// vital record / birth-certificate
Birth Certificate apostille in Florida
A birth certificate is the document people most often try to get notarized — and the one a Florida notary legally cannot copy-certify. We can't make a certified copy, but for use abroad we apostille your certified birth certificate so it's recognized overseas. This is our most common apostille.
// the florida rule
Can a Florida notary certify a copy of a birth certificate?
No — but here's what we can do.
No — a Florida notary cannot certify a copy of a birth certificate. Vital records are issued and certified only by the government office that holds them (in Florida, the Department of Health / Bureau of Vital Statistics). A notary attesting to a copy of a vital record would be unlawful. If you need additional certified copies, order them from the issuing vital-records office; for use in another country, the certified copy gets an apostille.
// what we can do
We can't copy-certify a birth certificate — but we apostille it for use abroad.
Need your birth certificate recognized in another country?
An apostille is the only thing that makes a foreign government accept it. We handle the right authority — state or federal — track it end-to-end, and add a certified translation when the destination country needs one.
// how it works
From certified copy to apostille.
Get the certified copy
Order the agency-certified copy (vital-records office, court clerk, or registrar) — we'll tell you exactly which one and how.
We authenticate it
We submit it to the correct authority — the Florida Secretary of State for state documents, or the U.S. Department of State for federal ones.
Accepted abroad
You get the apostilled document back, optionally with a certified translation, ready for the destination country. We track it the whole way.
// honest pricing
What a birth certificate costs.
from $150 per document, all-in (state/federal fees + handling)
// birth certificate questions
Birth Certificate FAQ.
If you can't certify a copy, how do I prove my birth certificate abroad?
You order a certified copy from the issuing state's vital-records office, and we apostille that certified copy through the Florida Secretary of State (or the originating state's authority). The apostille is what makes a foreign government accept it — that's the right tool here, not a notary copy.
Can you apostille a birth certificate from another U.S. state?
Yes, frequently. An out-of-state birth certificate is apostilled by that state's authority; we manage the process and the mailing so you don't have to chase a far-off agency. Florida-issued ones we handle through Tallahassee.
Does the birth certificate need translating?
If the destination country doesn't use English, yes — and we can pair a certified translation with the apostille so the package is complete. Common for dual-citizenship and overseas marriage filings.
// related documents
Other documents we apostille.
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