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Travelling in Portugal
Australians planning to travel to Portugal should read the following Travel Advice.
Consular Assistance
The Consular Service Charter outlines how we may assist Australian nationals overseas.
If you need immediate assistance, you can call the Consular Emergency Centre on +61 2 6261 3305 from overseas or 1300 555 135 from within Australia.
Feedback
We welcome your comments on our services, to help us to identify areas that need improvement or where changes would make sense. Sharing your experiences may also help other Australians avoid difficulties overseas and appreciate what level of assistance can be provided. You can comment on our services by:
- submitting your feedback through the Smartraveller Contact Us page.
- writing to us at:
First Assistant Secretary
Consular and Crisis Management Division
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
RG Casey Building
BARTON ACT 0221
If you are dissatisfied with the response you receive from DFAT, you can contact the Commonwealth Ombudsman's Office in Australia.
Notarial services
The range of, and requirements for, notarial services are varied. It is the client’s responsibility to know which service he/she requires.
DFAT does not provide legal advice and the onus is on the client to present documents in the correct form and provide the correct instructions for witnessing any signatures on the documents.
This is the list of notarial services and acts that can be performed at the Australian Embassy in Lisbon. A more detailed description of what these entail are on our dedicated Notarial page.
- Witnessing and taking of affidavits, oaths or affirmations.
- Witnessing Commonwealth and State statutory declarations
- Witnessing applications forms for, and issuing of, Certificates of No Impediment (CNI)
- Witnessing notices of intended marriage
- Performing legalisation of signatures and/or seals through either an authentication or an apostille
- Certifying true copies of documents or photographs
- Witnessing the signing of Australian forms (where permitted by Australian laws)
- Performing legalisation of signatures and/or seals through either an authentication or an apostillle
- Assisting with Land Transfer, property sales and mortgage documents
Australian Elections
For general information on Australian elections, enrolment and voting while overseas visit the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) at www.aec.gov.au. You can also email or call the AEC on +61 2 6160 2600 for information.
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Living in Portugal
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Visas for Australian citizens travelling to Portugal
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Holding of Personal Items by the Embassy on behalf of travelling Australian citizens
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Citizenship
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Taxation issues
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Receiving mail and packages from Australia
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How to apply for an Australian age pension
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Birth, marriage and death certificates
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Police clearances - from Australia
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Police clearances - from Portugal
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How to locate a person or a family member in Australia
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Wanting to marry in Portugal? See also Marriage overseas
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Obtaining an Apostille for documents issued in Portugal
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Assessing overseas qualifications in Australia
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Taking cats and dogs to Australia
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Taking cats and dogs to Portugal
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Exchanging an Australian Driver's Licence
List of translators and interpreters
If a translation is required for submitting in Autralia, please verify beforehand with the Australian recipient which form of translation is acceptable to them - eg NAATI, Notary Public etc)
You can also access the embassy list of translators and interpreters
List of lawyers
List of Portuguese lawyers conversant in English - Lisbon
List of Portuguese lawyers conversant in English - Algarve
List of Portuguese lawyers conversant in English - Madeira Island
List of Portuguese lawyers conversant in English - Azores Islands
List of Portuguese lawyers conversant in English - Porto
Are you the victim of a crime in Portugal ?
Infovictims
APAV
Former residents
A gateway to information about Australian benefits, payments & services.
Social Security Agreement between Australia and Portugal.
Returning to Australia
Handy information for Australians or residents returning from a holiday or moving back to Australia.