An apostille authenticates the origin of an eligible public document for use in another country that participates in the Hague Apostille Convention.

Florida apostilles are issued by the Florida Department of State in Tallahassee. Five Star Notary Service LLC does not issue apostilles. We coordinate the process for eligible Florida documents.

We currently coordinate apostilles for eligible Florida documents only. Common documents include:

• Birth, death, marriage, and divorce records
• Powers of attorney, affidavits, and consent forms
• Diplomas, transcripts, and school records
• Florida business and corporate records
• Other eligible notarized or certified Florida documents

Documents originating in another state or from a federal agency are not currently included in our service.

Requirements depend on the document. A private document may need an original Florida notarization, while a birth, death, marriage, court, or other public record may require the appropriate certified version.

Electronic and remotely notarized documents require individual review. If notarization, certification, a replacement certified record, or another step is needed before submission, we will identify the requirement before proceeding.

In many cases, yes. If an eligible private document requires Florida notarization, we may be able to complete it during your document pickup appointment.

Traditional Florida notarial acts are charged separately at up to $10 per notarial act. Certified government and public records follow different requirements and generally should not be notarized again.

You may submit an eligible Florida apostille request directly to the Florida Department of State. Mailed requests are processed in the order received, and state processing queues can extend for several weeks during periods of higher volume.

Five Star provides a managed alternative. We coordinate document review, mobile pickup, secure tracked transportation to Tallahassee, physical submission and retrieval through a local Tallahassee courier, tracking, and return delivery.

This is especially convenient for South Florida clients who want professional handling without managing the mailing process or traveling to Tallahassee themselves.

Standard Service: Approximately 5 to 8 business days.

Expedited Service: Approximately 3 to 5 business days.

Timing begins after we receive and confirm an apostille ready document. These are estimated total service timeframes and are not guaranteed Florida Department of State processing times.

Transportation, courier availability, state processing, weekends, holidays, government closures, or document issues may affect turnaround.

Both services include professional apostille coordination, the applicable Florida Department of State apostille fee, Tallahassee courier submission and retrieval, tracked transportation, and qualifying mobile pickup and return delivery.

Expedited service uses faster transportation to reduce transit time to and from Tallahassee. The Florida Department of State does not offer expedited state processing, so faster transportation does not guarantee faster government processing.

Standard Florida Apostille Coordination includes one apostille ready Florida document, document review, the applicable Florida Department of State apostille fee, Tallahassee courier submission and retrieval, tracked transportation to and from Tallahassee, and mobile pickup and return delivery with the first ten miles from our Boynton Beach starting point included for each trip.

Additional apostille ready documents submitted together in the same order are $75 each. Notarization, additional mileage, certification, record retrieval, international shipping, and other document preparation are additional when required.

Mobile apostille service is available throughout Palm Beach County and surrounding South Florida communities. The first ten miles from our Boynton Beach starting point are included for each required trip.

Additional mileage beyond the included distance is $1 per mile based on round trip mileage for each trip. Clients outside our practical mobile service area may arrange secure shipping instead.

For local clients, completed documents are returned through our mobile delivery service within the applicable service area. Trackable transportation is used for the Tallahassee portion of the process.

Domestic or international shipping may also be arranged when needed. Shipping outside the included mobile service is charged separately based on destination and requested delivery method.