Apostille Services

When you’re traveling outside of the US, it’s safe to say many of the things you take for granted no longer apply: you’re subject to local laws, your state-issued driver’s license isn’t a recognized form of ID, and any documents issued by the US government may not even be accepted without additional certification. This is where Apostille certification is needed; if a country falls under the Hague Convention, an Apostille must be presented along with the original document to be accepted in a foreign country for any reason – visa application, applying for citizenship, etc.

For travelers, this means that documents including birth certificates and university diplomas that were issued at the state level in the US may be recognized in certain countries provided an Apostille certification is applied. However, documents like criminal background checks issued at the federal level by the FBI require an Apostille issued directly from the State Department in Washington DC.

We APOSTILLE documents from every state and for every country . All fees vary by state. Authentications are $10 add from transaction

• Powers of Attorney
• Wills
• Photocopy Authentications (eg. passports & ID's)
• Commercial documents
• Diplomas
• School records*  
• Bills of sale
• Contracts
• Marriage certificates
• Birth certificates*
• Death certificates*
• Court documents*
• Police records
• Titles (Vehicles & Vessels)
• Corporation documents

*School records must be notarized.
 *Birth and Death certificates must be obtained from the office of Vital statistics, if their issue date is more than 5 years prior to your Florida Apostille request.

If you require an apostille/authentication on your naturalization certificate, you will need to request certified true copy of the Naturalization Certificate first.

Please follow the steps here to obtain it: https://www.uscis.gov/tools/how-do-i-customer-guides/how-do-i-guides-us-citizens/how-do-i-obtain-certified-true-copies-certificate-naturalization

 7-10 business days $175 &  each additional doc $65

11-20 business days $150 & each additional doc $50

Certifications please add $10 for each doc

For other state documents please call or email for inquiries 

How does the Department of State verify the authenticity of a Florida notary public's signature?

• The notary’s information is compared against our Notary Public database. 
• We verify the notary public’s commission number, expiration date and name.

How can I verify the authenticity of a Florida apostille or notarial certificate?

• The certificate is issued on security paper, which cannot be photocopied. Photocopies will have the word “VOID” displayed throughout. 
• Each certificate is assigned a unique identification number displayed on the back of the certificate in the lower left hand corner.
• The Florida Department of State will verify the certificate’s authenticity. Send a copy of the certificate along with a written request to our Apostille/Certification Section.

What is a Notarial Certification?

• Countries that are nonmembers of the 1961 Hague Convention are not issued an apostille; they are issued notarial certificates or certifications.
• Like the apostille, this certification authenticates the issuing official or notary signature.