South Florida Apostille Services
Hours 9am-6pm. Mon-Fri.
$275 per Document. U.S. Shipping Included. 2-Day Express Available.
How much does an apostille cost in Florida?
A Florida apostille through us costs $275 for the first document and $125 for each additional document in the same order. That price includes our review of every document before it goes to the Secretary of State, hand delivery to Tallahassee, and shipping inside the United States in both directions. The order form adds up your exact total before you pay.
What counts as a document
A document is one item that gets its own apostille: one birth certificate, one marriage certificate, one power of attorney, one diploma. Two birth certificates are two documents. Each destination country is a separate order, because each apostille is issued for one country.
Turnaround options
Standard, 6 to 8 business days: included in the base price.
Regular Express, 3 to 5 business days: a small added charge, shown on the order form when you select it.
2-Day Express, 2 business days: add $255. For Florida-issued documents going to Hague Convention countries. Submit completed documents before 12pm EST on a business day.
Business days count from the day your physical documents arrive and pass our review. Documents dropped off at our office add one business day. The times are estimates, not commitments. Our post on how long a Florida apostille takes explains what affects them.
Notarization
From $100. Powers of attorney, affidavits, diplomas and other privately created documents have to be notarized by a Florida notary before they can be apostilled. Birth, marriage, death and divorce certificates are never notarized. When a document needs a notary, we do it ourselves, in person or by video, so the notarization meets the Secretary of State's requirements. A notarization done elsewhere is the most common reason a document gets returned.
Federal documents
$275 per document. Expedited federal processing: add $150.
FBI background checks, IRS transcripts and other federal documents do not go to Tallahassee. They go through the U.S. Department of State. Standard federal processing runs 4 to 6 weeks; expedited runs about 10 to 12 business days. Federal documents are not eligible for 2-Day Express. If your order has both Florida and federal documents, each is priced and timed on its own.
Shipping, drop-off and on-site service
Inside the United States: included. After you order, we send you a shipping label for your documents, and we return the finished apostille with tracking at no extra charge.
Drop-off at our Boca Raton office: included.
On-site service: $100. We pick up your documents at your location and return the completed apostille to you. If a document needs a notary, the in-person notarization happens during that visit.
Outside the United States: you ship your documents to us. For the return, we send you a credit card authorization form for the international shipping charge, which depends on the destination.
Documents from other states and other countries
Documents issued by other states: same base price, $275 for the first document and $125 for each additional. Some states add their own charges, which we confirm before you pay. New Jersey, for example, comes to $325 for the first document.
Countries outside the Hague Convention: these documents need an authentication instead of an apostille, which is a longer process. The order form shows the price when you select the country.
Examples
One Florida birth certificate for Spain, Standard: $275.
The same birth certificate with 2-Day Express: $530.
Two Florida documents for Colombia with 2-Day Express: $655.
One FBI background check for Italy with expedited federal processing: $425.
One Florida marriage certificate for Brazil with on-site pickup and return: $375.
Payment and cancellations
Pay by card on the order form and you get an order confirmation with next steps right away. If you would rather pay by invoice, email info@southfloridaapostilleservices.com or call 800-208-2128 and we will send one.
Orders cannot be cancelled after documents are submitted. If you placed an order and have not submitted documents, you can cancel within 15 days for a refund minus a 15% administrative fee.
Why we publish our prices
We think you should know the price before you decide. What you pay for is not the apostille itself, which the state issues for a small fee. It is the review that catches a bad notary seal or the wrong copy of a certificate before it costs you weeks, and the hand delivery that turns a 30-day mail queue into days.
Ready to Get Started?
Our team is available Monday through Friday, 9am to 6pm EST. Call us, order online, or send a message with any questions about your documents.
📞 Call us: 800-208-2128
📧 Email us: info@southfloridaapostilleservices.com
🕐 Hours: Monday–Friday, 9am–6pm EST
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