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Certified Portuguese Vehicle Title Translation
eVerbary translates your Portuguese vehicle title 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 certificado de matrícula
Portugal has no separate vehicle title. The registration certificate (certificado de matrícula) identifies the vehicle's characteristics and its owner, and is issued through the Instituto dos Registos e do Notariado. It replaced the Documento Único Automóvel (DUA), which in 2005 had itself replaced two older papers: the vehicle booklet (livrete) and the title of ownership (título de registo de propriedade).
So a Portuguese vehicle file can hold any of these, depending on the car's age, and all of them remain recognisable to a Portuguese registry. A simplified card model was approved in 2019 for vehicles registered for the first time from 1 August 2019. A permanent certificate of the vehicle's registrations can also be consulted online, and is translated the same way.
Fields a US DMV or CBP needs
For importing or titling a car in the US, the key fields are the registration number (matrícula), the chassis or vehicle identification number (número de quadro), make, model, category, first registration date and owner. We copy numbers exactly and translate every field label, so the VIN can be matched on the vehicle.
If a loan, lien or sale appears in the registration record, it is translated too, with the date each was registered. Plate numbers and dates are copied in their original format, with no reformatting. See the Portuguese driver's license page and our DMV translation page. For Brazil see the Brazilian vehicle title page, and see 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
My car has an old DUA, not a certificado de matrícula.
The DUA was the earlier form of the same record. We translate whichever document you have, field by field.
Is the certificado de matrícula a title?
It is Portugal's proof of registration and ownership. We translate it as what it is.
Do you copy the VIN exactly?
Yes, character by character, along with the registration number.
Ready to get started?
Upload your documents and receive your certified translation, typically within 24 hours.