Apostille for Mexico: Get Your Florida Documents Ready

Mexico is a member of the Hague Apostille Convention, so a U.S. document going to Mexico doesn't need to go through the Mexican consulate. It needs an apostille from the state where it was issued or notarized. I take care of the Florida side, the notarization and the Florida apostille, so your document is ready to use in Mexico.

How It Works

1. Tell me what it's for: the document and the office in Mexico that will receive it, such as a Mexican notary, the Registro Civil, a court or a bank.

2. Notarize (if needed): online by video or in person in Jacksonville. Certified copies of public records, like birth certificates, don't need a notary.

3. Florida apostille: I submit your document to the Florida Department of State and track it. More about apostilles.

4. Delivered: returned to you, or mailed straight to Mexico, with tracking either way.

About the Spanish Translation

For most official uses in Mexico, including the Registro Civil and the courts, the Spanish translation must be done in Mexico by a perito traductor (a translator authorized by a Mexican court), after the apostille is added. The apostille itself is translated too. Ask the office receiving your document what it needs. If it accepts a certified translation from the U.S., I can provide one. More about translations.

Documents People Commonly Send to Mexico

Florida birth certificates, for example to register a child's birth in Mexico · marriage and divorce certificates · powers of attorney to sell or manage property, handle banking or act in a legal matter in Mexico · travel consent letters for minors · school records · business documents

Good to Know

• Birth and death certificates: to get a Florida apostille, the certified copy must be signed by the State Registrar (copies from the Florida Bureau of Vital Statistics or a county health department qualify when the State Registrar signed them). Marriage and divorce certificates must be signed by the State Registrar or the Clerk of the County Court.
• Documents in Spanish: I can notarize your signature on a document written in Spanish, as long as you understand what you're signing. The notary wording I add will be in English, as Florida requires.
• Powers of attorney: a Mexican notary often needs specific wording. If your lawyer or notary in Mexico sends you a draft, use that exact text.
• Other states and federal documents: a Florida apostille only covers documents issued or notarized in Florida. Documents from other states need that state's apostille, and federal documents (like FBI background checks) go through the U.S. Department of State.
• Online notarization: ask the receiving office whether it accepts an electronically notarized document before we start.
• I'm a notary, not a lawyer, and I can't give legal advice about your document.

Sending documents to another country? See Documents for Use Abroad.

En español

¿Necesita apostillar un documento de Florida para usarlo en México? Puedo notarizar su firma en línea o en persona en Jacksonville y tramitar la apostilla ante el Departamento de Estado de Florida. Para la mayoría de los trámites oficiales en México, la traducción debe hacerla un perito traductor en México. Atiendo en inglés, pero puede escribirme por mensaje de texto al (904) 342-3098.

I AM NOT AN ATTORNEY LICENSED TO PRACTICE LAW IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA, AND I MAY NOT GIVE LEGAL ADVICE OR ACCEPT FEES FOR LEGAL ADVICE.
NO TENGO LICENCIA PARA EJERCER LA ABOGACÍA EN EL ESTADO DE FLORIDA Y NO PUEDO DAR ASESORÍA LEGAL NI ACEPTAR HONORARIOS POR ASESORÍA LEGAL.

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Official Resources

• Florida Department of State: Apostilles and Notarial Certifications
• Hague Apostille Convention: list of member countries (HCCH)
• Florida Department of Health: Certificates and Records (birth, death, marriage)