Where to get an apostille in Portugal: competent authority and Apostille Convention status

Source: HCCH, Convention 12 status table and competent authority pageRetrieved 5 November 2026Independent information site: we are not the Hague Conference, nor an apostille authority, nor the source of the data.

Portugal is a party to the Apostille Convention, in force since 4 February 1969 (ratification). HCCH lists as competent authority, among others: The Attorney General of the Republic; The Court of Appeal of Guimarães (Tribunal da Relação de Guimarães).

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Convention

Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents (HCCH Convention No. 12)

Status

Contracting Party in the HCCH status table

Type

Ratification (R)

Signature (S), as printed

20-VIII-1965

Ratification, accession or succession, as printed

6-XII-1968

Entry into force (EIF), as printed

4-II-1969 (4 February 1969)

Competent authority (Art. 6), as printed by HCCH

The Attorney General of the Republic; The Attorneys General on behalf of [...] Porto, Coimbra and Évora and the Assistant Attorneys General with the Representants of the Republic of the Autonomic Regions of Madeira and Açores, The Court of Appeal of Guimarães (Tribunal da Relação de Guimarães)

Address (first one listed by HCCH)

The Procurator-General of the Republic, (Procuradoria Geral de República), Rua da Escola Politécnica, 140, 1269-103 LISBOA, Portugal

Website, as printed by HCCH

http://www.pgr.pt/ (in Portuguese only)

HCCH competent authority page

Portugal - Competent Authority (Art. 6) (page last updated 01 November 2021)

Region (UN M49)

Europe, Southern Europe

Sources

HCCH status table, Convention 12, retrieved 5 November 2026; HCCH competent authorities of Portugal, retrieved 5 November 2026; UN M49 regions