Apostille & authentication
Moving, marrying, studying, or doing business abroad? Your Florida documents may need an apostille before another country will accept them.
Moving, marrying, studying, or doing business abroad? Your Florida documents may need an apostille before another country will accept them.
An apostille is a certificate attached by the issuing state that verifies the signature and seal on a public document, so it can be used in countries that belong to the Hague Apostille Convention. Countries outside the convention usually require an authentication certificate followed by embassy or consulate legalization.
We prepare the request, check that the document qualifies, submit it, track it, and return it to you.
Certified birth, marriage, divorce, and death records issued by the Florida Department of Health.
Powers of attorney, travel consent letters, affidavits, and other notarized documents.
Diplomas and transcripts, usually after a school official's signature is properly notarized.
Certified copies from a Florida clerk of court, such as divorce judgments.
Documents issued in another state must be apostilled by that state. We can help coordinate.
FBI background checks and other federal documents go to the U.S. Department of State, not Florida.
Some receiving agencies also need a translation, or a recently issued record. Ask them first.
Generally, no. Vital and court records must be certified copies from the issuing agency. Personal documents may sometimes be handled through a notarized statement, depending on what the receiving country accepts.
We can't. Acceptance is decided by the receiving authority. Confirm their requirements before you start, and we'll follow them exactly.
Yes. The apostille is attached to the original certified or notarized document, which is returned to you with the apostille.