Palm Beach County · Diploma & Transcript Apostille
Teach English overseas, accept a foreign job, start graduate school abroad. We handle the notarization requirements. $190 per document, back in 5 business days.
Overview
No foreign employer, university, or licensing board takes a U.S. diploma at face value — they want it apostilled. Education documents also happen to be the most error-prone category in Florida's apostille system, because a diploma isn't a public record: the Florida Department of State won't accept it until it has been correctly notarized first.
This step is where most DIY attempts collapse. Florida requires the registrar or records custodian to sign a sworn statement before a Florida notary confirming the copy is genuine — get it wrong and the state bounces the filing. We know precisely what the state wants, we arrange the notarization when your school hasn't, and we file in person. $190 per document and 5 business days once your paperwork is apostille-ready.
Why It's Needed
Teaching visas for Korea, Japan, China, Vietnam, Spain, and the UAE all demand an apostilled diploma — far and away our most frequent diploma request.
Across the Gulf states, Europe, and Asia, employers and visa authorities expect apostilled degrees inside the employment package.
Admission and credential evaluation at foreign universities call for apostilled diplomas and transcripts.
Foreign licensing boards for nurses, engineers, teachers, and accountants require credentials submitted with apostilles.
Foreign equivalency boards — and certain immigration paths — want apostilled academic records before they'll issue an evaluation.
Even a single-semester exchange increasingly comes with a requirement for apostilled transcripts.
Requirements
Diplomas and transcripts are private institutional documents, so Florida requires a notarization before apostille. The accepted route: the school's registrar or records custodian signs a notarized statement (before a Florida notary) attesting that the attached copy is a true copy of the original. Many Florida universities — including Palm Beach College, FAU, NSU, and FIU — have registrar offices familiar with this request; sealed official transcripts often carry the registrar's signature that can be notarized on the spot.
If your school is out of state, the notarization generally must happen in the school's state and the apostille comes from that state — with some workarounds we can explain by phone. High school diplomas follow the same pattern through the school district. And if you hit a wall with a registrar, call us: we've untangled this for hundreds of graduates and know the practical routes for Palm Beach-area institutions.
How It Works
Book an appointment at our West Palm Beach office — we confirm your time within one business hour, with same-day and next-day slots usually available.
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 pickup at our office, by appointment — and you get a call the minute they arrive.
FAQ
Yes — that's how Florida treats education documents. A school official signs a true-copy statement in front of a Florida notary, and that notarized document is what receives the apostille. We arrange this step as a matter of routine.
Ask the registrar's office for a notarized true-copy certification of the diploma, or an official transcript carrying the registrar's notarized signature — schools process these requests all the time. From there it's ours: review, in-person filing, and your documents back in 5 business days.
As a rule, the notarization and the apostille both have to happen in the school's home state. We'll verify what applies to your case and direct you to the correct office — and if there's a legitimate Florida-side path, we'll say so.
It varies by destination: Korean and Japanese teaching programs generally ask for the diploma, universities and credential evaluators lean toward transcripts, and Gulf-state employers frequently request both. Consult your checklist — or read it to us and we'll decode it.
Yes — same notarized true-copy route, through the school or the school district's records office. Palm Beach County Public Schools' records department processes these requests.
Yes, if the school is accredited and can produce a notarized registrar certification. Which state issues the apostille depends on where the notarization happens.
No — but some employers and visa programs want documents processed within the last 6–12 months, so don't apostille years in advance of using it.
Spain and Latin American programs usually require certified translation; Korea, Japan, and the UAE usually accept English documents with apostille. We coordinate certified translation when your program requires it.
Service Area
We serve every city in Palm Beach County from our West Palm Beach office. Local details for your city:
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One quick call gets your document reviewed in two minutes — we confirm it qualifies before you drive anywhere.
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 your appointment.
Florida apostille services for Palm Beach County residents and businesses. Office in Downtown West Palm Beach, just off Okeechobee Boulevard — visits by appointment, serving the whole county.
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Palm Beach County Apostille and Notary Services is a private document handling business and is not affiliated with the Florida Department of State, the U.S. Department of State, or any government agency. We do not provide legal advice. Apostille fees include the $10 Florida Department of State filing fee per document.