Certified translations coordinated with the apostille, so both arrive together and neither holds up the other. Serving Tampa, Hillsborough County and the wider Tampa Bay area.
An apostille proves a document is genuine. It does not make it readable. Most foreign authorities need both — the authenticated original and a certified translation into the local language — and when the two arrive separately, or in the wrong order, the filing gets held up.
We coordinate the pair. The document is apostilled first in almost every case, then translated with the apostille included, so what lands on the foreign desk is a complete package. Given the Tampa Bay market, Spanish and Portuguese are the languages we handle most, but Italian, French, German, Korean, Arabic and Mandarin are all routine.
Spain, Colombia, Venezuela, Mexico, Argentina and Brazil generally require a certified Spanish or Portuguese translation alongside the apostilled original.
Jure sanguinis applications require every U.S. vital record apostilled and translated into Italian, often with the translation certified at the consulate.
Diplomas and transcripts headed to European and Asian universities are usually required in both apostilled original and certified translation.
Death certificates and estate documents filed with a foreign court almost always require a certified translation into the court's working language.
Gulf and East Asian work permits commonly require translated and apostilled degrees and police clearances.
Powers of attorney for foreign property are frequently drafted in the local language and notarised here, then apostilled and returned.
Walk in to our Tampa Westshore office or schedule mobile pickup across the Tampa Bay area — confirmed within one business hour.
Before anything is filed, we vet the document itself — the certification, the notarization, and what your destination country expects — so rejections don't happen.
We hand-carry your paperwork to the Florida Department of State counter ourselves. No mail-in pile, no batch processing, nothing left to chance.
Your apostilled originals come back in 5 business days, ready for office pickup or local return delivery — and you get a call the minute they arrive.
One flat number, nothing bolted on afterward. What we quote is what you pay, and the Florida Department of State's filing fee is already inside it.
Every price covers the $10-per-document Florida Department of State filing fee, in-person submission at the state counter, and complete document handling. If your paperwork needs notarization first, we offer that as a separate add-on service.
Grab the Apostille and Notarial Certificate Request Form from the Florida Department of State here. There's no need to fill it out ahead of time — we'll complete it with you at pickup.
No. The apostille certificate is a standardised multilingual form recognised across all Hague Convention countries. What usually needs translating is the document underneath it — the birth certificate, decree or diploma written in English.
Apostille first, in almost every case. The apostille attaches to the original document, and the translation is then made of the apostilled original so the foreign authority can read the whole package. A few countries want it the other way around — tell us the destination and we'll confirm.
Spanish and Portuguese most often, given the Tampa Bay market, along with Italian, French, German, Korean, Arabic and Mandarin. If you need something less common, ask — we can usually source it.
Not quite. A certified translation carries the translator's signed statement of accuracy and completeness. Some consulates additionally want that statement notarised, and occasionally apostilled itself. We'll tell you which level your destination requires.
Yes — foreign birth certificates, marriage records and academic documents are regularly translated into English for U.S. immigration and university use. That direction doesn't involve a Florida apostille, but we handle the translation the same way.
Typically two to three business days for standard documents, running in parallel with or after the apostille. Longer documents and rarer languages take more. We'll give you a firm date when you book.
The office that issues the apostille itself.
Hague Convention status tableCheck whether your destination country is a member.
U.S. Department of StateFederal authentication for non-Hague destinations.
One flat rate, volume bundles, and the few things that add cost.
Processing timeThe 5-day timeline vs the mail-in queue.
Same-day & rush serviceA straight answer on what a tight deadline allows.
Mobile pickupWe come to you, across the Tampa Bay area.
Tell us the destination country and we'll confirm exactly what it requires.
