Monument Visa — Apostille Service for Americans Moving to Portugal
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.
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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.
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 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
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.
Monument Visa
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.
Disclaimer: general information for U.S. citizens living or planning to live abroad — not tax, legal, financial or immigration advice. Thresholds, treaties and visa rules change and depend on your situation; confirm with the IRS, the relevant authority or a qualified professional before acting.