Sworn translation and apostille: Brazil ⇄ Australia

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Step by step: a Brazilian document for use in Australia

Used for: Visas and citizenship (Department of Home Affairs, via ImmiAccount), skills assessment and professional registration (assessing authorities, AHPRA and other boards), study (universities)

You

  1. Get the right document in Brazil

    • Up-to-date certified copy from the cartório, ideally inteiro teor.
    • Character, if you live in Brazil: Federal Justice and State Justice certificates.

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  1. We translate it into English

    • Complete sworn translation, including stamps and annotations, as a digitally signed PDF.
    • With the translator's name, address, phone and qualifications, as Home Affairs requires.
    • The Australian Embassy in Brazil asks for a sworn translator.

  2. OptionalWe request the e-Apostila if required

    • Only if the authority asks: on the original and/or translation, via the cartório.
    • On the original, only for documents issued in digital form.
    • e-Apostila: R$ 119 each

You

  1. Upload it in ImmiAccount

    • Scanned original plus the translation.
    • Do not post originals unless asked.

Translation time: 4 business days (or 24 h with express, when there is capacity); the e-Apostila on the original, where needed, adds 1 business day. Embassy legalisation, where required, is a separate step.

Brazilian documents most often required in Australia

Which version to get in Brazil and what the authority there requires.

  • Birth certificate (full copy)

    01

    Official document: the Australian Embassy in Brazil requires a sworn translation.

  • Marriage certificate (full copy)

    02

    For partner visas, the full copy shows annotations (e.g. previous divorce).

  • Criminal record certificates from the Federal and State Justice courts

    03

    Required from Brazil residents; the Federal Police certificate is asked of people who were in Brazil on a visitor visa.

    Check your application.

  • Degree certificate + academic transcript

    04

    Not a civil record: the embassy accepts an accurate non-sworn translation but recommends a sworn one if unsure.

    Assessing authorities may set their own rules.

  • Divorce record/decree

    05

    Official document: sworn translation.

Price into English: from R$ 139 per document · e-Apostila R$ 119 (on the original or the translation).

Good to know

  • Bank statements, tax returns and passports need no translation if an English-only reader can understand them (Australian Embassy in Brazil).
  • Machine or poor-quality translations are refused.
  • Translations made in Australia must be by a NAATI-credentialed translator with practitioner number; a Brazilian sworn translation falls under the rule for translations made outside Australia.
  • Character: certificates are also needed from other countries where you spent 12 months or more in the last 10 years, counted from age 16.

What the authority requires from the translation

Brazilian sworn translation accepted

  • Home Affairs (visas and citizenship): a translation made outside Australia is valid with the translator’s name, address, phone and qualifications – we include them in English.
  • A NAATI-certified translator is only required for translations made in Australia.
  • State bodies (BDM, driver licences) and professional boards have their own rules: check first.

Embassy and consulates of Australia in Brazil

Embassy of Australia
SES Quadra 801, Conjunto K, Lote 7, CEP 70200-010, Brasília/DF
Tel. +55 61 3226-3111
Consulate General of Australia in São Paulo
Alameda Santos 700, 9º andar, conj. 92, CEP 01418-100, São Paulo/SP
Tel. +55 11 2112-6200
Honorary Consulate of Australia in Rio de Janeiro
Does not provide notarial or legalisation services.
Av. Bartolomeu Mitre 770, Leblon, CEP 22431-004, Rio de Janeiro/RJ
Tel. +55 21 3824-4624

Brazilian documents are apostilled at a cartório in Brazil; the embassy is only involved where the country requires legalisation.

Step by step: a document from Australia for Brazil

Apostille or legalisation? Australia is a party to the Hague Apostille Convention: the document gets the apostille in the issuing country and is valid in Brazil without the consulate. Then we do the sworn translation. The difference in 30 seconds →

You

  1. Get the right document

    • Certificate: Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages (BDM) of the state or territory of registration.
    • E.g. NSW, Victoria, Queensland; each has its own website and fee.
    • Copy, degree or private document: first signed by an Australian notary public.

  2. Get the apostille

    • DFAT, via the Australian Passport Office in capital cities: A$105 per document (2026 fee).
    • Form and lodgement at smartraveller.gov.au; BDM and AFP National Police Check go straight.
    • Abroad: Australian embassies and consulates (not honorary ones) can also apostille.

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  1. We do the sworn translation

    • Send a photo or PDF of the apostilled document.
    • Digitally signed PDF, valid throughout Brazil.
    • Stamps and the Apostille are translated too; no consulate step needed.

You

  1. Submit it to the Brazilian authority

    • Cartório, Federal Police, university, Junta Comercial …
    • Some ask for registration at Títulos e Documentos (RTD): ask first.

The 4 business days (or 24 h with express, when there is capacity that day) are for the translation. The apostille or legalisation in the issuing country takes extra time – start early.

Common documents from Australia

Name in Portuguese, name as it appears on the original and what to watch out for.

  • Birth certificate (full)

    ENBirth certificate (full/standard, not the extract or commemorative version) – state/territory Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages

    01

    Commemorative certificates and extracts are not official documents; order the standard full certificate.

  • Marriage certificate

    ENMarriage certificate – state/territory BDM

    02

    The ceremonial certificate handed out at the wedding is not the official certificate; order the BDM one.

  • Police check

    ENNational Police Check / National Police Certificate – Australian Federal Police (AFP)

    03

    Apply online on the AFP website: A$57 (A$114 with fingerprints).

    Online: most digital certificates arrive by email within a few days; fingerprint checks take at least 15 working days. For the Apostille, check with DFAT whether a paper version is needed.

  • Degree certificate and academic transcript

    ENTestamur / academic transcript – university

    04

    Needs notary public certification before the Apostille.

    Many universities also issue a verifiable digital version.

  • Divorce order

    ENDivorce order – Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia

    05

    In Brazil, a foreign divorce may need STJ recognition or direct registration, depending on the case.

  • Death certificate

    ENDeath certificate – state/territory BDM

    06

Prices: certificates, diplomas and ID documents R$ 129 · transcripts and powers of attorney from R$ 139.

Good to know

  • There is no national civil register: each state and territory has its own BDM. Check where the birth or marriage was registered.
  • In Australia, most authorities (Home Affairs, state agencies, professional boards) require translations made in Australia to be by a NAATI-certified translator.
  • Australian dates use DD/MM/YYYY, as in Brazil.
  • The AFP issues the National Police Check; state police checks do not replace the federal one for immigration purposes.

Embassies and addresses

Brazil’s mission in the country

Embassy of Brazil in Canberra
19 Forster Crescent, Yarralumla ACT 2600

Mission of Australia in Brazil

Embassy of Australia
SES Quadra 801, Conjunto K, Lote 7, CEP 70200-010, Brasília/DF
Tel. +55 61 3226-3111
Consulate General of Australia in São Paulo
Alameda Santos 700, 9º andar, conj. 92, CEP 01418-100, São Paulo/SP
Tel. +55 11 2112-6200
Honorary Consulate of Australia in Rio de Janeiro
Does not provide notarial or legalisation services.
Av. Bartolomeu Mitre 770, Leblon, CEP 22431-004, Rio de Janeiro/RJ
Tel. +55 21 3824-4624

Does not apostille or legalise documents for Brazil.

Brazilian missions: checked on gov.br in Nov 2026. Foreign missions: check their website before you go.

Fixed price for the sworn translation

R$129From Englishcertificates, diplomas, passport, police records
R$139Into EnglishBrazilian documents for use abroad
R$119e-Apostiladigital, on the original or the translation

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How do I use a Brazilian document in Australia?
1) Get the right document in Brazil: up-to-date certified copy from the cartório, ideally inteiro teor; character, if you live in Brazil: Federal Justice and State Justice certificates. 2) We translate it into English: complete sworn translation, including stamps and annotations, as a digitally signed PDF; with the translator's name, address, phone and qualifications, as Home Affairs requires; the Australian Embassy in Brazil asks for a sworn translator. + We request the e-Apostila if required (if required): only if the authority asks: on the original and/or translation, via the cartório; on the original, only for documents issued in digital form; e-Apostila: R$ 119 each. 3) Upload it in ImmiAccount: scanned original plus the translation; do not post originals unless asked. Home Affairs (visas and citizenship): a translation made outside Australia is valid with the translator’s name, address, phone and qualifications – we include them in English. A NAATI-certified translator is only required for translations made in Australia. State bodies (BDM, driver licences) and professional boards have their own rules: check first.
How do I apostille or legalise a document from Australia for use in Brazil?
Apostille (since 14 Aug 2016 with Brazil). 1) Get the right document: certificate: Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages (BDM) of the state or territory of registration; E.g. NSW, Victoria, Queensland; each has its own website and fee; copy, degree or private document: first signed by an Australian notary public. 2) Get the apostille: DFAT, via the Australian Passport Office in capital cities: A$105 per document (2026 fee); form and lodgement at smartraveller.gov.au; BDM and AFP National Police Check go straight; abroad: Australian embassies and consulates (not honorary ones) can also apostille. 3) We do the sworn translation: send a photo or PDF of the apostilled document; digitally signed PDF, valid throughout Brazil; stamps and the Apostille are translated too; no consulate step needed. 4) Submit it to the Brazilian authority: cartório, Federal Police, university, Junta Comercial …; some ask for registration at Títulos e Documentos (RTD): ask first.
Where is Brazil’s mission in Australia?
Embassy of Brazil in Canberra · 19 Forster Crescent, Yarralumla ACT 2600 · https://www.gov.br/mre/pt-br/embaixada-camberra

Sources consulted

Last reviewed: 6 November 2026, by Benedikt Schober (traduzme) · Rules and addresses checked against the official sources cited for each country.

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