Certification of copies of original documents
Please select the type of document whose copy you intend to get certified:
- Brazilian documents (with or without photo)
Brazilian documents
Consular certification only confirms the photocopy faithfully corresponds to the original document presented by the applicant. In order to be presented abroad, the original document's authenticity confirmation is done by the issue of an apostille in Brazil.
Only photocopies of Brazilian documents such as the ones below can be certified:
- Passport
- Identity Card (RG)
- Taxpayer Registry for Individuals (CPF)
- Identity cards issued by Federal professional activity regulatory bodies
- National Registry of Foreigners (RNE)
- Electoral card
- Brazilian driving licence (CNH)
- Military Draft Certificate (CAM)
- Brazilian employment record card (CTPS)
- Brazilian birth, marriage and death certificates
- Other notarial acts (powers of attorney, public deeds etc.)
- Documents issued by Brazilian consular representations
- Others
* The Consulate does not certify copies of documents issued electronically.
Please collect all necessary documentation in order to request the certification of copies:
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Original and photocopy (real size of the document) of the official Brazilian document |
Laminated documents shall not be accepted. Please note: a) Each page to be certified must contain the photocopy of one single document. Do not combine, for example, an identity card and a CPF on the same page. b) The back page of the photocopy must be left black to allow the consular seal and stamp to be affixed. c) In case of passports, 4 passport pages may be photocopied on the same side of the sheet, and the back page of the photocopy must be left blank to allow the consular seal and stamp to be affixed. In this case, each sheet will be charged as a single document certification. Click here to see the model. |
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Receipt of consular fee payment (postal order) |
Please click here to check the service fee value and how to pay it. |
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Postal request for consular services form |
Only for those requesting the service by post. Click here to download, print and fill up the form. |
How to request
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Certification of copies of original documents must be requested through the e-consular system. Click on the link on the side to find out how to apply. |
British documents
The original British documents and/or their respective photocopies, to be presented in Brazil, must get an apostille issued by the FCO - Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
After getting the apostille, the document no longer needs to be legalised by the Consulate.
Documents issued outside the United Kingdom
In case of documents issued in other countries (outside the UK), the party concerned must check with the Brazilian consular authority located in the respective country, with jurisdiction over the place where the document was issued.