional human translator, with a signed certification. Most orders are delivered within a few hours. Accepted by USCIS and by US universities, colleges and schools, or your money back.
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Most 1-3 page documents are delivered within 24 hours. Same-day available.
The pacto social and the commercial register
A Portuguese company's founding document is its articles of association (pacto social or contrato de sociedade; estatutos for some entities), which state the company name, registered office, purpose, share capital and management. Companies are entered in the commercial register, and their record is shown by the permanent certificate of the commercial register (certidão permanente do registo comercial).
There are three types of certidão permanente: one with the registrations, one with the registrations and filed documents, and one with the up-to-date articles. Each is valid for one to four years and is consulted online with an access code, which replaces a paper certificate. We translate the printout in full and copy the code, so the receiving office can check the live record.
An English certificate may already exist
The certidão permanente can be requested in English as well as Portuguese. If the US office accepts the registry's own English version, you may not need a translation of that certificate; ask first. The articles themselves, the minutes of shareholder meetings and other filed documents are usually only in Portuguese, and those we translate in full.
Company names keep their legal suffix as printed, such as Lda. or S.A., with no US equivalent substituted. Officers' names and tax numbers are copied exactly, and the company's identification number (NIPC), which is also used to request the certidão, is kept as printed. See the Portuguese power of attorney and bank statement pages, for Brazil the Brazilian articles page, and our Portuguese page.
What USCIS requires
Under 8 CFR 103.2(b)(3), a foreign-language document must be accompanied by a complete English translation and the translator's certification that it is accurate. Every seal, stamp and marginal note is part of the document, so every one is translated.
State agencies set their own rules — see government agencies — and what our certification states is on this page.
How it works
Upload a photo or a scan of your document, pick the language pair and check out online. You never have to mail originals: a legible copy is all we need.
A professional human translator, never machine translation, translates the document word for word and mirrors the layout of the original. Every certified translation ships with a signed Certificate of Translation Accuracy that meets the requirements of USCIS, courts and universities.
Your translation is delivered digitally, usually within 24 hours for documents of one to three pages, and same-day delivery is available. If anything needs adjusting, we revise it.
Certified vs. standard translation
A certified translation is a word-for-word translation accompanied by a signed statement attesting to its accuracy and completeness. It is what official bodies require: USCIS, courts, universities and government agencies. Certified translations are $24.95 per page, where one sheet of your document is one page, with no word cap.
A standard translation is the same professional human translation without the certificate, for when you only need to understand the content or for internal or informal use. It is billed at the same $24.95 per page with no word cap.
Frequently asked questions
I only have an access code for the certidão permanente.
Print the certificate from the code, or send the code page. We translate it in full.
Should I translate Lda. as LLC?
No. The legal suffix is kept as printed, because the company forms are not identical.
Can I get the certificate in English from the registry?
Yes, it can be requested in English. Ask whether the US office accepts it; the articles may still need translating.
Ready to get started?
Upload your documents and receive your certified translation, typically within 24 hours.