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Certified Portuguese Property Deed Translation
eVerbary translates your Portuguese property deed 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.
$24.95/page
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Accepted by USCIS and by US universities, colleges and schools, or your money back.
24-hour delivery
Most 1-3 page documents are delivered within 24 hours. Same-day available.
The deed and the land register
Under article 875 of the Portuguese Civil Code, a sale of real estate is valid only if made by public deed (escritura pública) before a notary or by an authenticated private document (documento particular autenticado). The purchase is then entered in the land register, and the register's current content is shown by the permanent land register certificate (certidão permanente predial), which anyone with its access code can consult online.
The certidão identifies the property by its description number and parish, and lists the registered acts: acquisitions, mortgages, liens and other charges. We translate every entry with its number and date, and copy the access code exactly so the receiving office can check it. A deed shows one transaction; the certidão shows the property's current registered position.
The tax record is a different document
The property tax record (caderneta predial) is issued by the Portuguese tax authority, not the land register. It identifies the property by its tax article (artigo matricial) and gives its tax value. Where parishes were merged, a property may have an old and a new article number; we translate both as printed so the documents can be matched.
US uses include proof of assets for an affidavit of support, the source of funds from a sale, and estates of relatives who owned property in Portugal. Values stay in euros as printed, and the deed's references to the land register and tax article are copied exactly so the documents can be read together. See the Portuguese lease agreement and power of attorney pages, for Brazil the Brazilian property deed 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 have a certidão permanente code, not a paper deed.
Send the printout or the code page. We translate it in full, code included.
What is the caderneta predial?
It is the property's tax record from the tax authority, not the land register. We translate either or both.
Will you convert the property value to dollars?
No. Values stay in euros as printed.
Ready to get started?
Upload your documents and receive your certified translation, typically within 24 hours.