Isaidy Pinto is the founder of Miami Dade Apostille and an apostille expert who has spent years helping individuals, families, attorneys, and businesses prepare documents for international use. Her work is grounded in practical client guidance — making a process that can feel opaque and bureaucratic into something manageable and clear.
Her day-to-day work involves reviewing documents for apostille readiness, identifying the correct issuing authority for each document type, assessing the requirements of the receiving country, and coordinating notarization, certified translation, and submission. She regularly works with birth, marriage, and death certificates, educational credentials, powers of attorney, court records, and FBI background checks through the federal apostille route. Throughout the process, she provides status guidance so clients always know where their documents stand.
Credentials
Professional Background
Isaidy is a Florida Registered Paralegal listed with The Florida Bar. The Florida Registered Paralegal designation is granted by The Florida Bar to qualified paralegals who meet its education and experience requirements. It does not confer attorney status or the ability to practice law — Isaidy is not an attorney and does not provide legal advice.
She also serves as a Florida Notary Public, a public officer appointed and commissioned directly by the Governor of Florida. Her notarial work includes acknowledgments, oaths and affirmations, and certification of eligible copies. Notarization is frequently a required step before a document can be submitted for apostille certification, but the notary role is distinct from apostille issuance — apostilles are issued exclusively by the Florida Secretary of State, the U.S. Department of State, or the relevant competent authority for each document type, not by notaries or private document services firms.
Scholarship
Research & Writing
Isaidy has published research on international document authentication through SSRN. She maintains a Google Scholar profile. Her papers address the procedural steps and document requirements of the apostille process for U.S. and international practitioners — drawing on her direct experience coordinating document authentication across jurisdictions.
The Hague Apostille Convention and its Impact on Transnational Legal Transactions: A U.S. and Latin America Perspective
Examines the Convention's role in facilitating cross-border document authentication between the United States and Latin American jurisdictions, analyzing how the Hague framework shapes transnational legal transactions in practice.
Read on SSRN →Academic Apostille: Validating Diplomas and Transcripts for International Education
Examines the role of apostilles in validating academic diplomas and transcripts for international education, addressing student mobility, credential recognition, and the challenges international students face in authenticating academic records abroad.
Read on SSRN →Books
Published Guides
She has also authored two practical guides on the apostille process. They are intended as educational resources for clients navigating the process and for practitioners working in the field.
The Apostille Agents Guide: To State and Federal Apostille
A professional resource covering the state and federal apostille process in the United States, written for notaries, paralegals, and document services practitioners.
Miami Dade Apostille: A Guide to Apostille Documents in Miami
A practical guide to the apostille process for documents originating in Miami-Dade County, covering common document types, issuing authorities, and preparation requirements.
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Isaidy Pinto is not an attorney. Miami Dade Apostille is a private document preparation and expediting company, not a law firm. Neither Isaidy Pinto nor Miami Dade Apostille practices law or provides legal advice.
A Florida notary public commission does not make its holder an attorney or authorize the practice of law. Florida Registered Paralegal registration does not confer attorney status.
Miami Dade Apostille is not a government agency and does not issue apostilles; apostilles are issued by the appropriate government authority.