Quick answer
A certified passport copy is occasional for Peru. One Florida apostille is all the U.S. side needs — $220, 5–7 business days.
- Issued by
- A Florida notary, either attesting a copy of the passport you present in person or notarizing your sworn statement that the attached copy is true.
- Florida state fee
- $10 — included in $220
- Route
- Apostille only — Hague member since 2010
- Online notarization
- Available as an add-on
- Consulate serving Florida
- Consulate General of Peru 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 passport copy is used in Peru
A certified passport copy is occasional for Peru. It's typically requested when someone files for you while you stay in Florida: a Peruvian notary preparing a deed under your poder, a relative handling a Migraciones procedure, or a bank opening an account. A Florida notary can certify a photocopy of your passport as a true copy, and that certification can be apostilled. Ask whether they want the data page only or every page with stamps. If you hold a Peruvian DNI, ask whether a DNI copy would serve better.
Getting a passport copy Florida will apostille
A clear copy of the photo page (and any other pages requested) with a complete Florida certificate in English: the attested-copy certificate, or a jurat on your sworn statement. A stamp and signature with no wording, or a copy notarized in another state, will not work.
Present your passport to a Florida notary for an attested copy (an individual notary may decline), or sign a sworn statement 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. Never mail your passport. Notarization is not included in our $220.
State fee for this document: $10 — included in our price. Full details on the passport copy apostille page.
Who receives it in Peru — and translation
RENIEC and Peruvian consulates register births, marriages and deaths that happened abroad. SUNARP (the national public registries) registers powers of attorney, property and companies, usually through a Peruvian notary. Migraciones handles residence and minors' travel authorizations, and SUNEDU recognizes foreign university degrees. In Florida, the Consulate General of Peru in Miami serves the local community.
Our standard for a translation is a translator's certification, notarized by a different notary, with its own Florida apostille. Peruvian offices may instead require their own translator: SUNARP asks for a translation by a traductor público juramentado (sworn public translator), RENIEC refers to translation through Peru's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and SUNEDU asks for an official certified translation. Ask the office that will receive your document which one it accepts, and translate after the apostille.
Peru sets some hard clocks: a Florida marriage registered at RENIEC instead of the consulate must be registered within 90 days of entering Peru, and Migraciones treats notarial and consular travel authorizations for minors as valid for 90 days from issue and usable once. For other documents, ask the receiving office how recent it wants them.
Consular office serving Florida: Consulate General of Peru 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 passport copys get rejected
- Stamp and signature only, with no certificate wording
- Copy notarized in another state
- Incomplete certificate: missing county, date, ID type or presence box
- Illegible copy, including the machine-readable lines
What it costs for Peru
$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 Peru 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).