# Steps to prepare docs & other things before even choosing a GV Lawyer? **URL:** \ **Category:** Portugal Golden Visa\ **Created:** [March 4, 2025, 8:56pm UTC](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/steps-to-prepare-docs-other-things-before-even-choosing-a-gv-lawyer/69697 "2025-03-04T20:56:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2
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> [@Apostille and document preparation for US GV investors](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/apostille-and-document-preparation-for-us-gv-investors/28602): > > I am preparing my documents for the Golden Visa and had real difficulty figuring out how to get them apostilled (and even what that meant, since I had never needed it in the past). SO, I thought I’d start a new thread on here to be of help to others in the future. First, what does it mean to get an apostille? Documents in your home country are valid in that country. However, in order to make it valid internationally, it needs to be verified according to international convention (the Hague co… --- _[View the full topic](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/steps-to-prepare-docs-other-things-before-even-choosing-a-gv-lawyer/69697)._