Florida Apostille

Since the beginning, we’re having a vision of making authentication of the US documents much easier for you, by providing accurate and precise information pertains getting the Apostille seal and Notarial certificates from the Department of state in Florida, based on our vast and well-established reputation across all the states in United State of America.

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How to obtain the Florida State Apostille?

• Filling the Department of State’s Apostille and Notarial certificate Request form on the official Florida State website.
• Must attach the document to be certified and it has to be an original copy as the Department of State in Florida doesn’t accept a photocopy of the document.
• Must add a self-addressed stamped envelope with your name and address listed as both sender and recipient.
• Fees, it could be $10 or $20 per document depending on the document type:
  – $10 as a standard per document.
  – $20 for documents certified from court clerks.
• Note that you will need to submit a check or money order payable for Florida Department of State, as they DON’T accept cash or credit cards.

How to certify your documents to use them abroad?

Mainly, it depends on the country where you want to send the documents to.

• Countries require Apostille Stamp (Hague convention countries). (internal link)
• Countries require legalization from the embassy (Non-Hague convention countries). (internal link)

How many does it take to get your documents certified?

• It takes 7 Business Days to receive your documents when you send them by mail.
• There aren’t expedited services, however they offer walk-in service, where you can head to their office at 2415N. Monroe St., Suite 810, Tallahassee, FL 32303. Usually you get your documents authenticated within the same day.

What are the documents that can be authenticated in Florida Secretary of State?

Indeed, many governmental documents require Apostille Stamp in order to use them in a foreign country. There’re a few, however, which doesn’t require the stamp.

There are two types of documentations:

• Corporate documents.
• Federal documents.

*Federal Documents are submitted to the US Department of State.

– Here are some documents that require the Apostille seal: –

• Circuit Court documents.
• Birth and death documents.
• School transcripts.
• Marriage and divorce certificates.
• State criminal background checks.
• Power of attorney.
• Vehicle titles.
• Distributor agreements.

Note* Federal documents need to be submitted to US Department of State.

How to authenticate State of Florida birth and death certificates?

• First submit birth or death certificate from Florida Bureau of Vital Statistics OR County health department, and it has to be signed by the State Registrar.
• Fees required from getting the certificate is separate from fees required by the Florida Department of State.

What kind of documents should be notarized by Florida Notary Public?

• Full notarial statement is required.
• Notarial have to be written in English.

The following documents can’t be attested by Florida Notary Public:

• Any document for which photocopying is prohibited
• Birth Certificate
• Certificate of Citizenship or Naturalization
• Death Certificate
• Documents filed in a court proceeding
• Documents recorded by the Clerk of the Court
• Federal or state income tax forms, already filed
• Marriage Certificate
• Professional licenses issued by the State of Florida
• Public records maintained in government offices
• Student records (transcripts, etc.) Kept in public education offices.

Certificates that is requested from the Department of State with an apostille seal:

Including various certificates such as Certificate of Status and corporate document, so how to obtain those documentations?

You’ll need to submit an apostille request the fixed cost for it is $10. In addition to a separate request and fee for the certified copy that you want, the cost of the document depends upon the type of certificate required.

Note*: Fees must be submitted using two separate checks or money orders.

  Obtaining Certificate of Status and a certified document from Florida Department of State is requested written by mail, and you need to fill out the below information in both cases.

• Your entity’s name.
• Florida Document or registration number.
• Clarify document type.
• Date the document was filed by the Division of Corporations.
• Payment must be in form of a check or money order payable to the Florida Department of State in US currency and from a US Bank.

Request it from Division of Corporation, you will need document number to request it

Click here to find your document or registration number. And Here for the mailing address.

• Certificate of Status fees differ according to kind of service, you will find the official fees in the table below.

Marriage certificate and dissolution of marriage certificate

In the beginning, we need to contact the desired embassy or consulate in order to know their certification requirement.

• Submit marriage or dissolution of marriage certificate from Florida Bureau of Vital Statistics and make sure that it’s signed State registrar or Clerk from the county court.

Note*: Fees from Florida Bureau of Vital Statistics are separate from the fees required by the Florida Department of State.

Alert due to current Corona crisis postal service in Florida Department of State has been temporarily suspended to service the following countries.

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