Teach English abroad, take a foreign job offer, enroll in graduate school overseas. Notarization requirements handled. $190 per document, 5 business days.
Foreign employers, universities, and licensing boards don't accept a U.S. diploma on faith — they require an apostille. And education documents are the trickiest category in the Florida apostille system, because a diploma isn't a public record: before the Florida Department of State will touch it, the document must be properly notarized.
That's where most do-it-yourself attempts fail. The registrar or records custodian must sign a statement before a Florida notary attesting the copy is true — done incorrectly, the state rejects the filing. We know exactly what Florida requires, we coordinate the notarization step when your school hasn't done it, and we file in person. $190 per document, 5 business days from the point your document is apostille-ready.
Korea, Japan, China, Vietnam, Spain, and the UAE all require apostilled diplomas for teaching visas — the single most common diploma apostille we handle.
Employers and work-visa authorities across the Gulf states, Europe, and Asia require apostilled degrees as part of the employment package.
Foreign universities require apostilled diplomas and transcripts for admission and credential evaluation.
Nurses, engineers, teachers, and accountants seeking foreign licensure must submit apostilled credentials to the foreign board.
Foreign equivalency bodies (and some immigration pathways) require apostilled academic records before issuing an evaluation.
Universities abroad increasingly require apostilled transcripts even for one-semester exchange enrollment.
Diplomas and transcripts are private institutional documents, so Florida requires a notarization before apostille. The accepted route: the school's registrar or records custodian signs a notarized statement (before a Florida notary) attesting that the attached copy is a true copy of the original. Many Florida universities — including Broward College, FAU, NSU, and FIU — have registrar offices familiar with this request; sealed official transcripts often carry the registrar's signature that can be notarized on the spot.
If your school is out of state, the notarization generally must happen in the school's state and the apostille comes from that state — with some workarounds we can explain by phone. High school diplomas follow the same pattern through the school district. And if you hit a wall with a registrar, call us: we've untangled this for hundreds of graduates and know the practical routes for Broward-area institutions.
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.
Yes — that's the Florida rule for education documents. A school official signs a true-copy statement before a Florida notary, and that notarized document is what the Department of State apostilles. We coordinate this step routinely.
Contact the registrar's office and request a notarized true-copy certification of your diploma or an official transcript with notarized registrar signature — these schools handle the request regularly. Then we take over: review, in-person filing, and return in 5 business days.
Usually the notarization and apostille must both happen in the school's state. We'll confirm your specific situation and point you to the right office — and if a Florida-side route exists for your case, we'll tell you.
Depends on the destination: teaching programs in Korea and Japan usually want the diploma; universities and credential evaluators usually want transcripts; Gulf-state employers often want both. Check your checklist — or read it to us and we'll interpret it.
Yes — same notarized true-copy route, through the school or the school district's records office. Broward County Public Schools' records department processes these requests.
If the institution is accredited and can produce a notarized registrar certification, yes. The notarization state determines which state issues the apostille.
No — but some employers and visa programs want documents processed within the last 6–12 months, so don't apostille years in advance of using it.
Spain and Latin American programs usually require certified translation; Korea, Japan, and the UAE usually accept English documents with apostille. We coordinate certified translation when your program requires it.
Mobile pickup runs countywide, and the Wilton Manors office is central to all of it. Local details for your city:
The state office that issues every Florida apostille.
Hague Apostille ConventionFull text and member countries of the 1961 convention.
U.S. Department of State — Office of AuthenticationsFederal authentication for FBI checks and other federal documents.
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.
