Southwest Gulf
Collier County, Florida apostille filing
Every Collier County paper that needs a foreign-use stamp still goes to Tallahassee. We cover 8 cities and 22 ZIP codes in this county.
Collier County, without the jargon
Collier County is in Southwest Gulf. 8 cities and towns and 22 ZIP codes here still use one Tallahassee office for the foreign-use stamp.
Fort Myers, Naples, Cape Coral, and Sarasota are two days inbound. Real-estate powers of attorney for Latin America are common. The notary must be a Florida notary.
If the document is a court file — divorce, name change, adoption — the Collier County clerk has to certify it first. We cannot take a website printout to the state.
How documents leave Collier 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 Collier 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 Collier County
ChokoloskeeCopelandEverglades CityGoodlandImmokaleeMarco IslandNaplesOchopee
Questions people ask
Can the Collier 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.