Birth certificates - U.S. Apostille Services
 

florida birth certificate 2A Florida state apostille will authenticate the signature of the State Registrar on a certified copy of a Florida birth certificate. An apostille issued by the Florida Secretary of State will make your Florida document valid outside the United States. 

State of Florida issues two types of birth certificates: Certificate of Live Birth and Certification of birth. Both documents will be acceptable for apostille / legalization purposes.

Certified copies of Florida birth certificates are issued by the Bureau of Vital Statistics in Jacksonville, Florida. The following signatures are acceptable for Florida apostilles: 

Ken Jones (the current State Registrar) *C. Meade Grigg *Oliver Board *Edward Williams * Charles Mahan
  • 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.
  • Copies of birth certificate cannot be notarized.

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

If your birth certificate is intended for a country that does not accept Hague apostilles, we will be happy to assist you with the legalization. Please email a copy of your certificate for a free evaluation.

Florida apostille: price, processing time, order form

If your document qualifies for a Florida apostille, please send the original to us by mail.
Florida apostille: price, processing time, order form

price 4Florida apostille: $175

USPS Priority mail (within the U.S.): free
You will find more shipping options in the Order Form

Processing time: 5-7 bus. days + mail

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

Foreign Documents Express
331 Newman Springs Rd., Bldg. 1
4th Floor, Suite 143
Red Bank, NJ 07701

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 could 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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Certification of Birth vs. Certificate of Live Birth

The State of Florida issues two types of birth certificates: Certification of Birth (also called "computer copy") and Certificate of Live Birth (also called a "photocopy"). For apostille (legalization) purposed both Certification of Birth and Certificate of Live Birth are eligible.

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Please note that Certification of birth is considered a short form birth certificate. A Certificate of Live Birth (photocopy) is a photocopy of the actual birth certificate, it has a lot more information and can be called a "long form" birth certificate. Please contact the receiving foreign agency or the Consulate of the country of intended use to determine what type of birth certificate may be required.

To start the process of getting an apostille for a Florida birth certificate, you must first have a certified copy. If you need several birth certificates apostilled, for each Florida apostille you will need a certified copy. Please note that, under no circumstances, can a Florida vital record (including a birth certificate) be notarized. If the Secretary of State sees any kind of notarization on your birth certificate, the document will be rejected for an apostille.

 

Foreign Documents Express

 
331 Newman Springs Rd., Bldg. 1
4th Floor, Suite 143
Red Bank, NJ 07701
 
Phone: (646) 267-1140
Fax: (800) 905-0421
Email: ForeignDocumentsExpress@gmail.com
 
         

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