Broward County & South Florida

Fort Lauderdale Apostille Service

Walk-In Service at the Florida Secretary of State in Tallahassee

Port Everglades, yacht industry & international business specialists. Serving clients worldwide. We physically walk in to the Florida Secretary of State in Tallahassee to submit your documents in person at the Florida Department of State — for Florida documents and Florida-notarized documents.

Or call: 954-999-4933  ·  Mon–Sat 7:00 AM–5:00 PM ET

✓ Walk-In at FL Secretary of State — Next Business Day
✓ Yacht & Maritime Specialists
✓ All 125+ Hague Convention Countries
✓ Overnight FedEx — Anywhere in the U.S.
✓ Florida Documents & FL-Notarized Documents
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About This Content

Written and verified by Online Florida Apostille — Florida-licensed specialists serving Fort Lauderdale and Broward County. We walk in to the Florida Secretary of State in Tallahassee for in-person apostille submission. Documents are picked up the next business day per current state policy — for Florida documents and Florida-notarized documents. Serving clients worldwide. Questions? Call 954-999-4933 Mon–Sat 7 AM–5 PM ET.

Why Fort Lauderdale Residents & Businesses Need Apostilles

Fort Lauderdale sits at the crossroads of global commerce, international travel, and South Florida’s diverse communities. Port Everglades, the superyacht industry, FLL airport, and Broward’s multinational corporate base all drive consistent apostille demand. Our expedited apostille service serves every one of these communities.

Yacht Industry & Maritime Workers

Fort Lauderdale is the yacht capital of the world, home to the largest superyacht support industry in the Americas. Yacht crew, captains, and maritime workers regularly need apostilles for STCW certificates, employment contracts, and foreign port work visas. Our Florida apostille service handles all maritime document types.

Port Everglades & International Trade

Port Everglades is one of the nation’s busiest container ports and largest cruise ports. Shipping companies, cruise operators, and freight forwarders need apostilled corporate documents for international trade agreements and foreign business registration.

Latin American & Caribbean Communities

Broward County has large Haitian, Colombian, Venezuelan, Dominican, and Brazilian communities. Residents need apostilles for dual citizenship, immigration, family legal matters, and property abroad — including marriage certificates and powers of attorney.

Documents We Apostille for Fort Lauderdale

Florida documents and Florida-notarized documents apostilled for clients worldwide. View our 2026 pricing.

Birth & Death Certificates
Maritime & Yacht Documents
Academic Credentials (NSU, FAU, Broward College)
Adoption Papers

How Our Fort Lauderdale Apostille Service Works

Five simple steps — no waiting in line at Tallahassee — we submit in person for you. View pricing →

1

Call or Email Us 5 Minutes

Call 954-999-4933 or email us. We confirm your document qualifies and give you exact shipping instructions. See our pricing.

2

Ship Your Document Next Morning

Drop your document at any FedEx or UPS in Fort Lauderdale. Ship overnight to our Tallahassee office — must arrive before 10 AM ET for expedited processing.

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We Walk In — Florida Secretary of State Next Business Day

We physically walk in to the Florida Secretary of State in Tallahassee and submit your documents in person at the Florida Department of State — no mail queue, no 4–6 week state backlog.

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Apostille Picked Up Next Business Day

The Florida Department of State certifies and attaches the official Hague Convention apostille to your document.

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Overnight Return Next Morning

Your apostilled document ships back to your Fort Lauderdale address via overnight FedEx — delivered the next business morning.

Serving All of Broward County

Our Florida apostille service covers every community across Broward County and the surrounding region. We serve clients worldwide — ship your Florida documents or Florida-notarized documents from anywhere in the world.

Fort Lauderdale Apostille Client Reviews

Rated 4.9/5 based on 312 verified reviews from Fort Lauderdale and Broward County clients.

★★★★★

“Needed an apostille urgently from Fort Lauderdale. Online Florida Apostille delivered fast — professional, fast, exactly as promised. Incredible service.”

— M.R., Fort Lauderdale · March 2026

★★★★★

“Used from Fort Lauderdale for my dual citizenship application. Handled multiple documents, kept me informed the whole time. Will absolutely use again.”

— A.L., Broward County · February 2026

★★★★★

“Called 954-999-4933 from Fort Lauderdale and had all questions answered immediately. Shipped documents and had apostilled originals back the next morning via FedEx.”

— C.D., Fort Lauderdale · January 2026

Ready to get your apostille? Call 954-999-4933 or email us  ·  Mon–Sat 7 AM–5 PM ET

Apostille Service for Fort Lauderdale Residents

Fort Lauderdale's role as the yachting capital of the world, combined with Port Everglades cruise traffic and Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International's direct flights to London, Munich, and São Paulo, means apostille requests from 33301, 33304, 33308, 33312, and 33316 skew toward marine industry documents, corporate filings, and personal records for residents holding dual citizenship. Common Florida documents we apostille for Fort Lauderdale clients include Florida-notarized vessel sale agreements, captain's license verifications notarized by a Florida notary, Florida-issued birth and marriage certificates from Broward County for European Union residency applications, FDLE state background checks for crew visas, and Florida-notarized corporate resolutions for charter companies expanding into the Mediterranean. Documents signed at offices on Las Olas, marinas on the New River, or remote workspaces in Flagler Village all funnel through the same Florida apostille pipeline — the Florida Department of State in Tallahassee, which we walk to in person daily. Three business days is the typical Fort Lauderdale turnaround. Call (954) 999-4933 or email [email protected] with your document, destination country, and zip code. Every return shipment includes FedEx tracking.

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Yachts, Cruise Crews, and International Real Estate in Fort Lauderdale

Port Everglades and the Las Olas marina corridor make Fort Lauderdale the busiest single point of departure for international vessel paperwork in the southeastern United States. The apostille volume we see from 33301, 33304, 33305, 33308, 33312, and 33316 is heavily weighted toward marine-industry documents that need to clear flag-state registries in Malta, the Marshall Islands, the Cayman Islands, the Bahamas, or Saint Vincent before a yacht or charter vessel can change hands. A Florida apostille is the bridge between a notarized Bill of Sale executed here and the foreign registry that will only accept authenticated U.S. signatures.

Beyond hull paperwork, the broader rhythm of Fort Lauderdale demand traces three steady currents. First, USCG-licensed mates and captains domiciled in Broward who need Florida background-check apostilles to crew on European-flagged vessels. Second, the continual cruise-crew turnover from the seven cruise terminals at Port Everglades — Carnival, Royal Caribbean, Princess, Celebrity, Holland America, MSC, and Cunard berth here, and crew members from Brazil, the Philippines, Indonesia, Ukraine, and Romania routinely need Florida medical exam attestations and Florida-notarized employment letters apostilled for their home-country consulates. Third, the international real-estate side: Brazilian, Argentine, Canadian, and European buyers closing on Las Olas Isles or Coral Ridge properties need Florida-authenticated Power of Attorney documents so a stateside attorney can sign for them.

The State of Florida Department of State will not issue the apostille from any Broward County office. The trip to Tallahassee is 465 miles — doable in a day if you make the round trip and arrive by 4:00 PM, but most Fort Lauderdale clients send the documents to our intake address with the prepaid FedEx label instead. We walk the packet in, return it the same week with the apostille attached, and flag any country-specific requirement (the Bahamas registry asks for the apostille and the original notarization stapled in a specific order; Malta requires translations attached before apostilling) before the documents leave our hands. The result is what your registry, consulate, or closing attorney expects, the first time.