Federal and state apostilles for your D7, D8, or Golden Visa application
Monument Visa handles the U.S. apostille step for Americans moving to Portugal — FBI background check, vital records, IRS letters, naturalization certificates, and notarized affidavits, routed through the U.S. Department of State or the correct Secretary of State.
Get an apostille quote →Every Portuguese visa for Americans — D7, D8, D2, Golden Visa, family reunification — requires apostilled U.S. documents. The U.S. has two apostille systems running in parallel: federal documents go to the U.S. Department of State, state documents go to the Secretary of State in the issuing state. Send a state document to the wrong place and it comes back unapostilled, costing you two weeks. Monument Visa eliminates that risk by routing everything correctly the first time. They handle the documents Portugal-bound Americans need most: FBI background checks, birth certificates, marriage certificates, divorce decrees, IRS Letter 6166 (residency certification), Social Security letters, naturalization certificates.
Federal + state covered
They route to the U.S. Department of State or the correct Secretary of State automatically.
Fast turnaround
Federal apostilles back in 1–2 weeks. Texas/Florida fast; California/NY can take longer.
One envelope, one transaction
Ship one packet to Monument; they handle the rest. No back-and-forth with multiple state offices.
Apostille first, then translate
Once your documents come back apostilled, the next step for Portugal is certified translation into Portuguese. The translation includes the apostille itself. Don’t translate before apostilling — you’ll end up needing a second apostille on the translation. Monument Visa handles the apostille step; for the translation step, see our Translayte partner.
- Federal apostilles through U.S. Department of State
- State apostilles in all 50 Secretaries of State
- Document procurement if you don’t have certified originals yet
- Tracked round-trip shipping on every order
- D7, D8, Golden Visa specialists — they know which docs each visa needs
Editorial recommendation. Portugalguru recommends Monument Visa as our preferred apostille service. Monument is an independent business; pricing and turnaround are set by Monument and may change.