Our New Tallahassee Office Is Open
Federal Apostille & Notary Processing has opened at 101 N Monroe St, Suite 800, Tallahassee, FL 32301 — in the Capitol district, a short walk from the offices that issue every Florida apostille. Walk in for notarization, certified and sworn translation, Florida and federal apostilles, and embassy legalization. Any document, from any state, going to any country.
Everything Under One Roof, in the City That Issues Them
Florida has exactly one apostille authority and it is here in the capital. Every certificate for every county in the state — Miami-Dade, Broward, Orange, Hillsborough, Duval — is issued in Tallahassee. Most services close that distance with an envelope and a wait. We close it by being a few blocks away and walking filings in.
The second reason to come here is that a document rarely needs just one thing. A record bound abroad is often notarized, then translated, then apostilled, and for some countries legalized at a consulate after that. Each hand-off between separate vendors is a chance for the order to go wrong and the work to be repeated. This office does all four, in sequence, as one job.
Start My OrderServices at the Tallahassee Office
In-Person Notary
Acknowledgments, jurats and oaths taken at the counter by a commissioned Florida notary — and executed in the form the Secretary of State will accept if an apostille is going on top afterwards.
Certified & Sworn Translation
Translations issued with a signed certificate of accuracy, in the form consulates, immigration authorities and foreign registries ask for — produced alongside the apostille so the two arrive together.
Florida State Apostille
Filed with the Florida Department of State. Because we lodge in person here rather than mailing from elsewhere in the state, expedited handling is a matter of walking the document over.
Federal Apostille
FBI reports, naturalization certificates, federal court records and agency documents are authenticated only by the U.S. Department of State — our Washington office hand-delivers them while your Florida records move here.
Embassy Legalization
For destinations outside the Hague Convention, the full chain: state or federal authentication, the U.S. Department of State, then the country's embassy or consulate — and a foreign ministry step on arrival where one is required.
Any Document, Any State
Not just Florida. A Texas birth certificate, an Ohio diploma, a New York power of attorney — we file with whichever Secretary of State issued it, including the county-clerk step in states that require one first.
What People Actually Bring Us
These are the documents and languages that come through the door most often. Anything not on a list is still handled — these are the common cases, not the limits.
State Level
Top State Documents Apostilled
- Birth certificates
- Marriage certificates
- Death certificates
- Divorce decrees and judgments
- Certificates of status and good standing
- Articles of incorporation and organization
- Diplomas and university transcripts
- Powers of attorney
- Single status and no-record affidavits
- State court orders
- Adoption decrees
- State criminal background checks
Federal Level
Top Federal Documents Apostilled
- FBI Identity History Summary
- Certificate of Naturalization
- Certificate of Citizenship
- Consular Report of Birth Abroad
- IRS Form 6166 tax residency letter
- Social Security benefit verification
- DD-214 military discharge records
- FDA export certificates
- USDA and APHIS certificates
- USPTO trademark and patent records
- Federal court judgments
- DEA, FCC and EPA registrations
Translation
Top Languages Translated
- Spanish
- Haitian Creole
- Portuguese
- French
- Italian
- Arabic
- Russian
- Chinese
- German
- Vietnamese
- Korean
- Ukrainian
Notary
Top Documents Notarized
- Powers of attorney
- Affidavits and sworn statements
- Single status affidavits
- Travel consent letters for minors
- Deeds and real estate documents
- Wills, trusts and estate papers
- Vehicle titles and bills of sale
- Corporate resolutions
- Loan and mortgage signings
- Copy certifications
- Employment and I-9 verifications
- Acknowledgments and jurats
Going somewhere specific? Tell us the destination country when you arrive — whether it takes an apostille or needs full consular legalization decides the whole route, and it is the first thing we check.
Walk In, or Send It In
Local clients bring documents to Suite 800 and often leave with the notarization already done. Everyone else mails or uploads — the state only issues apostilles here, so documents arrive from all 67 counties and from out of state every week.
Start My OrderBring It or Send It
Walk into 101 N Monroe St, Suite 800, mail the originals, or upload scans first so we can check them before anything travels.
Notarized, Translated, Filed
Whatever the document needs happens here in order, then it is lodged by hand with the Florida Department of State — or routed to Washington if it is federal.
Collected or Couriered
Pick the finished documents up at the office, or have them tracked to any address in the U.S. or abroad — including on to a consulate where legalization is needed.
New Office — Questions & Answers
Where exactly is the new office?
Do I need an appointment?
My document is from another state. Can you still help?
Can you notarize and apostille the same document in one visit?
Which countries need legalization instead of an apostille?
Do you translate the document as well?
How long does it take?
Come See the New Office
Walk in with your documents, or call first if you are not sure what your destination country requires. We would rather spend five minutes on the phone than have you make the trip twice.
Tallahassee, FL Office
Now Open in Tallahassee
- In-person notary at the counter
- Florida apostilles lodged by hand, not posted in
- Federal apostilles through our Washington office
- Translation and embassy legalization on the same job