For foreign estates, repatriation, insurance claims, and pension matters — handled promptly and with care. $190 per certificate, 5 business days. Serving Sunrise with mobile pickup and our nearby Wilton Manors office.
Every week, death certificate apostille requests reach us from Sunrise households and businesses — a city of roughly 97,000 where international paperwork is a fact of daily life. When a death in Florida has legal consequences abroad — an estate to settle, property to transfer, a pension to claim, remains to repatriate — foreign authorities require an apostilled death certificate before anything can move forward.
We know these requests come at a hard time, and we handle them accordingly: clear answers, no runaround, and a defined 5-day timeline. Florida death certificates are issued by the Bureau of Vital Statistics through local health department vital records offices; we verify that your certified copy qualifies, file it in person at the Florida Department of State, and return the apostilled certificate promptly. For Sunrise residents, that means one handoff — at your door or at our office — and the apostilled original back in your hands on a defined timeline.
Courts and notaries abroad require an apostilled death certificate before opening succession proceedings or releasing inherited assets.
Transferring or selling real estate the deceased owned in another country starts with the apostilled certificate.
Consulates require apostilled death documentation as part of the file for returning remains to the home country.
Life insurance policies held with foreign insurers require an apostilled death certificate to pay out.
Foreign pension systems require apostilled proof of death to stop payments and initiate survivor benefits.
Many countries require citizens' deaths abroad to be registered at home — the apostilled U.S. certificate is the founding document.
Sunrise is home to roughly 97,000 residents. Sunrise's Caribbean and Latin American communities — and the international workforce around the Sawgrass corporate corridor — keep us busy with apostilles for foreign employment, family petitions, and dual citizenship applications.
We serve clients throughout Sunrise's neighborhoods including Sawgrass, Sunrise Lakes, Welleby, New River Estates, and Sunrise Golf Village, as well as nearby communities such as Plantation, Tamarac, Lauderhill, and Weston. Landmarks like Sawgrass Mills, Amerant Bank Arena, and Markham Park put us on familiar ground — this is home-turf service, not a mail-order processor.
From Sunrise, our Wilton Manors office is about 25 minutes away — or skip the drive entirely and book mobile pickup; we come to your home or office. Also serving death certificate apostille clients in nearby Plantation, Weston, Tamarac, and Lauderhill.
Florida issues two versions of the death certificate: one without cause of death (available to anyone) and one including cause of death (restricted to family members and legal representatives). Both can be apostilled — but foreign institutions differ on which they require. Estates and property matters usually accept the standard version; insurance claims often demand the cause-of-death version. Confirm before ordering, or ask us and we'll advise based on the use case.
The copy must be a certified copy issued by the Florida Bureau of Vital Statistics or a county health department vital records office — in Broward, the Florida Department of Health in Broward County. Funeral home paperwork and photocopies cannot be apostilled. When your death certificate is ready, bring it to our office — about 25 minutes from Sunrise — or book mobile pickup and we'll come to you.
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.
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.
Yes — mobile pickup covers all of Sunrise and every Broward County city. Requests before 2 PM are routinely scheduled same-day, and every request gets a confirmed window within one business hour.
We're at 2312 Wilton Dr, Ste 420 in Wilton Manors — about 25 minutes from Sunrise. Walk-ins are welcome seven days a week, or book mobile pickup and skip the trip.
5 business days, pickup to return — the same in-person filing timeline countywide. Rush handling is available when your deadline is tighter; call us and we'll tell you honestly what's achievable.
The version without cause of death is a public record anyone can order. The cause-of-death version is restricted to the spouse, parent, child, sibling, grandchild, or legal representative for 50 years after death.
Foreign probate and property matters usually accept the standard certificate; foreign life insurance claims typically require cause of death. If the receiving institution hasn't specified, we can help you determine which to order so you don't pay twice.
Yes — this is common. A local family member, attorney, or funeral director can hand us the certificate, or we can coordinate with our mobile pickup. The apostilled certificate can then be forwarded internationally.
Usually yes — most non-English-speaking jurisdictions require a certified translation of both the certificate and its apostille. We coordinate certified translation as part of the same order.
Yes, provided you obtain a certified copy issued now by the Bureau of Vital Statistics. The registrar's current signature is what the Department of State authenticates.
Local office for certified Broward death certificates.
Florida Bureau of Vital StatisticsStatewide death record ordering.
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.
Same-day pickup available across Sunrise — call and we'll confirm your window within one business hour.
