Sworn translation and apostille: Brazil ⇄ Jamaica

1) Get the right document in Brazil: degree with transcript: from the institution. Criminal record: Federal Police; if needed, full-text certificate (inteiro teor, 2ª via) from the cartório. 2) We translate it into English: complete sworn translation, including stamps and annotations; digitally signed PDF; the MLSS requires a “certified English translation”. + If required, we add the e-Apostila (if required): only if the authority asks: on the original and/or the translation; on the original, only for documents issued in digital form; e-Apostila: R$ 119 each. 3) Submit it to the MLSS: copies certified by a Justice of the Peace or Notary Public; or MLSS staff certify the copies on sight of the original. MLSS (work permits): asks for a “certified English translation”; the sworn translation carries the translator’s certification. PICA, RGD and courts: ask first whether they accept a translation made in Brazil. The apostille is enough, no consulate; we add the e-Apostila if required.

Apostille (in force with Brazil since 3 Jul 2021). 1) Get the right document: certificate: Registrar General's Department (RGD), also online, including from abroad; criminal record: Police Record from the Criminal Records Office of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF). 2) Get the apostille: at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade (MFAFT), 2 Port Royal Street, Kingston; use its application form; check fee and payment at info@mfaft.gov.jm. 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 the Registro de Títulos e Documentos (RTD): ask first.

Embassy of Brazil in Kingston · 23 Millsborough Crescent, Kingston 6 · Tel. +1 876 618-2970 / 618-2971 / 978-8608