A federal apostille is a certificate issued by the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C. that authenticates U.S. federal documents — such as FBI background checks, certificates of naturalization, and federal court orders — for use in Hague Convention member countries. If you’re a Tallahassee resident needing to use a U.S. federal document abroad, you likely need a federal apostille. Florida state documents like birth certificates require a Florida state apostille instead.

Federal apostille processing through FederalApostille.org is $120 flat rate, with all government fees included. No hidden charges. This covers document intake review, preparation, hand-delivery to the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., and secure tracked return to your Tallahassee or Florida address.

No. Tallahassee residents never need to travel to Washington, D.C. You can submit documents online via our secure portal, mail them to our Tallahassee, FL office at 113 S Monroe St, 1st Floor, Tallahassee, FL 32301, or drop them off in person. Our team hand-delivers your documents to the U.S. Department of State on your behalf and returns them securely to you.

Standard processing is 10 business days from the time your documents are received and cleared through intake review. This includes hand-delivery to the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C. and secure tracked return to your Miami or South Florida address.

A federal apostille is issued by the U.S. Department of State and authenticates documents from U.S. federal agencies — such as the FBI, USCIS, IRS, federal courts, or Department of Defense. A Florida state apostille is issued by the Florida Secretary of State and covers state-issued documents like birth certificates, marriage licenses, and notarized documents. FederalApostille.org specializes exclusively in federal apostilles.

Given Tallahassee’s large Latin American and Caribbean population, the most common destination countries include Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela, Argentina, Dominican Republic, Peru, Ecuador, Spain, Portugal, and Italy. For non-Hague countries such as Cuba, Haiti, and Jamaica, we process federal authentication rather than apostille — a different but related process we also handle. Contact us to confirm which process applies to your destination country.

Yes. FederalApostille.org offers a fully online submission option via our secure encrypted portal. You can also mail your original documents to our Tallahassee, FL office at 113 S Monroe St, 1st Floor, Tallahassee, FL 32301, or drop them off in person. All methods include document tracking and secure return shipping.