Notarized Document apostille for Chile.

Chilean notaries and offices see Florida notarized documents mostly as declarations and authorizations signed by someone living here, such as a parent's consent, a statement for a bank or a document for an inheritance. With the apostille, Chile treats the Florida notarization as authenticated; what it then checks is the content and language. Migraciones generally takes English, but a Chilean notary or the Registro Civil will want Spanish, often through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs translation service. If the document will be used in a Chilean deed, ask whether it must also be protocolized there.

Our general rule for translations is certified by the translator, notarized by a separate notary and apostilled in Florida, but Chile often needs less or something different. Migraciones requires an official translation only for documents in a language other than Spanish or English. The Registro Civil instead wants a certified Spanish translation from Chile's Ministry of Foreign Affairs or the relevant consulate; the Ministry's service translates the apostilled original and can deliver it online. Translate after the apostille, and only when the receiving office asks.

Florida can only apostille a notary it can verify, so the document must be signed in front of a Florida-commissioned notary with a complete notarial certificate: the venue (State of Florida, County of …), the date, the signer's name, how the signer was identified, the notary's signature and the seal showing the commission number and expiration. A missing county, a missing date or a stamp without a signature means a rejection at the counter. Not signed yet? Add online notarization to your order and sign on video with a Florida notary — no office visit.

1. Order online — pick "Notarized document" and "Chile" on the order form; $220 per document, $380 for two, $160 each for three or more.
2. Send a photo — reply to the confirmation email with a picture of the document. We check the certification before anything ships, so a defect is caught before it costs you a round trip.
3. Drop it at FedEx — after approval, FedEx emails you a prepaid QR code; show it at any FedEx Office or Ship Center, no printer or label needed.
4. Filed in person in Tallahassee — we walk the document into the Florida Department of State and ship the apostilled original back by FedEx within 5–7 business days of receipt — to your U.S. address, or to Chile with international return shipping (+$100).

One Florida apostille is all the U.S. side needs for Chile. Whatever the office there asks for after that — a translation, a filing deadline — is covered above.