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Certified Portuguese Power of Attorney Translation

eVerbary translates your Portuguese power of attorney 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.

The forms of a procuração

A Portuguese power of attorney (procuração) that needs formal validation can take three forms under article 116 of the Código do Notariado: a public instrument drawn up by a notary, a private document signed by the grantor with the signature recognised in person, or a document authenticated after signing. Lawyers and solicitors as well as notaries can recognise signatures and authenticate documents.

So a procuração in your file usually has two parts: the power itself, and a recognition or authentication page added by the notary, lawyer or solicitor, with its own number, date and stamp. Both are part of the document and both are translated. The scope of the powers matters most: we translate each power exactly, without widening or narrowing it.

Powers, names and use abroad

A general power and a power for a specific act read very differently, and powers to sell or mortgage property are normally stated specifically. We keep the structure of the original, with each power on its own line, and copy the names, Citizen Card numbers and tax numbers of grantor and attorney exactly. Revocations are translated the same way.

If a US court or agency asks for an apostille on the Portuguese document, it is issued by the Procuradoria-Geral da República and its regional offices, and it attests the signature and seal of the notary or other official, not the content; USCIS does not require one. See the Portuguese property deed page, for Brazil the Brazilian power of attorney 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.

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