How a Florida diploma or transcript is used in India
Florida degrees go to India for jobs, further study and professional registration. Indian employers and universities may ask for an apostilled degree, and equivalence of a foreign degree is commonly assessed by the Association of Indian Universities (AIU), which sets its own document list. Find out exactly which document the Indian side wants, diploma, transcript or both, before ordering. On the Florida side, the registrar of a public school or university must sign the copy before a notary when it's issued, with a complete notarial certificate.
Translation for India
Florida documents are in English, which Indian authorities use, so translation is rarely needed. When a document is in another language, our rule applies: a translation certified by the translator, notarized by a different notary and apostilled in Florida. The OCI FAQ asks for an authorized English translation only for certificates not in English.
What your Florida diploma or transcript must look like
A school document is apostilled through a notarized copy: the registrar (or another school official) signs a statement that the copy is true, and a Florida notary notarizes that signature with a complete notarial certificate. The Department of State then apostilles the notary's signature. An original diploma, an unsigned transcript or a copy you notarize yourself cannot be apostilled. Ask the school for its apostille procedure first — most Florida universities and school districts have one — and send us the notarized copy, not the original.
Step by step: diploma or transcript apostille for India
- Order online — pick "Diploma or transcript" and "India" on the order form; $220 per document, $380 for two, $160 each for three or more.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 India with international return shipping (+$100).
One Florida apostille is all the U.S. side needs for India. Whatever the office there asks for after that — a translation, a filing deadline — is covered above.