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Need to use a death certificate abroad? OrazAva helps with document review, apostille processing, certified translation, legalization, and secure return shipping — all in one place.
Send us a clear photo first. We’ll check the issuing authority, certification, destination country, and whether the certificate is suitable for apostille before payment.
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Send a clear photo, scan, or PDF by WhatsApp, or bring the certified death certificate to our Hallandale Beach office.
We check who issued the certificate, the state of origin, the State Registrar signature, and the country where it will be used.
We coordinate the correct state apostille or authentication process, provide status updates, and arrange secure return shipping.
Death certificates can be issued in different formats. We verify the source, certification, signature, and required version before submission.
Florida document requirement: for this process, the Florida Department of State accepts an original certified death record issued by the Florida Bureau of Vital Statistics or a County Health Department, provided it is signed by the State Registrar.
An apostilled death certificate may be requested by a foreign court, civil registry, consulate, insurer, pension office, bank, or other receiving authority.
For estates, succession proceedings, wills, and inherited assets abroad.
For life insurance, survivor benefits, pensions, and proof-of-death requirements.
For property transfers, bank accounts, investments, debts, and financial matters abroad.
To register a death or update foreign civil-status and family records.
For citizenship files, family-status updates, and related government procedures.
For foreign court filings, consular requests, repatriation, or another official purpose.
A photocopy, a certified copy without the State Registrar’s signature, a foreign certificate, or the wrong certificate version may not qualify for the requested process. We review the document first so you know exactly what to submit.
Submit Document for Free ReviewFlorida death certificates. For records issued by another state, we confirm the price and timeline after the free review.
For clients with a flexible deadline.
A strong balance of speed, support, and cost.
For urgent deadlines; limited daily capacity.
Included: preliminary document review, Florida apostille filing, state fee, processing coordination, status updates, and standard U.S. return shipping.
Final quote: confirmed before payment. A new certified copy, extra certificates, international shipping, translation, and embassy or consular legalization are quoted separately when needed.
* Turnaround times are estimates, not government guarantees, and begin after we receive an apostille-ready certified copy. ** Certified translation and other add-ons are quoted separately.
Receive one coordinated package with your death certificate, apostille, certified translation, and selected return delivery.
Translation is priced separately. Cost depends on the document language, target language, document length, and the receiving authority’s requirements.
We check the requested language, receiving authority, deadline, and whether the apostille must also be translated.
Names, dates, document numbers, seals, and key official details are checked before delivery.
The translation is coordinated with the apostille order and your selected return delivery method.
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We are not licensed attorneys and do not offer legal advice or legal services in the State of Florida. If your situation requires legal guidance or the drafting of legal documents, we encourage you to reach out to a qualified attorney who can assist you.
We provide respectful, coordinated support from the first document review through apostille, translation, and return delivery.
We check the document, issuing state, and receiving authority’s requirements before you pay.
You do not have to coordinate separately with vital records, the apostille office, translator, and shipping provider.
Get help in English, Spanish, or Russian to reduce misunderstandings and make the process easier.
These answers cover the most common starting points. The exact requirement depends on the issuing state, destination country, and receiving authority.
Yes. Send a clear photo, scan, or PDF. We review the issuing authority, certification, state of origin, destination country, and document version before payment.
Usually, yes. A photo or PDF is enough for the preliminary review, but final submission normally requires the original certified paper record.
The Florida Department of State accepts an original certified death record issued by the Bureau of Vital Statistics or a County Health Department, provided it is signed by the State Registrar.
Yes. A certified death record issued by a Florida County Health Department can be submitted for apostille if it is signed by the State Registrar.
It depends on the receiving authority. Confirm whether it requires the version with or without cause of death before ordering a new copy.
For records less than 50 years old, Florida limits access to eligible family members, estate representatives, authorized applicants, or persons with a court order.
Florida allows any person age 18 or older to request a certified death record without the cause of death.
A qualifying certified Florida death certificate is apostilled based on the State Registrar’s signature. Do not add an unnecessary notarization.
The apostille normally must be issued by the state connected to the official signature on the certified record.
No. The apostille or authentication process normally begins in the country that issued the certificate. A U.S. state cannot apostille a foreign vital record.
The certificate may require authentication and embassy or consular legalization instead of an apostille.
It depends on the receiving authority. Translation can include both the death certificate and attached apostille and is quoted separately.
Timing depends on document readiness, selected service, state processing, holidays, shipping, translation, and possible legalization.
Yes. Each certified copy normally requires its own apostille when multiple apostilled originals are needed.
Send a clear photo, scan, or PDF. We’ll check the document source, certification, certificate version, destination country, and correct process before you pay or mail the original.