- The Florida Secretary of State is the only competent authority authorized to issue notarial and apostille certifications in the state of Florida. The Division of Corporations issues the certificates. The Florida Secretary of State office is located at 2415 N. Monroe Street, Suite 810, Tallahassee, Florida 3230. The United States of America has competent authorities to issue the apostille certificate. The US Department of State Authentication Office affixes apostilles to documents issued by Federal agencies of the United States.
- The US Department of State, Office of Consular Affairs, Passport Services, Vital Records Section affixes apostilles to Consular Reports of Birth, Death and Marriage or US Citizens and Government.
- The Clerks and Deputy Clerks of the United States of America are authorized to issue apostilles on documents issued by those courts. As an alternative, the US Department of Justice may authenticate the US Department of State’s Authentications Office for an apostille on that seal.
- Public documents issued by US states, the District of Columbia and other US jurisdictions may be legalized with an apostille by designated authorities in any jurisdiction, generally the state Secretary of State’s office.
- I. Authentication Officer, Acting Authentication Officer and Assistant Authentication Officer, United States Department of State.
- The government office verifies the authenticity of the a Florida Notary Public’s signature by comparing it to their current notary public database. The notary’s commission number, expiration date and name are all verified. For a Florida document to be used abroad, it needs to be authenticated. If translations are required, the Florida Secretary of State office does not do the translating. The certification/notarization for any translated document must adhere to the requirements of the SOS office. The notary cannot be the same person who translates the document.
Authentications (Apostilles & Notarial Certifications)
PROVEN TRACK RECORD
5.00
Overall rating of 111 1st-party reviews
2025-06-08
Russell Stern
Mindy is the expert for handling notarizations, apostilles, and certified translations. She communicates promptly and is delightful to deal with. I highly recommend her.
2025-06-02
Sandeep Mathrani
Mindy knows what she is doing. From the initial phone call to receiving my finished documents, the process was easy and way faster than if you are to do this yourself. I'll use this service for all my notary and apostille needs!
2025-05-23
Jessica Joura
We used Apostille FLA - Notary Service (specifically Mindy) as our wedding officiant and could not recommend her more! From the day we agreed to work together up until our wedding day, Mindy was a great communicator, extremely positive, and a fabulous resource for any questions we had. Her calming presence helped ease any nerves we might have had on our big day. Mindy arrived early and very well prepared to officiate our marriage. If you’re looking for an extraordinary wedding officiant who will listen to your vision and make your dream ceremony come true, look no further than Mindy!