Pricing
$220 per document, the Florida Department of State's filing fee included. Two documents $380. Three or more, $160 each.
Overview
One number, quoted before we take the document, covering everything: the review, the in-person trip to the Department of State in Tallahassee, the state's $10 filing fee, and the handling either side of it. No courier line item, no rush upsell, no processing charge discovered at collection.
Volume brings the rate down, because the cost of the trip does not change with the number of documents in the folder. Two documents are $380 rather than $440. Three or more drop to $160 each. Immigration packets, adoption files and corporate sets are where that matters most.
One thing sits outside the flat fee, and we name it up front: notarization, where a document needs it before it can be apostilled, is a separate add-on — quoted when you book, never added afterward.
Pricing
$10 per document, payable to the Florida Department of State, already inside the price rather than added at the end.
The trip to Tallahassee and presentation at the counter — the part that turns weeks of postal queue into days.
Intake vetting of the seal, the notarial certificate and the destination country's requirements before anything is filed.
Collection anywhere in Hillsborough County at no extra charge, including hospital and office visits.
Office collection or local return delivery, and a call the moment the document is back from the state.
If a rejection happens for something we should have caught at intake, we refile at our cost.
Local Service
Our office is at 4830 W Kennedy Blvd, Suite 633K in Tampa's Westshore district, open Monday to Saturday and run by appointment. Clients travel to us from across Hillsborough plus Pinellas, Pasco, Polk, Manatee, Sarasota and Hernando.
Every document is filed in person at the Florida Department of State rather than mailed, which is what holds the return to 5 business days. Spanish-language service is available throughout.
How It Works
Call or send a request and we'll hold an appointment at our Tampa Westshore office — confirmed within one business hour.
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 collection at the office — and you get a call the minute they arrive.
FAQ
Yes. The Florida Department of State charges $10 per document and that sits inside the $220 rather than beside it. You are not invoiced separately.
Because the expensive part is the trip, not the paperwork. Once we are at the counter, the second document costs almost nothing extra to file — so the saving goes to you rather than into margin.
Notarization, if the document needs it before it can be apostilled, and certified translation, quoted per document. Both are quoted before you commit.
No. In-person filing is the standard service, not a premium tier. Where a genuinely exceptional trip is needed we quote it in advance.
The state fee is $10, so mailing it yourself is cheaper in cash and considerably more expensive in time — postal transit both ways plus the state's processing queue, and a rejected submission restarts the whole clock with no explanation.
At intake, when we take the document. Card or cash at the office.
Service Area
Hillsborough County — our home county, served from the Tampa Westshore office by appointment.
Greater Tampa Bay — clients travel to us from Pinellas, Pasco, Polk, Manatee, Sarasota and Hernando counties; book ahead and we'll hold a time.
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Tell us what you have and where it's going, and we'll quote the whole thing before you commit.
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.
Florida apostille services for Hillsborough County residents and businesses. Appointment-only office on West Kennedy Boulevard in Tampa's Westshore district, serving the wider Tampa Bay area.
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Hillsborough 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.