Quick answer
Sworn statements from Florida support many Honduran files: a declaration that two name versions belong to the same person (common when Florida records drop the second surname), a statement of financial support for a relative's residency… One Florida apostille is all the U.S. side needs — $220, 5–7 business days.
- Issued by
- You, the affiant, swearing or affirming before a Florida notary, who completes a jurat.
- Florida state fee
- $10 — included in $220
- Route
- Apostille only — Hague member since 2004
- Online notarization
- Available as an add-on
- Consulate serving Florida
- Consulate General of Honduras in Miami
- Translation
- Our standard for a translation is a translator's certification, notarized by a different notary, with its own Florida apostille.
How a Florida affidavit is used in Honduras
Sworn statements from Florida support many Honduran files: a declaration that two name versions belong to the same person (common when Florida records drop the second surname), a statement of financial support for a relative's residency, or a declaration requested by the RNP when registering a child. Sign it before a Florida notary with a complete jurat in English, in person or online. The body can be in Spanish. Ask the receiving office whether it has its own wording, and remember the English jurat will be part of what gets officially translated.
Getting a affidavit Florida will apostille
A sworn statement with a complete Florida jurat (“sworn to (or affirmed) and subscribed” before the notary) showing venue, presence or online box, date, your name and ID type, plus the notary's signature and seal. An acknowledgment may still be apostilled, but a foreign office may treat it as unsworn. The statement can be in another language; the certificate must be in English.
Write the statement yourself or use the receiving office's wording; a notary who isn't an attorney can't draft it for you. Swear to it before any Florida notary or through our online notarization add-on: $40 for the first document ($10 notarization fee + $30 technology platform fee) and $20 for each additional document. Notarization is not included in the $220 apostille price.
State fee for this document: $10 — included in our price. Full details on the affidavit apostille page.
Who receives it in Honduras — and translation
Births, marriages and deaths are recorded by the Registro Nacional de las Personas (RNP), directly or through a Honduran consulate. Residency applications go to the Secretaría de Estado en los Despachos de Gobernación, Justicia y Descentralización, with a migration-movement certificate from the Instituto Nacional de Migración. Land and estates pass through Honduran notaries, the property registry and the courts. In Florida, Honduras has consulates in Miami and Tampa.
Our standard for a translation is a translator's certification, notarized by a different notary, with its own Florida apostille. Honduras's residency requirements instead call for documents in a foreign language to be officially translated by the Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores or at Honduran consulates, so a private U.S. translation may be refused. Get the apostille first, then ask the receiving office which translation it accepts.
We could not verify a published age limit for Florida documents in Honduras. Criminal-record certificates for residency are the documents most likely to be checked for freshness, so order them close to filing and ask Gobernación or your apoderado how recent they must be.
Consular office serving Florida: Consulate General of Honduras in Miami.
Four steps, one week
Order online
Pick the document and destination country on the order form and pay by card. After we review your documents, FedEx emails you a prepaid label.
Send it — or sign online
Drop the envelope at any FedEx location. Not signed yet? Add online notarization and there is nothing to ship.
We file in person
We review it, then walk it to the Florida Department of State in Tallahassee for the apostille.
Returned to you
Back in 5–7 business days — anywhere in the U.S., or abroad for a flat $100.
Why affidavits get rejected
- Acknowledgment used where a sworn statement was required
- Signed before the notary session instead of in front of the notary
- Notary related to the signer (spouse, parent or child)
- Notarized copy of a vital or court record attached as proof
What it costs for Honduras
$220 per document, $380 for two and $160 each for three or more — the state fee, request form, in-person filing in Tallahassee and FedEx shipping inside the U.S. are included. Shipping the finished apostille to Honduras is a flat $100 per order.
Not included: whatever the issuing office charges for the certified copy or certificate, and notarization (online notarization is $40 for the first document — $10 notarization fee + $30 technology platform fee — and $20 for each additional one).