Accomodation and documents

Hi travelvolunteer,

I think that documents from the country of residence are accepted as long as they are:

- in English

- or in any other language, as long as they have a certified translation into Portuguese done by a Portuguese consulate in that country of residence.

Namely, documents such as:

- criminal record certificates

- proof of address

- evidences of personal income

- evidences of accomodation

- ....

Why not get this information from the Portuguese consulate in the country where you live?

Best Regards

@JohnnyPT

Reply from the embassy

"In reply to your email, we inform that all visa applicants should follow the information provided in the checklists made available by VFS Global, which explicitly indicate when a given document should be notarised or legalised"

Reply from the Visa Centre

"Kindly be informed that we only follow what is indicated on the website. And it is not indicated at all. And those documents are also on the list coming from the embassy. Thank you for understanding."

do you think the instruction is clear ?

This is unclear, indeed.

So, try to follow the information provided in the checklists made available by VFS Global. And when it's not explicit, try to do as I mentioned before. And also try to get some information from the Singapore Consulate in Portugal, maybe they know something and can guide you on this issue of document certification.

https://www.mfa.gov.sg/lisbon

https://www.vfsglobal.com/one-pager/por … rposes.pdf

thanks Johhny