Palm Beach County · Marriage Certificate Apostille
For spousal visas, registering the marriage abroad, and citizenship files. $190 per certificate, 5 business days.
Overview
Married in Florida but need the marriage recognized somewhere else? Foreign governments won't accept a U.S. marriage certificate as-is — before registering the marriage, granting a spousal visa, processing a name change, or extending citizenship to a spouse, they require the apostille.
Florida marriage certificates are issued by the Clerk of Court in the county where the license was recorded — in Palm Beach County, that's the Palm Beach Clerk of Courts. Only a certified copy with the clerk's seal qualifies for an apostille. We verify the copy, file it in person at the Florida Department of State, and return the apostilled certificate in 5 business days.
Why It's Needed
Before granting a spousal visa or residency permit to a couple married in the U.S., immigration authorities in nearly every country ask for the apostilled marriage certificate.
Italy, Spain, Colombia, Brazil, and many others require citizens to register a marriage performed abroad — and the apostilled U.S. certificate anchors that registration.
Spain, Italy, Portugal, and much of Latin America run accelerated citizenship tracks for spouses of citizens — and every one of those applications opens with an apostilled marriage certificate.
Changing a passport, national ID, or property title abroad after a Florida wedding requires the apostilled certificate as proof of the marriage.
Foreign pension systems, health coverage, and survivor benefits for a spouse all rest on apostilled proof that the marriage existed.
A foreign court handling divorce or annulment of a Florida marriage starts with an apostilled copy of the original certificate.
Requirements
The document must be a certified copy of the marriage record issued by the Clerk of Court in the Florida county where the marriage license was filed — for Palm Beach weddings, the Palm Beach County Clerk of Courts. The decorative certificate signed at the ceremony, the church certificate, and photocopies cannot be apostilled.
Don't have a certified copy? Palm Beach County's Clerk of Courts issues them by mail, online, and in person. Married in another Florida county — Miami-Dade, Palm Beach — the process is the same through that county's clerk, and we apostille those too. Married in another state, and the certificate must be apostilled there; married abroad, and the foreign certificate can't receive a U.S. apostille at all.
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
The Palm Beach County Clerk of Courts — you can order certified copies online, by mail, or in person. Once you have the certified copy with the clerk's seal, we take it from there.
No. Either spouse — or anyone acting for you — can bring us the certificate. What the apostille verifies is the clerk's signature on the record, not yours.
Often, yes — countries where Spanish, Portuguese, or Italian is spoken usually want a certified translation before local registration. We handle translation and apostille together as one order.
Under Florida law certified copies never expire — but plenty of foreign registries want one dated within the past 6–12 months. If yours is older, a fresh copy is cheap insurance against rejection abroad.
Yes, from any county in Florida. Whichever county clerk issued the record, the apostille itself always comes from the Florida Department of State.
Not directly — only the civil record from the Clerk of Court qualifies. If the marriage was properly licensed, the clerk's certified copy is the document to apostille.
Identical process, identical document. Note that recognition depends on the receiving country's laws — the apostille certifies the document's authenticity, and we're glad to help you confirm requirements for your destination.
Standard turnaround is 5 business days. If you're up against a consulate appointment, call us — same-day appointment scheduling and rush handling are often possible.
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.