Quick answer
Bank statements matter most for retirement visas. One Florida apostille is all the U.S. side needs — $220, 5–7 business days.
- Issued by
- A Florida notary: notarizing a bank officer's signature on a letter or stamped statement, attesting a copy of your statement, or notarizing your sworn statement about it.
- Florida state fee
- $10 — included in $220
- Route
- Apostille only — Hague member since 2019
- Online notarization
- Available as an add-on
- Consulate serving Florida
- Embassy of the Philippines in Washington, D.C.
- Translation
- English is an official language of the Philippines and Florida documents are issued in English, so Florida documents generally don't need a translation there.
How a Florida bank statement is used in Philippines
Bank statements matter most for retirement visas. The Philippine Retirement Authority's Special Resident Retiree's Visa (SRRV) and some Bureau of Immigration visas look at funds or pension income, and an official bank document may be part of the file. A statement printed from online banking can't be apostilled as is. A bank officer signs a letter or statement before a notary, or a Florida notary certifies a copy as a true copy, and that notarization is apostilled. Ask the PRA or your visa counsel what form and period they want.
Getting a bank statement Florida will apostille
The statement or bank letter must carry a complete Florida notarial certificate: a bank officer's signature acknowledged in a representative capacity (or sworn), a Florida attested-copy certificate, or a jurat on your sworn statement with the statement attached. Every page must be included, and the notary must be commissioned in Florida.
Ask your branch for a reference letter signed before a Florida notary, or use the attested-copy or sworn-statement route, both of which can be done through our online notarization add-on: $40 for the first document ($10 notarization fee + $30 technology platform fee) and $20 for each additional document. Bank fees and notarization are not included in our $220.
State fee for this document: $10 — included in our price. Full details on the bank statement apostille page.
Who receives it in Philippines — and translation
For Florida residents, civil registry reports (Report of Birth, Report of Marriage) and consular notarization go through the Philippine Embassy in Washington, D.C., which lists Florida in its jurisdiction. In the Philippines, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) holds civil records, Regional Trial Courts handle recognition of foreign divorces, Registries of Deeds record land transactions, and the Bureau of Immigration handles visas for foreign spouses.
English is an official language of the Philippines and Florida documents are issued in English, so Florida documents generally don't need a translation there. If a Florida document is in another language (for example, a notarized statement written in Spanish), our standard applies: a translator's certification, notarized by a different notary, with its own Florida apostille.
We could not verify a general age limit for Florida documents in the Philippines. Checklists change, so read the Embassy's current list before you order, and ask Philippine offices such as the Bureau of Immigration how recent they want police records.
Consular office serving Florida: Embassy of the Philippines in Washington, D.C.
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 bank statements get rejected
- Medallion signature guarantee instead of a notarization
- Letter notarized at an out-of-state bank office
- Pages missing, or added after notarization
- Statement older than the consulate's cutoff
What it costs for Philippines
$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 Philippines 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).