Powers of attorney, affidavits, travel consents and corporate documents — notarized and apostilled in one pass. $190 per document, 5 business days. Serving Clearwater.
This is the broadest category we handle, because it covers anything you sign rather than anything the state issues. A power of attorney letting a relative sell property in Colombia. A single-status affidavit for a wedding in Italy. A consent letter so a child can travel with one parent. A corporate resolution for a subsidiary in Brazil. All of it becomes apostillable the moment a Florida notary signs it.
Because we're Florida-commissioned notaries, the notarisation and the apostille happen in one coordinated pass — you don't go find a notary first and then come to us. We check the wording against what the destination country expects before anything is signed, because a power of attorney that's notarised correctly but drafted wrong is still a wasted trip. Clearwater clients can sign at our Westshore office or have us come to them.
The most common document in this category — authorising a relative or lawyer overseas to buy, sell, manage or inherit property on your behalf.
A sworn statement that you are free to marry, required by foreign civil registries before they will issue a marriage licence to a U.S. citizen.
Notarised consent from the non-travelling parent, apostilled so foreign immigration officers will accept it at the border.
Board resolutions, articles of incorporation, certificates of good standing and signing authorities for foreign subsidiaries and cross-border transactions.
Authorisations to open, access or close accounts held overseas, and to act on foreign investment and brokerage matters.
Sworn statements of support, residence, identity, income or relationship required by foreign courts, consulates and government agencies.
With roughly 117,000 residents, Clearwater sits the county seat of Pinellas County. Clearwater carries an unusually international profile for its size — a long-established Greek community in neighbouring Tarpon Springs, a large Eastern European and Russian-speaking population, and a steady stream of Canadian and British seasonal residents. Apostilles here run toward foreign property transactions, marriage and single-status documents, and background checks for residency applications overseas.
We serve clients throughout Clearwater's neighborhoods including Countryside, Island Estates, Downtown Clearwater, Sand Key and Morningside. Landmarks like Clearwater Beach, Coachman Park and the Memorial Causeway put us on familiar ground — this is local service, not a mail-order processor.
It's about 30 minutes away between Clearwater and our West Kennedy Boulevard office. Call first and we'll reserve the time before you set off. Nearby St. Petersburg, Westchase and Tampa are served on the same terms.
Documents leaving Clearwater most often head to Greece, the United Kingdom, Canada, Germany and Russia. A long-established Greek community, a large Eastern European population, and seasonal Canadian and British residents combine into property transactions, single-status documents and residency background checks.
Clearwater clients reach us over the Courtney Campbell. Call first, confirm the document qualifies, and we will hold the slot. Whichever route you take, the document is filed in person at the Florida Department of State rather than mailed, which is what holds the return to 5 business days.
For a signed document, what the Department of State authenticates is the notary's commission — so the notarisation has to be complete and correct. That means a Florida notary's seal, signature, commission number and expiry, the correct notarial wording (acknowledgment or jurat, depending on the document), and the signer present with valid photo identification. Any of those missing and it comes back.
We can notarise and apostille in the same appointment, including remote online notarisation when signers are elsewhere. If the document was already notarised by someone else, we'll apostille it — after checking the notarial certificate, because a surprising number of otherwise fine documents fail on an incomplete acknowledgment. Documents in Spanish or Portuguese are no obstacle. Come to our Westshore office — about 30 minutes from Clearwater — or book mobile notarisation and filing in the same visit.
We work by appointment, which means no queue and no wasted trip. Ring us and we'll confirm a time within the hour.
We check that what you have is actually apostillable — certified copy, correct seal, complete notarization — and that it matches what the receiving country asks for.
A person carries your document to the state counter in Tallahassee. That single decision is what removes the multi-week postal queue from the timeline.
Your originals come back apostilled inside 5 business days, available for collection at the office, with a call the moment they arrive.
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.
Filing fees are not extra: the state's $10 per document is already inside these numbers, as is in-person submission and the handling either side of it. Notarization is available as an add-on where required.
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.
Yes — we work by appointment only, which is deliberate: it means no queue when you arrive and no wasted trip from Clearwater. Ring us and we'll confirm a time inside one business hour.
about 30 minutes away — on West Kennedy Boulevard in Tampa's Westshore district, at 4830 W Kennedy Blvd, Suite 633K. Call ahead and your slot is reserved before you set off.
Five business days from the moment we take the document to the moment it's back apostilled. That figure doesn't change with distance — Clearwater runs on the same in-person filing schedule as everywhere else we serve. On a tighter deadline, call and we'll tell you honestly what's achievable.
Yes — that's the normal way we handle this category. We're Florida-commissioned notaries, so you sign in front of us and the document goes straight into the apostille queue. One appointment, one fee, no hunting for a notary first.
Yes. Spanish and Portuguese documents are routine for us — Tampa Bay generates a constant flow of poderes notariales bound for Latin America and Spain. The notarial certificate itself will be in English, which is what the Department of State authenticates, and that is accepted everywhere.
Yes, provided the notarisation is complete — seal, signature, commission number, expiry date and correct notarial wording. We check it before filing. If something's missing we'll tell you straight away rather than let it get rejected in Tallahassee.
The signer has to appear before the notary — but that can be in person or by remote online notarisation, which Florida law permits. We handle both. Once notarised, the signer's involvement is finished; nobody needs to be present for the apostille itself.
We can't draft it — that's legal work and we're a document handling service, not a law firm. What we can do is review the wording against what the destination country typically expects and flag problems before you sign. Most clients get the draft from the lawyer or relative abroad who needs it.
The office that issues the apostille itself.
Florida Division of Corporations (Sunbiz)Certificates of good standing and corporate records.
Florida Notary CommissionsState information on notarial acts and commissions.
One flat rate, volume bundles, and the few things that add cost.
Processing timeThe 5-day timeline vs the mail-in queue.
Same-day & rush serviceA straight answer on what a tight deadline allows.
Booking an appointmentHow office visits work, and what to bring.
Notarisation and apostille in one appointment — call and we'll confirm a Clearwater window within one business hour.
