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Taiwan doesn't take apostilles. Here's what it takes instead.

Let's be straight with you, because most sites aren't: Taiwan does not accept apostilles. Taiwan is not a party to the Hague Apostille Convention, so a Florida apostille — from us or anyone — will be rejected there. What Taiwan requires is embassy legalization: a chain of authentications ending at a Taiwan embassy or consulate.

For a Florida document bound for Taiwan, the path starts the same way ours always does: the document is notarized or certified in Florida, and the Florida Department of State issues a certificate of notarial authority — the non-Hague counterpart of an apostille. From there, Taiwan requires additional consular steps that end at a Taiwan embassy or consulate before the document is accepted.

What we handle: the Florida legs — notarization review and the Florida Department of State certificate — done the same way as every apostille order, filed in person in Tallahassee. For the consular steps that follow, your receiving party or the embassy's document checklist defines the exact sequence. Unsure what your document needs? Call (850) 900-3443 before you pay anyone for an "apostille" that can't work in {name}.

Common questions.

Apostilles are only valid between Hague Convention members, and Taiwan isn't one. Taiwan's authorities require the embassy legalization chain instead.
Realistically several weeks end to end, depending on consular queues — plan earlier than you would for a Hague country.
Then it's the normal apostille path — $190, 5–7 business days, done. Check our country pages for your destination.

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