🇺🇸 United States·1961 Hague Convention·Code: FL · Seat: Tallahassee
Florida Document Apostilles for Mexico
If your document was issued or signed in Florida, the apostille comes from Florida Department of State. We prepare the submission, follow it up and arrange the translation by a perito so you can file it in Mexico without leaving the country.
This is the office’s own timeline; international shipping and translation are on top of it.
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What to know about Florida
Details about this authority that prevent rejections and wasted trips:
Point 1
Florida is the starting point for many retirees and families moving to the Yucatán Peninsula and the Mexican Caribbean: Mérida, Cancún, Playa del Carmen, Tulum.
Point 2
If your spouse applies for Mexican residency as your family member (family unity), INM will ask for your marriage certificate apostilled and translated. In Florida that certificate is issued by the county Clerk of the Court or the Bureau of Vital Statistics.
Point 3
The state fee depends on who signed: $10 per notarized document and $20 when a Clerk of the Court certified it (divorce decrees, probate papers and county marriage certificates).
Point 4
Florida does not allow notaries to certify copies of vital records or public records, so a “notary-certified copy” of a certificate is not the way to get it apostilled.
Point 5
A mailed apostille takes 3–5 business days in Tallahassee; at the counter, the same day.
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Vital records (FL)
Florida Department of Health Bureau of Vital Statistics
Location: 1217 N Pearl Street, Jacksonville, FL 32202
Note: Births and deaths: the Bureau of Vital Statistics in Jacksonville or the county health department. Marriages and recent divorces: also the Clerk of the Court in the county where they were recorded.
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Notaries public (FL)
Requirements for powers of attorney, affidavits and certified copies signed in Florida:
Florida notaries cannot certify copies of birth, marriage or death certificates; order them from the Bureau of Vital Statistics, the county or the Clerk of the Court.
Florida allows remote online notarization through notaries registered for it. If you plan to use it for a power of attorney bound for Mexico, first confirm the Mexican notario will accept it.
Wills and powers of attorney signed in Florida are apostilled in Tallahassee on the strength of the Florida notary’s commission.
Documents
Florida documents often apostilled for Mexico
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Marriage certificate for family-unity residency
Apostille: Florida Department of State
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Birth certificate from the Bureau of Vital Statistics or the county
Apostille: Florida Department of State
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Divorce judgment certified by the Clerk of the Circuit Court
Apostille: Florida Department of State
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Death certificates and probate documents
Apostille: Florida Department of State
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Powers of attorney and affidavits signed before a Florida notary
Apostille: Florida Department of State
How we do it
Your Florida paperwork, step by step
You do not have to queue or ship documents to another country on your own. We tell you which copy you need, send it to the authority, receive the apostille and arrange the translation for the Mexican office.
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Order the record from the office that holds it
The Bureau of Vital Statistics, the county health department or the Clerk of the Court, depending on the document.
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Apostille in Tallahassee
The Florida Department of State issues it by mail (3–5 business days) or the same day at the counter.
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Translation by a perito traductor
The Spanish translation must include the apostille. If you are filing in Quintana Roo or Yucatán, check which peritos that office accepts.
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Complete your file
For INM, add the apostilled, translated certificate to the rest of your residency requirements; for a notario, to the deed being signed.
Shall we start with your document?
We handle shipping to Florida Department of State, the government fees and the translation by a perito.
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🏛️ Offices in Mexico where Florida documents are filed
With the apostille and a translation by a perito, Florida documents are usually filed with:
INM: family-unity residency (marriage certificate or children’s birth certificates)Notarios públicos in Quintana Roo and Yucatán: sales, bank trusts and powers of attorneyCourts and notarios: estates with property in Mexico when the owner died in FloridaRegistro Civil: marriages in Mexico of foreign residentsSchools and employers asking foreign staff for apostilled personal documents
Frequently asked questions
Questions about Florida apostilles
What people ask us about documents from Florida:
What do I need from Florida so my wife can get family-unity residency?
Usually the marriage certificate, apostilled by the Florida Department of State and translated by a perito. INM may ask for other items depending on your case, so check the current list before your appointment.
My Florida notary certified a copy of my birth certificate. Why can’t it be apostilled?
Because Florida notaries are not authorized to certify copies of vital records. A valid copy is one issued by the Bureau of Vital Statistics, the county or the Clerk of the Court.
My father died in Florida and owned a condo in Cancún. What gets apostilled?
At a minimum, the death certificate. If there was a will or probate in Florida, the notario or judge in Mexico will tell you which other documents certified by the Clerk of the Court you need, also apostilled and translated.
How much is a Florida apostille?
The official fee is $10 per notarized document and $20 per document certified by a Clerk of the Court. Our quote lists official fees, translation and shipping separately.
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Free review of your Florida document
We check that your document is the right version, tell you if a prior step is needed (such as county certification) and send you the timeline and a quote before you pay.