Miami Apostille offers Apostille services in Florida. We are located in the Miami area. An apostille is a certificate that authenticates the origin of a public document. In Miami, these services are provided by notaries and organizations authorized by the State of Florida. The process involves the legalization of various documents such as diplomas, school records, bills of sale, contracts, marriage certificates, birth certificates, and others. The Florida Department of State is the designated Competent Authority to issue apostilles in the state of Florida.
The Florida Department of State has also implemented an online Notary, which could be used while requesting Apostille for private documents that need to be valid abroad.
What types of documents can be apostilled by Miami Apostille Service?
In Miami, various types of documents can be apostilled, including but not limited to:
- Birth certificates
- Marriage certificates
- Death certificates
- Diplomas
- School records
- Bills of sale
- Contracts
- Court documents
- Powers of Attorney
- Wills
- Photocopy authentications (e.g., passports & ID’s)
- Commercial documents
What is the validity period of an apostilled document ?
The validity period of an apostilled document issued by the Florida Department of State is generally indefinite once the apostille has been attached. An apostille is intended to certify the authenticity of the issuing official’s or notary public’s signature on a public document for international use.
The Florida Department of State is the Competent Authority in Florida for issuing apostilles, and they provide this certification for various documents, including birth certificates, marriage certificates, diplomas, school records, and more. The mail order processing time for an apostille in Florida is typically 3 weeks. However, we provide expedited services, sometimes as fast as 48 or even 24 hours service. Please contact us to confirm if this service is available for your document.
Once the apostille is attached, the document is considered valid for international use in member countries of the Hague Convention.
There are countries that limit the validity of the Apostille to 12-24-36 or even 48 months. You must check with the foreign authorities. On provate documents, another factor that limits the validity of the Apostille is the expiration date shown on the Notary Seal.
MIAMI APOSTILLE SERVICE IS A MULTI-LINGUAL CO
Certainly, Miami Apostilla Services Multilingualism. We can provide services in Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, and other languages. We also provide Translation services for all of the previous languages and more.