- Documents bearing stamps and signatures of the Ministry of Agriculture, the Department of Health, the Department for Business Enterprise & Regulatory Reform, or the Foreign and Commonwealth Office do not require notarisation, yet have to be legalised by the Consulate General.
- Certificates of Origin and Invoices do not require notarisation by a Notary Public. Instead, they must bear the stamp and signature of the local Chamber of Commerce official, before being submitted to the Consulate General for legalisation.
- School documents – to be valid in Brazil, school documents stating academic results, such as diplomas, must be legalised by the Consulate General of Brazil.
If the sender is not in the country of origin:
Required documents:
1. Original documents, printed on school letterhead. The Consulate General does not legalize laminated documents;
2. “Coupon-réponse international” coupons, available for sale at any Post Office in the world, in an amount appropriate to the weight value of the documents to be sent back (20 coupons are usually sufficient; any unused coupons will be returned);
3. A self-addressed of an adequate size;
4. A duly signed letter of authorisation for the documents to be sent by post; 5. Payment of the consular fee of R$5,00 or R$15,00 for the bundle of documents.
Payment is made by means of “GRU” (Guia de Recolhimento da União) at any branch of “Banco do Brasil” (Brazil Bank) in Brazil.
Additional data needed to fill “GRU” will be provided by the Consulate General, when returning the legalised documents.
Documents will only be valid in Brazil after payment of “GRU”.
- Declarations in general, powers of attorney, letters of reference and some other documents must be notarised by a Notary Public or Chamber of Commerce before being presented to the Consulate for legalisation.