South Florida
Miami-Dade County, Florida apostille filing
Every Miami-Dade County paper that needs a foreign-use stamp still goes to Tallahassee. We cover 8 cities and 80 ZIP codes in this county.
Miami-Dade County, without the jargon
Miami-Dade County is in South Florida. 8 cities and towns and 80 ZIP codes here still use one Tallahassee office for the foreign-use stamp.
Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach are the busiest origin for documents headed to Mexico, Colombia, Venezuela, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, and Brazil. Overnight FedEx from Miami is the usual path. Cuba is the trap: Cuba does not take this Florida stamp.
If the document is a court file — divorce, name change, adoption — the Miami-Dade County clerk has to certify it first. We cannot take a website printout to the state.
How documents leave Miami-Dade County
Inbound shipping from this county is 2 business days to our Tallahassee desk. We drop the original at the state office and send it back with tracking.
Birth and marriage records still come from Florida vital records. Powers of attorney still need a Florida notary. An FBI report still cannot be stamped here.
Latin America from this county
Families in Miami-Dade County send documents to Mexico, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Venezuela, Brazil, and Central America more than anywhere else. Those countries take the Florida stamp. Cuba does not.
Cities and towns in Miami-Dade County
HialeahHomesteadKey BiscayneMiamiMiami BeachMiami GardensNorth Miami BeachOpa Locka
Questions people ask
Can the Miami-Dade County clerk add the apostille?
No. The clerk can certify a court copy. Only the Florida Department of State in Tallahassee can add the foreign-use stamp.
Do I have to visit the county seat?
Only if you still need a certified court copy. Once you have that document, you can ship it to us from anywhere in the county.