Miami — West Flagler
10166 W Flagler Street
Miami, Florida 33174
Walk-In Mon–Fri 9:30 AM–5:00 PM
Wednesday by appointment only
Book Appointment →24-hour emergency appointments available by request. Call (786) 668-9945
Miami — Biscayne Blvd
2915 Biscayne Blvd, Suite 300-1
Miami, Florida 33137
Walk-In Mon–Fri 9:30 AM–5:00 PM
Book Appointment →10166 W Flagler Street · Miami, FL 33174
2915 Biscayne Blvd, Suite 300-1 · Miami, FL 33137
Using U.S. documents for a Colombian registry, visa, university, notary or other recipient? Contact Miami Dade Apostille with copies, the current instructions and your deadline. We review the proposed authentication and Spanish translation work. Send required originals or certified copies to our team only after we confirm the document format and delivery instructions.
Send readable copies, the receiving office's current instructions, the purpose and the full deadline. Start with a document review before sending originals. If mailing, use a trackable shipping method and keep your tracking number.
We review the proposed services, issuing jurisdiction and certification. Confirm any unresolved recipient or legal requirements with the appropriate authority or adviser.
We explain any agreed replacement-record, notarization or translation work and the proposed authentication route. Use the recipient's approved wording for powers and affidavits before signing.
Send required originals or certified copies to Miami Dade Apostille only after we confirm the format and delivery instructions. Keep a copy and provide the requested return details.
We coordinate the appropriate state or federal authorities and the translation or notarization services you have approved. Authority review and preparation can affect the schedule.
We arrange the agreed return or delivery. Review the package against the recipient's request and follow its separate appointment, registration, recognition or application instructions.
A civil registry, a visa officer and a university can ask for different documents. Send Miami Dade Apostille readable copies and the named recipient's current instructions before paying for replacement records or sending originals. We review services for documents from all 50 U.S. states and eligible federal records, explain the proposed work and confirm delivery to our team. This helps you plan authentication, preparation and translation around the actual purpose of the documents.
Colombia acceded to the Apostille Convention on April 27, 2000, and it entered into force for Colombia on January 30, 2001. The United States acceded on December 24, 1980, with entry into force on October 15, 1981. The Convention currently operates between the two countries; the HCCH record shows no objection preventing that bilateral relationship.
For covered U.S. public documents that require authentication in Colombia, an apostille replaces diplomatic or consular legalization. It confirms the relevant signature, official capacity and seal or stamp, rather than approving the contents or guaranteeing acceptance. Diplomatic and consular acts and certain administrative documents dealing directly with commercial or customs operations fall outside the Convention. A receiving procedure may also have a specific exemption or a separate substantive requirement.
A U.S. state record generally follows the competent authority in that jurisdiction. Federal agency documents use the U.S. Department of State's Office of Authentications; federal court records have designated court clerks and deputy clerks. U.S. consular vital reports follow their own federal vital-record route. Miami Dade Apostille reviews the issuer and certification before coordinating the appropriate authority. The fact that you live in Florida does not make Florida the authority for every document you hold.
Send copies and the Colombian recipient's checklist to our team first. We confirm the required format and delivery instructions before you send originals. If mailing, use a trackable shipping method and keep your tracking number.
Official registration instructions for a foreign-born child of a Colombian parent call for the foreign birth record from the place where the birth occurred, properly authenticated and translated where required. Parent identification and the registration procedure are separate parts of the request. Share the responsible registry or consulate's checklist with our team so we can review the certificate and proposed translation work. A hospital keepsake, a scan and an issuer-certified birth record are not automatically interchangeable.
Colombian nationality by birth and naturalization are different procedures. Cancillería identifies constitutional conditions for foreign-born children of Colombian parents and a separate naturalization process under Law 2332 of 2023. An apostille does not establish that those conditions are met or grant citizenship. We coordinate the agreed document services while you confirm nationality eligibility and registration requirements with the competent authority or a qualified Colombian legal adviser.
Registraduría's instructions for an eligible marriage celebrated abroad identify the foreign civil marriage record, apostilled or legalized and translated into Spanish when needed, as the supporting record for registration. That is a different request from preparing to marry in Colombia. If you are planning a new ceremony, obtain the receiving notary or registry's current checklist, including any requested evidence of prior marital status. We review the U.S. records and coordinate the authentication and translation services you agree to.
For a death abroad that is eligible for Colombian civil registration, Registraduría identifies the foreign civil death record or its equivalent, authenticated and translated as applicable. An estate, pension provider or insurer can have a separate request. Tell us the purpose before obtaining a new certified copy, and include any instructions about the certificate version. Authentication does not decide inheritance rights, payment eligibility or whether the death belongs in the Colombian registry.
An apostille and recognition of a foreign judgment do different work. Colombia's Ministry of Justice describes exequátur, a judicial process for recognizing a foreign divorce judgment through the Supreme Court, with legal representation and case-specific conditions. Finality, translation and civil-registry annotations can matter. Send us the certified judgment and the instructions supplied by your Colombian adviser for document review. Our apostille coordination does not replace that legal process or promise that a judgment will be recognized.
Different Colombian procedures require different records and translation standards. Share the recipient's instructions with Miami Dade Apostille before ordering.
When your Colombian recipient asks for an FBI Identity History Summary, its federal authentication route is different from a state police record or a notarized statement. Miami Dade Apostille coordinates eligible FBI apostille work through the appropriate federal process. Do not assume every visa or Colombian procedure requires an FBI report: use the named authority's current instructions about the issuing country, record type and issue date. Federal processing has its own timeline and is not an eligible same-day state service.
Colombia's visa rules generally call for recently issued supporting documents and authentication with official Spanish translation for foreign records, subject to express exceptions. Certain clearly readable bank records in an OAS official language can be treated differently. The category and the applicant's circumstances matter. After a visa decision, applicable registration and cédula de extranjería requirements belong to Migración Colombia. Our team coordinates the agreed document work; visa eligibility, approval and migration registration remain with the responsible authorities.
Cancillería distinguishes official translations made in Colombia for use there from translations issued abroad. The former do not need a Colombian apostille; the underlying foreign record may still require authentication. Its general guidance calls for authentication of translations issued abroad. Some procedures publish a specific rule, including the education exception below. Miami Dade Apostille offers certified translation services and qualified translators. Confirm the recipient's required translator status and authentication before commissioning the work.
The Ministry of Education's convalidación process evaluates a completed foreign higher-education title. Its current checklist calls for an authenticated diploma and course certificate, with the required translations, and specifically says those translations do not require apostille or diplomatic legalization. That distinction does not waive authentication of the underlying diploma or transcript. Program-specific requirements may add other records. We coordinate the agreed document preparation and apostille work; academic recognition and professional authorization are separate decisions.
Tell us whether you need a school record, a completed degree, partial university credit or evidence for an employer. The Ministry of Education distinguishes completed-degree convalidación from homologación of partial studies, which Colombian higher-education institutions handle under their own rules. A university's admissions request is not automatically the same as a government recognition checklist. Ask the school or registrar for the appropriate official record, then share the recipient's instructions before our team confirms authentication or translation work.
Get the receiving notary, bank, authority or Colombian lawyer's approved wording before signing a power or affidavit. Colombian consular instructions distinguish recognition of a signature on a private document from a general power requiring escritura pública. A U.S. notarized document is not automatically interchangeable with that instrument. Miami Dade Apostille offers remote online notarization for eligible documents, subject to the applicable law and the recipient's acceptance. We review the proposed service without promising acceptance of every online notarization.
A recipient may request incorporation records, an official certificate, a signed company authorization or employment evidence. The issuer and document format determine the proposed authentication route. Identify the Colombian company, authority or professional body that will receive the record and include its current request. Our team coordinates the agreed apostille, notarization and translation services; authentication does not register a business, authorize a regulated profession or grant permission to work in Colombia.
Include all pages, certification pages and relevant attachments in the copies you send for review. Flag differences in names, dates or spellings and any recipient request for a recently issued record. If a replacement is needed, the underlying U.S. vital-record office, court clerk, school or other custodian is the source of the record. We confirm the format needed for the agreed services before you send required originals or certified copies to our team using confirmed delivery instructions.
Standard state processing can take months. Miami Dade Apostille offers processing as soon as the same day for eligible documents. Contact us to confirm availability. This is our planning guidance, not an official queue quotation or a guarantee for every document. Record preparation, federal processing, translation, any additional legalization, shipping and Colombian registration or recognition procedures have separate timelines. Include the complete deadline so we can discuss the proposed work and current availability.
This is a selected directory, not the full Colombian consular network. Use the official network to identify the office responsible for your residence and procedure. Offices, appointments and service availability can change. Miami Dade Apostille coordinates document preparation and authentication; the consular office or Colombian recipient decides its own requirements. These government offices are separate from Miami Dade Apostille.
Address: 1724 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20036
Contact: 202-387-8338; [email protected]
Jurisdiction: The Embassy handles diplomatic matters. Its official directory directs consular requests to the appropriate consulate; the Washington consulate below is a separate contact at the same street address.
Contact the relevant consulate for civil records and other consular procedures. Confirm the correct office and any visit arrangements in advance.
Address: 1724 Massachusetts Avenue NW, 2nd Floor, Washington, DC 20036
Contact: 202-885-9279; [email protected]
Jurisdiction: Washington, D.C., Maryland, Virginia, Delaware and West Virginia.
Passports, identification and birth registrations require appointments. Public deeds and nationality renunciation or recovery use advance email arrangements. The office lists specified signature, certification and copy services without appointments; check the current requirements for your exact service.
Address: 280 Aragón Avenue, Coral Gables, FL 33134
Contact: [email protected]. The published 305-239-5399 line is for emergencies, not routine appointment enquiries.
Jurisdiction: Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach, Monroe, Collier, Hendry, Lee, Charlotte, Martin, Glades, DeSoto, Sarasota, St. Lucie, Okeechobee, Highlands, Hardee and Manatee counties, plus Bermuda. Indian River County is in the Orlando district.
Most services require a personal appointment. The current office notice lists weekday public hours of 8 a.m.–2 p.m., with document collection from 8 a.m.–noon. Collection and proof-of-life services have appointment exceptions. Confirm the specific service and holiday schedule before visiting.
Address: 5850 T.G. Lee Boulevard, Citadel 1 Building, Suite 260, Orlando, FL 32822
Contact: [email protected]; 1-888-764-3326 is the Cancillería information line in the United States, not a dedicated Orlando counter number.
Jurisdiction: Central and northern Florida counties listed in the official district, including Indian River, Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Hillsborough, Pinellas, Polk, Duval, Leon and Escambia. Confirm your county before selecting an office.
The office lists appointment services from 8 a.m.–2 p.m. and specified document-collection and proof-of-life services from 8 a.m.–noon. Administrative hours later in the day are not additional public counter hours. Check the current service guide and appointment instructions.
Address: 10 East 46th Street, New York, NY 10017
Contact: 212-798-9000; [email protected]
Jurisdiction: New York and Connecticut.
The current service-specific hours page distinguishes passport walk-ins on specified weekdays from appointments for identification and notarial services, and lists separate collection and older-adult arrangements. Confirm the current day and service rules; do not assume every procedure is walk-in or appointment-only.
Address: 1117 Perimeter Center West, North Entrance, 4th Floor, Suite N401, Atlanta, GA 30338
Contact: 404-254-3206 for enquiries; [email protected]
Jurisdiction: Alabama, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi and Tennessee.
The office resumed online appointments for listed services on August 28, 2026. It identifies limited priority walk-in exceptions and a separate morning collection window. Public deeds require advance document review. Check your procedure and the current appointment notice before traveling.
Address: 5599 San Felipe Street, Suite 600, Houston, TX 77056
Contact: 346-204-4664; [email protected]
Jurisdiction: Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana and Oklahoma.
Routine appointments use the office's current online scheduling instructions. Mobile visits and special extended sessions have their own registration rules and availability. Confirm the service and any applicable priority exception; an appointment does not replace the document requirements.
Address: 8383 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 930, Beverly Hills, CA 90211
Contact: [email protected]; 1-888-764-3326 is Cancillería's central information line, not a dedicated local counter number.
Jurisdiction: Southern California, Arizona and New Mexico. Las Vegas is assigned to the San Francisco consulate.
A pilot beginning October 1, 2026 offers specified services without appointments from 8 a.m.–noon on weekdays for district residents with proof of residence, subject to daily capacity and requirements. Public deeds, residence certificates and nationality renunciation still require advance arrangements. Confirm the pilot remains in effect before visiting.
Address: 333 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 1220, Chicago, IL 60601
Contact: [email protected]. The current hours page lists 312-202-3299 for appointment requests by text message, not as a general enquiry line.
Jurisdiction: Illinois, North Dakota, South Dakota, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio and Wisconsin.
Most procedures require appointments; proof-of-life and collection have listed exceptions. The current hours page gives a specific text-message request window on Mondays and Tuesdays. Confirm the current instructions rather than relying on the older scheduling link in the generic contact page.
Address: 111 Pine Street, Suite 1400, San Francisco, CA 94111
Contact: 415-495-7195 for service information; [email protected]. Appointment requests are listed separately by text at 1-888-531-2247.
Jurisdiction: Northern California, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Utah, Colorado, Alaska and Hawaii. Nevada includes Las Vegas.
Check the office's current appointment and service instructions before visiting. The hours page lists weekday public service from 8 a.m.–1 p.m. and a separate text-message appointment channel. Mobile consular events can have different registration arrangements.
No single rule covers every record or use. The United States and Colombia have an operative Apostille Convention relationship, so covered public documents can use an apostille when authentication is required. The Convention and individual procedures also have exceptions. Contact us with the named recipient's instructions before ordering services.
No. An apostille authenticates the relevant official signature and seal; it does not decide nationality. Foreign-born children of Colombian parents may have a registration route subject to the applicable conditions, while naturalization is a separate procedure. Confirm eligibility and the required birth-record format with the competent authority.
It depends on where the translation is made and the procedure. Cancillería says official translations made in Colombia for use there do not require a Colombian apostille, while its general guidance requires authentication of translations issued abroad. MEN's higher-education convalidation checklist separately says the translation does not require apostille. Confirm the recipient's specific rule before commissioning work.
No. Authentication is one document formality. MEN's convalidación evaluates a completed foreign higher-education title, while a university handles homologación of partial studies under its own rules. Admissions, employment and professional authorization can involve separate decisions. Send the precise request so we can coordinate the appropriate document services.
No. A foreign divorce judgment may require exequátur and registry steps in addition to authentication and translation. The Ministry of Justice describes a recognition process through the Supreme Court with legal representation. Consult a Colombian legal adviser about your case; our team can coordinate the agreed document services.
An FBI Identity History Summary is a federal agency record and follows the appropriate federal authentication route, rather than a Florida state apostille. Confirm that the Colombian recipient requires that particular background check. Federal processing is separate from an eligible same-day state service.
It may be available for an eligible document, but the proposed instrument, applicable law and receiving authority's requirements must be reviewed first. Colombian instructions distinguish a special private-document signature recognition from a general power requiring escritura pública. Obtain approved wording and acceptance instructions before signing; an apostille does not cure the wrong legal form.
Start with readable copies, the recipient's current instructions and your complete deadline. We review the proposed service and confirm the document format. Send required originals or certified copies to our team only after receiving confirmed delivery instructions. The Colombian authority retains decisions about eligibility, recognition and acceptance.
Contact Miami Dade Apostille at 1 (800) 631-9171 or [email protected]. Review requests are accepted 24/7, 365 days a year, with replies in approximately two hours during regular business hours. Include the complete deadline. Send required originals or certified copies to our team only after confirmed format and delivery instructions.
Miami Dade Apostille is a private document coordination service, not a government agency or law firm. We do not provide legal advice, complete applications, determine document requirements, or issue government records or apostilles. Clients must confirm requirements directly with the consulate, embassy or receiving authority in Colombia. Government and receiving authorities decide eligibility and acceptance.
487 reviews across all locations