Apostille help
An apostille certifies a document for use in another country. For many Florida documents, it is issued by the Florida Department of State. We can notarize documents that need it first and help you prepare the request. From $100, plus the state's fee.
Updated September 2026
How we help
- Check with you which country the document is for and what that country asks for.
- Notarize the document if it needs a notarization first.
- Help you prepare the apostille request to the Florida Department of State.
Some documents can't be notarized
Vital records, like birth and death certificates, must come as certified copies from the office that keeps them. A notary cannot certify a copy of a vital record.
What Florida law says
- A notary may supervise the making of a copy of a record and attest that it is a true copy — but not for a vital record (such as a birth or death certificate), or for a public record if its custodian can make a copy.Florida Statutes s. 117.05(12), read September 28, 2026
Documents issued by the federal government, or by another state, follow different routes. We'll tell you if that applies.
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