A Florida apostille authenticates a signature of a Florida public official or a Florida notary public on document that is intended for use outside the United States.

We provide expedited Florida apostille services for all kinds of documents, both personal and corporate.

We also provide document retrieval, including certified copies with Hague apostilles of birth certificates, marriage certificates, single status certificates, corporate registration documents, certificates of good standing, etc.

Check if your document qualifies for a Florida apostille

What does a Florida apostille look like?

In the State of Florida, as in all U.S. states, an apostille is a separate page attached to the document by a staple. It is signed by the Secretary of State (facsimile signature) and has the Great Seal of the State of Florida.

Price, processing time, order form

price 4 Florida apostille: $175

USPS Priority mail (within the U.S.): free

You will find more shipping options in the Order Form

Processing time: 4-6 bus. days + mail

order form 3 Please complete the Order Form and mail it with your original document(s) to

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If you are sending your document(s) from a foreign country, please use FedEx, DHL or TNT, and email the tracking number so that we can watch for your package.

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Our guarantee: If we are unable to get your documents apostilled or legalized, we issue a 100% refund, we do not keep any service fees.

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Florida PERSONAL documents: apostille requirements

General guidelines
Birth certificates
Marriage certificates
Death certificates
Divorce records
Powers of attorney
Single Status documents
Background checks
FBI background checks
Diplomas and transcripts
Copies of Passports / IDs
Vehicle titles
U.S. Residency certifications (Form 6166)
Certificates of naturalization
Other

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General Guidelines

Your document must be from the State of Florida.

Your document must be issued by a Florida public official (e.g. State Registrar, County Clerk, Secretry of State, etc.) or notarized by a Florida notary public.

Documents originating from the State of Florida are processed for Hague apostilles and foreign certifications directly from the Office of Florida Secretary of State.

Florida apostille processing time is currently 5-6 business days.

What Florida birth certificates are eligible for apostilles?

A Florida state apostille will authenticate the signature of the State Registrar on a certified copy of a Florida birth certificate.

The following signatures of the State Registrars (former and current) are acceptable for Florida apostilles:

Ken Jones (current State Registrar) * C. Meade Grigg * Oliver Board * Edward Williams * Charles Mahan

If your birth certificate is signed by one of the State Registrars listed above, send the original birth certificate and the completed Order form to us by mail.

If your birth certificate has a different signature, it might still be acceptable. Please email a copy or a free evaluation.

Birth certificates issued by local Health Departments are not eligible for apostilles / legalization.
Birth certificates signed by a Deputy State Registrar are not eligible for apostilles / legalization.
Plain copies and notarized copies of birth certificates cannot be apostilled.

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Florida marriage certificates: apostille requirements

There are two types of marriage records issued in the State of Florida:

Certification of Marriage issued by the Office of Vital Statistics and signed by the State Registrar, and
certified copy of the Marriage Record issued by the Clerk of the Circuit Court in the county where the marriage was registered.

For apostille / legalization purposes both documents are acceptable.

In case of Certification of Marriage, a Florida state apostille will authenticate the signature of the State Registrar on a certified copy.

The following signatures of the State Registrars (former and current) are acceptable for Florida apostilles:

Ken Jones (current State Registrar) * C. Meade Grigg * Oliver Board * Edward Williams * Charles Mahan

If your Certification of Marriage has a different signature, it might still be acceptable. Please email a copy or a free evaluation.

Certified copies of Marriage Record are issued by the Clerk of the Circuit Court in the county where the marriage license was issued. To be eligible for an apostille / legalization, this document needs to be a certified copy with a stamp of the court and the signature of the Clerk or Deputy Clerk. We strongly recommend that you email a copy of your document for a free evaluation. In many cases it will signigicantly speed up your apostille / legalization project.

If your marriage certificate meets the above requirements, send the original document and the completed Order form to us by mail.

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What Florida death certificates are eligible for apostilles?

The State of Florida issues two types of death records: death certifications and death certificates.

Death certifications are public record without cause of death.

Death certificates which include the cause of death may only be issued to the decedent's spouse, parent, and (if of legal age) child, grandchild, or sibling, or anyone who provides a will, insurance policy or other document that demonstrates their interest in the estate of the decedent or anyone who provides documentation that he or she is acting on the behalf of any of the previously mentioned persons, or by court order.

For apostille purposes both documents are acceptable.

A Florida state apostille will authenticate the signature of the State Registrar on a certified copy of a Florida Death certificate or Florida Death certification

The following signatures of the State Registrars (former and current) are acceptable for Florida apostilles:

Ken Jones (current State Registrar) * C. Meade Grigg * Oliver Board * Edward Williams * Charles Mahan

If the death certificate is signed by one of the State Registrars listed above, send the original death certificate and the completed Order form to us by mail.

If the death certificate has a different signature, it might still be acceptable. Please email a copy or a free evaluation.

Death certificates issued by local Health Departments are not eligible for apostilles / legalization.
Death certificates signed by a Deputy State Registrar are not eligible for apostilles / legalization.
Plain copies and notarized copies of death certificates cannot be apostilled.

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Florida divorce records: apostille requirements

There are two types of divorce records issued in the State of Florida: Certification of Report of Dissolution of Marriage issued by the Office of Vital Statistics and signed by the State Registrar and a certified copy of the Divorce Judgment issued by the Clerk of the Circuit Court in the county where the divorce was registered.

For apostille / legalization purposes both documents are acceptable.

In case of Certification of Report of Dissolution of Marriage, a Florida state apostille will authenticate the signature of the State Registrar on a certified copy.

The following signatures of the State Registrars (former and current) are acceptable for Florida apostilles:

Ken Jones (current State Registrar) * C. Meade Grigg * Oliver Board * Edward Williams * Charles Mahan

If your Certification of Report of Dissolution of Marriage has a different signature, it might still be acceptable. Please email a copy or a free evaluation.

Certified copies of Divorce Judgment are issued by the Clerk of the Circuit Court in the county where the divorce was registered. To be eligible for an apostille / legalization, this document needs to be a certified copy with a stamp of the court and the signature of the Clerk or Deputy Clerk. We strongly recommend that you email a copy of your document for a free evaluation. In many cases it will signigicantly speed up your apostille / legalization project.

If you need a certified copy of your divorce judgment with an apostille, please contact us. We might be able to help.

If your document meets the above requirements, send the original document and the completed Order form to us by mail.

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Power of attorney: general guidelines

notary public 3 If you are sending a power of attorney to a foreign country, you could save significant time and money if you follow the below requirements:

Your power of attorney should be

original, which means it must bear the original signature of the signer (notarized copies and remotely notarized POAs cannot be apostilled)
dated,
properly notarized, and
apostilled (if the country of intended use joined the Hague Apostille Convention) or legalized by the Embassy of the country of intended use (if your are sending it to a non-Hague country).

Read more about notarization requirements and Florida power of attorney apostille guidelines....

Single Status documents in the State of Florida

A Single Status Statement (also called

No-marriage record apostille
Certificate of Freedom to Marry apostille
Affidavit of Single Status apostille
Affidavit of Civil Status apostille
Certificate of No Impeidment apostille
Certificate de Coutume apostille
Certificate of Nulla Osta apostille

is a required document if you plan to get married in a foreign country.

In the State of Florida there are two ways to get a document showing your Single Status.

(a) Single Status Certificate issued by the Florida Department of Health

(b) Single Status Affidavit signed by you and notarized by a Florida Notary Public

Single Status Statements from Florida Department of Health...

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Florida background check: apostille requirements

In the State of Florida background checks are issued by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.

Please note that, in order to be apostilled / legalized, these documents need to be notarized.

We can get a certified / notarized background check for you from the State of Florida, and have it apostilled.

If you have a certified notarized background check issued by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, send the original document and the completed Order form to us by mail.

If you do not have a certified notarized background check.....

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FBI background check apostille

FBI background check is federal document, therefore it has to be apostilled on the federal level. Federal apostilles are issued by the U.S. Department of State in Washington, DC.

Please note that this document does not need to be notarized.

apostille acceptable Hard copies of FBI background checks (received from the FBI by mail) are acceptable for FBI apostilles

apostille acceptable

PDF files (digital copies received by email from the FBI or from an FBI-approved channeler) of FBI background checks are acceptable for FBI apostilles

apostille acceptable Some countries a require that your FBI background check and an apostille are issued within the last 90 days.

If you received a hard copy of the FBI background check by mail, send it to us along with the completed Order form by mail.

If you received the FBI background check as a PDF file by email.....

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How to get your criminal background check from the FBI?

The FBI offers two methods for requesting your Criminal background check (also called Identity History Summary Check).

Option 1: Submit your request directly to the FBI (external link).

Option 2: Submit to an FBI-approved Channeler (external link) which is a private business that has contracted with the FBI to receive the fingerprint submission and relevant data, collect the associated fee(s), electronically forward the fingerprint submission with the necessary information to the FBI CJIS Division for a national Identity History Summary check, and receive the electronic summary check result for dissemination to the individual.

An FBI-approved Channeler may only process requests for a U.S. person (an individual who is a citizen of the U.S. or a lawful permanent resident of the U.S.). A lawful permanent resident is any person not a citizen of the U.S. who is residing in the U.S. under legally recognized and lawfully recorded permanent residence as an immigrant (also known “Permanent Resident Alien,” “Resident Alien Permit Holder,” and “Green Card Holder”).

Hague apostilles for Florida diplomas and transcripts

How do you prepare a high school, college, university diploma, a transcript, a verification letter for foreign use?

Option 1:

Contact your school and request a certified notarized copy of your school record. This document needs to be signed by a school official (original signature), and his/her signature must be notarized.

Make sure the document is properly notarized. The notary should use either Acknowledgment or Jurat:

Acknowledgment:

(for personal powers of attorney, affidavits, statements, letters, consents, copies of diplomas and transcripts signed by school officials, etc.)

STATE OF FLORIDA

COUNTY OF _________

The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me by means of physical presence this (numeric date) day of (month), (year), by (name of person acknowledging)

(Signature of Notary Public – State of Florida)

(Print, Type, or Stamp Commissioned Name of Notary Public)

Personally Known OR Produced Identification

Type of Identification Produced:__________

Jurat:

(for personal powers of attorney, affidavits, statements, letters, consents, copies of diplomas and transcripts signed by school officials, etc.)

STATE OF FLORIDA

COUNTY OF _________

Sworn to (or affirmed) and subscribed before me by means of physical presence, this (numeric date) this (numeric date) day of (month), (year), by (name of person making statement).

(Signature of Notary Public – State of Florida)

(Print, Type, or Stamp Commissioned Name of Notary Public)

Personally Known OR Produced Identification

Type of Identification Produced:__________

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Option 2:

In the State of Florida notaries public are allowed by law to attest to copies of the documents. If the country of intended use would agree to accept notarized copies, take your original documents to a Florida notary and ask for notarized copies. The notary should use the notarial statement basically of the following form:

Copy Certification:

(for certifying copies of passports, IDs, driver licenses, transscripts, diplomas and other personal documents)

IMPORTANT! Copies of vital records (birth, death, marriage certificates, divorce judgments) cannot be certified by a notary public.

STATE OF FLORIDA

COUNTY OF _________

On this (numeric date) day of (month), (year), I attest that the preceding or attached document is a true, exact, complete, and unaltered photocopy made by me of (description of document) presented to me by the document’s custodian, (custodian name), and, to the best of my knowledge, that the photocopied document is neither a vital record nor a public record, certified copies of which are available from an official source other than a notary public.

(Signature of Notary Public – State of Florida)

(Print, Type, or Stamp Commissioned Name of Notary Public)

Personally Known OR Produced Identification

Type of Identification Produced:__________

If your document meets the notarization requirements, send the original notarized document and the completed Order form to us by mail. We will get a Florida apostille for your document.

Option 3:

If you cannot obtain a certified notarized copy, please use our DC apostille services (DC Hague apostille for a copy of your document). If you need your school record legalized by a foreign embassy, please contact us.

Apostilles for copies of passports and IDs

Passport id florida 1 How to get an apostille for a copy of your passport, Id?

There are two ways to get a Florida apostille for a copy of your passport or ID.

Option 1:

(a) Take the original document to a notary and ask the notary for a notarized (attested) copy. Florida notaries are allowed by law to attest to copies of passports and IDs. The notary public should use the notarial statement basically of the following form:

STATE OF FLORIDA

COUNTY OF _________

(Signature of Notary Public – State of Florida)

(Print, Type, or Stamp Commissioned Name of Notary Public)

Personally Known OR Produced Identification

Type of Identification Produced:__________

Passport id florida 2 Option 2:

Make a copy of your passport/ID. On the copy write "This is a true photocopy of my original passport (ID)". Sign and have your signature notarized by a Florida notary. Make sure the document is properly notarized (see sample notarial statements below).

JURAT:

STATE OF FLORIDA

COUNTY OF _________

Sworn to (or affirmed) and subscribed before me by means of physical presence, this (numeric date) this (numeric date) day of (month), (year), by (name of person making statement).

(Signature of Notary Public – State of Florida)

(Print, Type, or Stamp Commissioned Name of Notary Public)

Personally Known OR Produced Identification

Type of Identification Produced:__________

ACKNOWLEDGMENT:

STATE OF FLORIDA

COUNTY OF _________

The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me by means of physical presence this (numeric date) day of (month), (year), by (name of person acknowledging)

(Signature of Notary Public – State of Florida)

(Print, Type, or Stamp Commissioned Name of Notary Public)

Personally Known OR Produced Identification

Type of Identification Produced:__________

If your document meets the above notarization requirements, send it and the completed Order form to us by mail.

If you cannot get a notarized copy as described above, please DC apostille services (DC Hague apostille for a copy of your document)

How do you get a Hague apostille for a Florida vehicle or vessel title?

How to apostille A certificate of title in either electronic or paper form is the proof of ownership of a vehicle, mobile home, or vessel in the state of Florida.

In order to be eligible for a Florida apostille, your vehicle title must be a certified copy issued by the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles.

Here is the link to the Application form for a copy of a Vehicle / Vessel title: *90510 (flhsmv.gov).

IMPORTANT: for "Type of Request" choose "Certified Record Request"

Plain and notarized copies are not eligible for Florida apostilles.

To speed up your apostille / legalization project, email a copy of your document for a free evaluation.

If you have a certified copy issued by the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, send it and the completed Order form to us by mail. We will get a Florida apostille for your document.

If you cannot get a certified copy as described above, please use our DC apostille services (DC Hague apostille for a copy of your document)

Form 6166: federal apostille

Form 6166 (U.S. Residency Certification) is a letter printed on the U.S. Department of Treasury stationery certifying that an individual or a company was/is a resident of the United States for the purposes of income tax laws of the United States. You may use this form to claim income tax treaty benefits and certain other tax benefits in foreign countries.

Form 6166 is a federal document, therefore it requires a federal apostille. Federal apostilles are issued by the U.S. Department of State in Washinton DC.

The price for a federal apostille is $175. The processing time is currently 9-11 weeks.

If you have the original Form 6166, send the original document and the completed Order form to us by mail. Forms 6166 should not be notarized!

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What is Form 6166?

Many foreign countries withold tax on certain types of income paid from sources within those countries to residents of other countries. An income tax treaty between the U.S. and a foreign country often resuces the witholding rates (sometimes to zero) for certin types of income paid to residents of the United States. Many U.S. treaty partners require proof that the person or company claiming treaty benefits as a resident of the United States for federal tax purposes. The IRS provides this residency certification on Form 6166 (a letter of U.S. residency certification).

Form 6166 is a computer-generated letter printed on stationery bearing the U.S. Department of Treasury letterhead, which includes the facsimile signature of the Field Director, Philadelphia Accounts Management Center.

Who is eligible for Form 6166?

In general, the IRS will issue Form 6166 only when it can verify that, for the year for which certification is requested one of the following applies. • You filed an appropriate income tax return (for example, Form 1120 for a domestic corporation). • In the case of a certification year for which a return is not yet due, you filed a return for the most recent year for which a return was due. • You are not required to file an income tax return for the tax period on which certification will be based and other documentation is provided.

Who is not eligible for Form 6166?

In general, you are not eligible for Form 6166 if, for the tax period for which your Form 6166 is based, any of the following applies. • You did not file a required U.S. return. • You filed a return as a nonresident (including Form 1040-NR, Form 1040-NR-EZ, Form 1120-F, Form 1120-FSC, or any of the U.S. possession tax forms). • You are a dual resident individual who has made (or intends to make), pursuant to the tie-breaker provision within an applicable treaty, a determination that you are not a resident of the United States and are a resident of the other treaty country. • You are a fiscally transparent entity organized in the United States (that is, a domestic partnership, domestic grantor trust, or domestic LLC disregarded as an entity separate from its owner) and you do not have any U.S. partners, beneficiaries, or owners. • The entity requesting certification is an exempt organization that is not organized in the United States.

Form 6166 apostille guidelines

apostille acceptable

only original Forms 6166 are acceptable for apostilles

apostille acceptable

Forms 6166 do not need to be notarized

apostille acceptable

as Forms 6166 are federal documents, they are apostilled on the federal level, by the U.S. Department of State in Washingtn DC.

How to get an apostille for your Certificate of Naturalization?

When a naturalized US citizen needs his or her Certificate of Naturalization apostilled, what would be the proper way to do it? Certificate of Naturalization is one of the documents that are not very easy to authenticate for foreign use. First of all, it is illegal to make a copy of Certificate of Naturalization (except for personal use). Therefore, it is not possible for a notary public to attest to a true copy. So, how is it done?

IMPORTANT! Your Certificate of Naturalization is a very important document, and should be treated accordingly. DO NOT send the original Certificate of Naturalization to any apostille agency that promises to get it notarized and apostilled.

There is only one U.S. authority that can certify a copy of your Certificate of Naturalization, and this certified copy will be eligible for an apostille. This agency is USCIS...

What is USCIS? It is U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. USCIS will issue a certified copy of naturalization certificate that will qualify for an apostille or foreign embassy legalization.

Make an appointment with your local USCIS office by using the InfoPass Appointment Scheduler (just google "infopass"). InfoPass is a free service that lets you schedule appointments with USCIS online. The site will ask for your whereabouts, and provide the information about the USCIS office closest to you (both in the U.S. and foreign countries!)

When you go to your appointment, be sure to bring your original naturalization certificate and a plain copy of it. Also bring one more form of photo identification (e.g. your driver license or passport). A USCIS officer will review the documents and will certify the copy, if the officer can confirm your identity and status as a naturalized citizen. Be sure to ask for a "Certified True Copy". Then you will get a copy eligible for an apostille.

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We will advise if your document is eligible for a Florida apostille.

Florida CORPORATE documents: apostille requirements

General guidelines
Articles of Incorporation, Organization
Certificates Good Standing
Corporate powers of attorney
Corporate Bylaws, LLC Operating agreements
Corporate resolutions, minutes
Certificates of Incumbency
U.S. Residency certifications (Form 6166)
Other

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General Guidelines

Your document must be from the State of Florida.

Your document must be issued by a Florida public official (e.g. Secretry of State) or notarized by a Florida notary public.

Documents originating from the State of Florida are processed for Hague apostilles and foreign certifications directly from the Office of Florida Secretary of State.

Florida apostille processing time is currently 5-6 business days.

Florida Articles of Incorporation, Organization apostille

Articles of Incorporation / Formation is an important legal document that serves as the official registration document for a company. This document goes by a number of different names: Articles of Incorporation / Certificate of Incorporation / Articles of Formation / Articles of Association, etc.

Florida Articles of Incorporation / Formation with Hague apostille: order online

corporate certificate of incorporation Often business partners, banks and foreign registration agencies ask for a certified copy of your Articles of Incorporation/Formation as a conclusive evidence that your company was formed as a legal entity. If your company wishes to conduct business outside the United States, you may need to present a certified copy of your Articles of Incorporation/Formation with an apostille or embassy legalization.

We can get a certified copy of Articles of Incorporation / Formation from the State of Florida, and have it apostilled.

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Florida Certificate of Good Standing with Hague apostille: order online

goodstanding The purpose of the apostilled Certificate of Good Standing (status) is to prove to foreign governments that your Florida corporation or LLC was formed and is in good standing with the State of Florida, and is authorized to do business in the State of Florida.

We can get a Certificate of Good Standing (status) from the State of Florida, and have it apostilled.

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Power of attorney: general guidelines

notary public 3 If you are sending a power of attorney to a foreign country, you could save significant time and money if you follow the below requirements:

Your power of attorney should be

original, which means it must bear the original signature of the signer (notarized copies and remotely notarized POAs cannot be apostilled)
dated,
properly notarized, and
apostilled (if the country of intended use joined the Hague Apostille Convention) or legalized by the Embassy of the country of intended use (if your are sending it to a non-Hague country).

Florida apostilles for corporate bylaws, operating agreements

notary public 2 To have these documents apostilled, make a copy and attach an affidavit confirming that the attached document is a true and correct copy of document (resolution, minutes, etc.) (Sample corporate affidavit form). The affidavit should be signed by the Company's officer and properly notarized.

tip apostille If there are more than one signer on the document, the notary should indicate whose signature(s) he/she is notarizing.

Florida apostilles for corporate resolutions, minutes

tip apostille If there are more than one signer on the document, the notary should indicate whose signature(s) he/she is notarizing.

Certificate of Incumbency: apostille guidelines

notary public 3 A Certificate if Incumbency certificate is a document issued by a corporation or a limited liability company (LLC) that lists the names of current directors, officers and, sometimes, shareholders/members.

If you are sending a certificate of incumbency to a foreign country, you could save significant time and money if you follow the below requirements:

Your document should be

original, which means it must bear the original signature of the signer (notarized copies and remotely notarized certificates of incumbency cannot be apostilled)
dated,
properly notarized, and
apostilled (if the country of intended use joined the Hague Apostille Convention) or legalized by the Embassy of the country of intended use (if your are sending it to a non-Hague country).

Apostille for Form 6166 (U.S. residency certification)

Form 6166: federal apostille

Form 6166 is a federal document, therefore it requires a federal apostille. Federal apostilles are issued by the U.S. Department of State in Washinton DC.

The price for a federal apostille is $175. The processing time is currently 9-11 weeks.

If you have the original Form 6166, send the original document and the completed Order form to us by mail. Forms 6166 should not be notarized!

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What is Form 6166?

Who is eligible for Form 6166?

Who is not eligible for Form 6166?

Form 6166 apostille guidelines

apostille acceptable

only original Forms 6166 are acceptable for apostilles

apostille acceptable

Forms 6166 do not need to be notarized

apostille acceptable

as Forms 6166 are federal documents, they are apostilled on the federal level, by the U.S. Department of State in Washingtn DC.

Please email your document for a free evaluation

We will advise if your document is eligible for a Florida apostille.

Florida apostilles: Frequently asked questions

What does a "proper notarization" mean in the State of Florida?

The notarization requirements in the State of Florida are strict. The notary must include the notarial statement, otherwise the document(s) will be rejected for an apostille/legalization. Please make sure your document has been notarized correctly.

Acknowledgment:

(for personal powers of attorney, affidavits, statements, letters, consents, copies of diplomas and transcripts signed by school officials, etc.)

STATE OF FLORIDA

COUNTY OF _________

The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me by means of physical presence this (numeric date) day of (month), (year), by (name of person acknowledging)

(Signature of Notary Public – State of Florida)

(Print, Type, or Stamp Commissioned Name of Notary Public)

Personally Known OR Produced Identification

Type of Identification Produced:__________

Copy Certification:

(for certifying copies of passports, IDs, driver licenses, transscripts, diplomas and other personal documents)

IMPORTANT! Copies of vital records (birth, death, marriage certificates, divorce judgments) cannot be certified by a notary public.

STATE OF FLORIDA

COUNTY OF _________

(Signature of Notary Public – State of Florida)

(Print, Type, or Stamp Commissioned Name of Notary Public)

Personally Known OR Produced Identification

Type of Identification Produced:__________

Notary Stamp:

The official stamp of a Florida notary public shall:

1. Be a rubber stamp

2. Include the name of the notary public, the title “Notary Public - State of Florida” The seal shall also include the date of expiration of the commission of the notary public, and the commission number; and

3. An impression-type seal may be used in addition to the rubber stamp seal, but the rubber stamp seal shall be the official seal for use on a paper document.

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Jurat:

(for personal powers of attorney, affidavits, statements, letters, consents, copies of diplomas and transcripts signed by school officials, etc.)

STATE OF FLORIDA

COUNTY OF _________

Sworn to (or affirmed) and subscribed before me by means of physical presence, this (numeric date) this (numeric date) day of (month), (year), by (name of person making statement).

(Signature of Notary Public – State of Florida)

(Print, Type, or Stamp Commissioned Name of Notary Public)

Personally Known OR Produced Identification

Type of Identification Produced:__________

Copy Certification of a Tangible or an Electronic Record:

(A notary public must use a certificate in substantially the following form in notarizing a copy of a tangible or an electronic record or a printout of an electronic record)

STATE OF FLORIDA

COUNTY OF _________

On this day of , (year) , I attest that the preceding or attached document is a true, exact, complete, and unaltered (copy of a tangible or an electronic record presented to me by the document’s custodian) or a (printout made by me of such record). If a printout, I further attest that, at the time of printing, no security features, if any, present on the electronic record, indicated that the record had been altered since execution.

(Signature of Notary Public – State of Florida)

(Print, Type, or Stamp Commissioned Name of Notary Public)

Personally Known OR Produced Identification

Type of Identification Produced:__________

Corporate Acknowledgment:

(for corporate powers of attorney, certificates of incumbency, affidavits, etc.)

STATE OF FLORIDA

COUNTY OF _________

The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this (numeric date) day of (month), (year), by (name of person) as (type of authority, e.g. officer, trustee, attorney in fact) for (name of party on behalf of whom instrument was executed)

(Signature of Notary Public – State of Florida)

(Print, Type, or Stamp Commissioned Name of Notary Public)

Personally Known OR Produced Identification

Type of Identification Produced:__________

Can a remotely notarized document be apostilled in Florida?

No. For notarized documents, the State of Florida requires the original signatures of the signer and the notary.

Does the State of Florida issue electronic apostilles?

No. The State of Florida issues paper apostilles only.

Can a Florida apostille be issued for a document in a language other than English?

Yes, the document may be in a foreign language, however (IMPORTANT!) the notarial statement must be in English.

Can a Florida apostille be verified?

The State of Florida does not offer ONLINE apostille verification services. The Florida Secretary of State will veify an apostille's authenticity only by a written request.

Here are a few tips how you can check if your Florida apostille is authentic:

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Florida apostilles are issued on security paper, which cannot be photocopied. Photocopies will have the word "VOID" diplayed throughout.

Each certificate is assigned a unique identification number displayed on the back of the certificate in the lower left corner.

In Florida, as in all states of the United States of America, an apostille is a separate page attached to the document.

An apostille is attached by a staple in the upper left corner.

As required by the Hague convention, each apostille has the title "Apostille", the reference to the Hague Convention, and the following ten items: (1) country where the apostille was issued ("United States of America"); (2) the name of the oficial whose signature is being certified by the apostille; (3) the position or capacity of this official (in the image to the left it is "Notary Public of Florida"); (4) the name of the seal/stmap ("Notary Public, State of Florida"); (5) the name of the city where the apostille was issued ("Tallahassee, Florida"); (6) the date when the apostille was issued; (7) position of the official person who signed the apostille ("Secretary of State, State of Florida"); (8) consequtive number of the apostille; (9) the seal of the apostille issuing agency (the Great Seal of the State of Florida, this seal is yellow); (10) signature.

There is additional language on the bottom of Florida apostilles which reads: "This document contains a true watermark. Hold up to light to see "SAFE" and "VERIFY FIRST"

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