Steps to prepare docs & other things before even choosing a GV Lawyer?

Residencies & citizenships Portugal Golden Visa 🇵🇹
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This might have already posted but anyone has the step by step of things to prepare to speed things up before choosing a lawyer like:

  1. Get new (or can use old) BC of dependents
  2. Get new mariage certificate (or olld one would work)
  3. Translate them in these facilities or translation no needed
  4. Apostille: needed &. here is how you do it , …
  5. etc, etc
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These are subjects covered elsewhere on this blog (in excruciating detail). Get your attorney first as many have very specific ideas on how these tasks should be accomplished.

Many of your questions depend on your country and its requirements for obtaining an apostille. It would be helpful when posting these questions that you also let readers know where you are located and then perhaps a fellow citizen who has gone through the process can assist.

If you are in the U.S., I can answer questions. If not…

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Thank you for your response. New to the forum & thought it was just for US citizens! Tried to fast track by asking the question. You are correct plenty of info & just found this one: Wiki: Required Documents for Portugal Golden Visa Renewal
any additional information for US is much appreciated.

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You can use old birth/marriage certificates as long as they are certified (double check the secretary of state’s website to ensure there are not different requirements) Apostilles only can be done on a certified copy.

Apostille you have the link on how…done in the state that issued the document by the Secretary of state. Go to that website and they will have the forms etc. Sometimes can be done walk in depending on the state.

Translations can be done multiple ways (but not done by the government agency you obtained document from). I emailed a pdf of the apostilled documents to an online service (name escapes me but I can find for you). They were very reasonably priced (remember to always specify European Portuguese) and then I printed off the pdf they sent me on nice paper and sent off to my attorneys along with the apostilled dox. All documents you send usually need to be translated.

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Sorry one thing to update. In regard to using old document, the agency that provides the apostille won’t care but the authorities in Portugal DO CARE will want (most) document issued within 3 months of when they are submitted. So when you submit these materials for your application, they will need to have been issued within 3 months of your application date. When you show up for your biometrics appointment you will need NEW documents issued within 3 months of your appointment. If you read the blog, you’ll hear alot about the headache this causes to all of us.