Filed in person at the Florida Department of State

Florida Apostille Service — Statewide.

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5–7
Business Days
From the day we receive your documents.
$190
Starting Price
State fee and shipping included.
125+
Countries Recognized
Every Hague Convention member state.
50
States We Serve
Florida documents, nationwide.

One service for every Florida document.

An apostille is the form of authentication required when you use a U.S. document in another country that's a member of the 1961 Hague Convention. For any Florida-issued document, only the Florida Department of State in Tallahassee can issue an apostille — no other agency, no notary, no courthouse, no consulate. The state's standard mail-in turnaround is five to seven weeks. Our turnaround is five to seven business days. We close that gap by walking every document into the apostille counter in Tallahassee in person.

My Florida Apostille handles every category of Florida document the FL DOS will authenticate. Vital records (birth, marriage, divorce, death certificates), state law-enforcement records (FDLE background checks), educational credentials (diplomas, transcripts), notarized private documents (powers of attorney, affidavits, single-status letters, corporate resolutions), and Sunbiz corporate filings (articles of incorporation, certificates of good standing). If your document is Florida-issued and your destination country is a Hague signatory, we can apostille it.

Pricing is flat across every document type: $190 per document, with bundle discounts at 2 documents ($300 total) and 3+ documents ($130 each). State filing fee and return shipping are included. No hidden fees, no rush charges, no per-document add-ons. The same price whether you order online from anywhere in the U.S., drop off by appointment at our West Palm Beach or Tampa office.

What we apostille — the full list.

Every Florida-issued document falls into one of these categories. Tap any category for the dedicated apostille guide.

Birth Certificate Apostille

Florida birth certificate apostille — for Italian dual citizenship, foreign marriage, foreign work visas. $190 per certificate, 5–7 business days. Filed in pers...

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Marriage Certificate Apostille

Florida marriage certificate apostille — for foreign spouse visas, dual citizenship, foreign property closings. $190 per certificate, 5–7 business days. Filed a...

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FDLE Background Check Apostille

FDLE background check apostille — required for foreign work visas, residency, adoption. $190 per document, 5–7 business days. Filed in person at FL DOS....

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Diploma & Transcript Apostille

Florida diploma & transcript apostille — for teaching abroad, foreign universities, credential evaluation. $190 per document, 5–7 business days. Filed at FL DOS...

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Death Certificate Apostille

Florida death certificate apostille — for foreign estates, dual citizenship, foreign pension claims. $190 per cert, 5–7 business days. Handled with discretion....

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Divorce Decree Apostille

Florida divorce decree apostille — for foreign remarriage, foreign citizenship, foreign property division. $190 per document, 5–7 business days. Filed at FL DOS...

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Notarized Document & Power of Attorney Apostille

Florida notarized document apostille — powers of attorney, affidavits, single-status letters, corporate resolutions. $190 per document, 5–7 business days....

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Why Floridians need an apostille.

These are the most common reasons our customers need a Florida apostille every week.

Foreign Citizenship by Descent

Italian jure sanguinis, Polish, Irish, Portuguese, German, Lithuanian, and other ancestral citizenship applications all require apostilled Florida vital records (birth, marriage, death certificates) for ancestors in your direct line.

International Real Estate Closings

Buying property in Mexico, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Panama, Colombia, Brazil, Italy, Portugal, or Spain? Closings require an apostilled, notarized power of attorney for a local attorney to sign on your behalf.

Foreign Work Visas

UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Singapore, Korea, China, the UK, and most EU work visa applications require an apostilled FDLE background check, diploma, and often birth certificate as part of the package.

International Marriage

Marrying abroad? Most foreign governments require an apostilled birth certificate, FDLE check, and notarized single-status affidavit before issuing a marriage license.

Foreign Education

Diplomas and transcripts from UF, FSU, UCF, USF, FAU, FIU, U of Miami, Miami Dade College, and other Florida schools must be apostilled before submission to foreign universities or credential evaluators like WES.

International Business

Articles of incorporation from Sunbiz, certificates of good standing, certificates of authority, and notarized corporate resolutions for opening foreign subsidiaries, foreign bank accounts, or qualifying to do business in another country.

Four steps. One week.

The same procedure for every order — whichever option you choose.

— Step One —
01

Place Your Order

Choose drop-off by appointment or online — whichever fits your week. Pay $190 per document up front (online) or at the appointment.

— Step Two —
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Send Documents

Hand them to us at your appointment, or drop your FedEx envelope. Same destination either way.

— Step Three —
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We File in Person

Our Tallahassee back-office team walks your documents in person to the Florida Department of State counter.

— Step Four —
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Apostille Returned

We return the finished apostille the same way you sent it. 5–7 business days, every order.

Common questions.

Any document issued by a Florida state or county agency, or notarized by a Florida-commissioned notary, can be apostilled by the Florida Department of State. The main categories: birth/marriage/divorce/death certificates (vital records), FDLE background checks, diplomas and transcripts from Florida schools, notarized documents (powers of attorney, affidavits, single-status letters, corporate resolutions), and Sunbiz corporate documents.
With us: 5–7 business days from the moment we receive your documents. If you mail directly to the Florida Department of State yourself, expect 5–7 weeks once you include transit time and the state's processing queue. We achieve the faster turnaround by walking every order in person to the FL DOS apostille counter in Tallahassee.
$190 per document with us — state filing fee and return shipping included. Bundle pricing: $300 for 2 documents, $130 each for 3+. If you file directly, the state fee is $10 per document but you'll pay for shipping, the request form, your time, and the 5–7 week wait. See full cost breakdown →
You have three options. (1) Online order from anywhere in the U.S.: we email you a pre-paid FedEx QR code, you drop your envelope at any FedEx. (2) Drop off in person at our West Palm Beach office (500 S Australian Ave, Suite 6088B). (3) Drop off in Tampa at our Tampa office (2202 N Westshore Blvd, Ste 2275E) — also by appointment, 9 AM – 7 PM, 7 days a week.
No — only the state that issued the document can apostille it. If your birth certificate was issued in New York, only the New York Secretary of State can apostille it. We only handle Florida-issued documents (or documents notarized in Florida by a Florida-commissioned notary).
No. Our Tallahassee office at 113 S Monroe St is our filing office, half a mile from the Florida Department of State — it's where we walk documents in to the apostille counter, but it's not open for customer drop-offs. Our walk-in offices are West Palm Beach and Tampa — drop-offs by appointment. See WPB office details →

Florida Apostille in every Florida city.

We serve customers across Florida. Tap your city for a dedicated florida apostille guide for your area.

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Order online from anywhere, or drop off by appointment in West Palm Beach or Tampa. 5–7 business days. State filing fee and shipping included.

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