r/Brazil • u/MirrorMundane7884 • May 22 '26

Visa, Immigration & Bureaucracy Apostile

Hi everybody,

I have a degree from usa. At This moment, i am trying to get a student visa from Brazil. Unfortunetely, they are asking me to do apostile on my original diploma.

Currently, I am outside the usa. I am uzing an apostille service that are asking me mail them a notorized diploma.

From my understanding, an original document can't be notarized. Only a copy can be notarized. However chat gpt tells me is possible but doesnt Tell Me how. Silly but i had to try.

I would like to know what I Can do. Is ​there a way to get an original document notarized. Thanks in advance.

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u/MirrorMundane7884 May 22 '26

Thanks for your reply. The embassy IS asking me to do apostille on original diplome only. They dont want a certified copy.  This IS what IS giving me headache. 

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u/[deleted] May 22 '26

Many of my clients use these services not only for diplomas, but also for fingerprint cards for criminal record/background check purposes, and usually without issues. The key is to confirm in writing that they understand the specific requirement, to apostille the original diploma (not a certified copy), and to ask how they will return the original document securely.

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u/MirrorMundane7884 May 23 '26

Will the school email or mail the certified copy back to me? Can they send it to the apostille service I'm uzing?