The Regional Directorate for the Communities provides assistance with the certification of documents with a Hague Apostille.

The Hague Apostille is a formality (seal) that certifies the authenticity of documents and public deeds issued in the territory of one state that must be presented in the territory of another Hague Apostille Convention signatory state.

See the countries that have joined at https://www.hcch.net/pt/states/hcch-members

Any citizen who needs the Hague Apostille certification.

Documents that need to be authenticated should be sent to the Attorney General’s Office in Ponta Delgada. For this purpose, the Regional Directorate for the Communities assists with the completion of the form itself and attaches the documents to be certified, so that they can subsequently be submitted by post to the Attorney General’s Office in Ponta Delgada.

– In person, from 9:00 am to 12:30 pm and from 2:00 pm to 4:30 pm, at the Public Service Centers of the Regional Directorate for the Communities in Ponta Delgada, Angra do Heroísmo and Horta;
– By appointment at the town councils of Vila do Porto (Santa Maria), Povoação and Nordeste (São Miguel), Madalena and Lajes do Pico (Pico), Calheta and Velas (São Jorge), Santa Cruz da Graciosa (Graciosa), Santa Cruz das Flores and Lajes das Flores (Flores) and Vila do Corvo (Corvo). Appointments can be scheduled by email or by phone;
– By e-mail: [email protected];

– By phone: (+351) 296 204 700.

Please see the Contacts section for further information.