For spousal visas, foreign registration of marriage, and citizenship applications. $190 per certificate, 5 business days.
Married in Florida, but the marriage needs to count somewhere else? Foreign governments don't take a U.S. marriage certificate at face value — they require an apostille before registering the marriage, issuing a spousal visa, processing a name change, or extending citizenship rights to a spouse.
Florida marriage certificates are issued by the Clerk of Court in the county where the license was recorded — in Broward County, that's the Broward Clerk of Courts. Only a certified copy with the clerk's seal qualifies for an apostille. We verify the copy, file it in person at the Florida Department of State, and return the apostilled certificate in 5 business days.
Immigration authorities in nearly every country require an apostilled marriage certificate before issuing a spousal visa or residency permit to a foreign-married couple.
Many countries — Italy, Spain, Colombia, Brazil among them — require citizens to register a foreign marriage at home, and the apostilled U.S. certificate is the core document.
Spain, Italy, Portugal, and many Latin American countries offer accelerated citizenship for spouses of citizens — every application starts with an apostilled marriage certificate.
Updating a passport, national ID, or property title in another country after marrying in Florida requires the apostilled certificate as proof.
Survivor benefits, health coverage, and pension rights for a spouse under a foreign system require apostilled proof of the marriage.
Divorce or annulment proceedings in a foreign court over a Florida marriage begin with an apostilled copy of the original certificate.
The document must be a certified copy of the marriage record issued by the Clerk of Court in the Florida county where the marriage license was filed — for Broward weddings, the Broward County Clerk of Courts. The decorative certificate signed at the ceremony, the church certificate, and photocopies cannot be apostilled.
Don't have a certified copy? Broward's Clerk of Courts issues them by mail, online, and in person. Married in another Florida county — Miami-Dade, Palm Beach — the process is the same through that county's clerk, and we apostille those too. Married in another state, and the certificate must be apostilled there; married abroad, and the foreign certificate can't receive a U.S. apostille at all.
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.
The Broward County Clerk of Courts — you can order certified copies online, by mail, or in person. Once you have the certified copy with the clerk's seal, we take it from there.
No. Either spouse — or anyone you authorize — can hand us the certificate. The apostille authenticates the clerk's signature on the record, not yours.
Frequently, yes — Spanish-, Portuguese-, and Italian-speaking countries typically require a certified translation of the certificate for local registration. We coordinate translation and apostille together.
Certified copies don't expire under Florida law, but many foreign registries want one issued within the last 6–12 months. If yours is old, order a fresh copy — it's inexpensive and avoids rejection abroad.
Yes — any Florida county. The apostille comes from the Florida Department of State regardless of which county clerk issued the record.
Not directly — only the civil record from the Clerk of Court qualifies. If the marriage was properly licensed, the clerk's certified copy is the document to apostille.
Identical process, identical document. Note that recognition depends on the receiving country's laws — the apostille certifies the document's authenticity, and we're glad to help you confirm requirements for your destination.
Standard turnaround is 5 business days. If you're up against a consulate appointment, call us — same-day pickup scheduling and rush handling are often possible.
Mobile pickup runs countywide, and the Wilton Manors office is central to all of it. Local details for your city:
Certified copies of Broward marriage records.
Florida Bureau of Vital StatisticsStatewide marriage 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.
Call for a two-minute review of your document — we'll confirm it qualifies before you go anywhere.
