The most requested apostille in Broward County — for dual citizenship, foreign marriage, and visa applications. $190 per certificate, 5 business days.
The birth certificate is the single most common document we apostille. Dual citizenship applications, foreign marriages, international work visas, school enrollment abroad — nearly every international process that involves proving who you are starts with an apostilled U.S. birth certificate.
For Florida-born residents, the path runs through the Florida Department of State — but only certified copies issued by the Florida Bureau of Vital Statistics (or a county health department vital records office) qualify. Hospital keepsake certificates, photocopies, and laminated copies are rejected on sight. We review every certificate before filing, walk it into the Department of State in person, and have the apostilled original back in your hands in 5 business days.
By far the most common use. Italian consulates require an apostilled birth certificate for the applicant and every ancestor in the direct line of descent.
Spain's and Portugal's citizenship programs — including routes for descendants of Sephardic Jews and Latin American nationals — require apostilled U.S. birth records.
Marrying abroad? Most foreign civil registries require an apostilled birth certificate before they'll issue a marriage license to a U.S. citizen.
Polish, Irish, German, Lithuanian, and other ancestry-based programs require apostilled birth certificates for every generation in your line.
The UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Korea, Singapore, and most EU countries include an apostilled birth certificate in the standard visa document package.
Foreign school enrollment, dual-national passport applications, and family reunification petitions all require the child's apostilled U.S. birth certificate.
The Florida Department of State will only apostille a certified copy of a birth certificate — one issued by the Florida Bureau of Vital Statistics in Jacksonville or by a county health department vital records office, bearing a raised or printed registrar's seal and an issuing signature. The commemorative certificate from the hospital, however official it looks, cannot be apostilled.
Born in Broward County but don't have a certified copy? You can order one from the Florida Department of Health in Broward County's vital records office or online through the state Bureau of Vital Statistics. Born in another state? Your birth certificate must be apostilled by that state's Secretary of State — we can point you to the right office. Born abroad? A Consular Report of Birth Abroad is a federal document requiring U.S. Department of State authentication instead.
No hourly rates, no hidden charges, no surprise add-ons. The price you see is the price you pay — including the Florida Department of State filing fee.
All prices include the Florida Department of State filing fee ($10 per document), in-person walk-in filing, and full document handling. Notarization available as a separate service when your documents require it.
Download the Florida Department of State Apostille and Notarial Certificate Request Form. We can fill it out for you during pickup — no need to complete it in advance.
Walk in to our Wilton Manors office or schedule mobile pickup anywhere in Broward County — confirmed within one business hour.
Every document is checked before filing — certification, notarization, destination-country requirements — so nothing gets rejected.
Your documents are walked into the Florida Department of State in person. No mail-in queue, no batching, no guesswork.
Apostilled originals ready in 5 business days — office pickup or local return delivery. We call the moment they’re back.
Some receiving countries — Italy and Spain among them — expect a recently issued certified copy, often within the last six months to a year. If yours is decades old, we recommend ordering a fresh certified copy before apostilling. We can advise based on your destination country.
If it's a certified copy with the registrar's seal and signature, usually yes — the Department of State authenticates the issuing official's signature. Very old certificates signed by officials no longer on file can occasionally be rejected, in which case a freshly issued certified copy solves it.
A birth certificate must be apostilled by the state that issued it — New York records by New York, New Jersey by New Jersey, and so on. We handle Florida-issued documents; for out-of-state records we can tell you exactly which office to contact.
The apostille itself is a standardized multilingual form, but many countries require a certified translation of the birth certificate for local use. We coordinate certified translations regularly — ask when you book.
Yes — the process is identical, and a parent can request it. Children's certificates are among our most common requests for dual-national passports and foreign school enrollment.
Florida issues a standard computer certification; some countries — Italy in particular — request the long-form (photostatic) copy showing parents' full details. Tell us your destination country and we'll confirm which version to order before you pay for the wrong one.
Order through the Florida Department of Health in Broward County vital records office, or online via the state Bureau of Vital Statistics (VitalChek). Once you have the certified copy, we handle everything from there.
Yes — $190 per document including the $10 state filing fee. Two certificates are $300 total, and three or more drop to $130 each, which matters for multi-generation citizenship applications.
Mobile pickup runs countywide, and the Wilton Manors office is central to all of it. Local details for your city:
Order certified Florida birth certificates.
Florida Department of Health in Broward CountyLocal vital records office for Broward-born residents.
Florida Department of StateThe office that issues the apostille itself.
Flat pricing, bundles, and what can add cost.
Processing timeThe 5-day timeline vs the mail-in queue.
Same-day & rush serviceWhat is honestly achievable on a tight deadline.
Mobile pickupWe come to you, anywhere in Broward County.
Call for a two-minute review of your document — we'll confirm it qualifies before you go anywhere.
