Filed in person at the Florida Department of State

Employment Letter Apostille for Turkey

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$220
Per Document
State fee and U.S. shipping included.
5–7
Business Days
Filed in person in Tallahassee.
1985
Hague member since
No embassy step needed.
+$100
Ship to Turkey
Flat, per order.

Quick answer

Employment letters go to Türkiye for jobs and work permits: a Turkish employer documenting your experience, or a work-permit file. One Florida apostille is all the U.S. side needs — $220, 5–7 business days.

Issued by
Your employer (HR, a manager or an officer), signing on company letterhead before a Florida notary.
Florida state fee
$10 — included in $220
Route
Apostille only — Hague member since 1985
Online notarization
Available as an add-on
Consulate serving Florida
Consulate General of Türkiye in Miami
Translation
Turkish offices expect a Turkish translation.

How a Florida employment letter is used in Turkey

Employment letters go to Türkiye for jobs and work permits: a Turkish employer documenting your experience, or a work-permit file. Many accept a plain letter. If an apostille is required, the company signer must sign the letter before a notary with a complete certificate, then we file it in Tallahassee, and a Turkish translation approved by a notary follows. English letters may still need translation in Türkiye.

Getting a employment letter Florida will apostille

A letter on company letterhead with the signer's name and title, signed in front of a Florida notary who completes an acknowledgment in a representative capacity (naming the company) or a jurat. The certificate needs venue, presence or online box, date, ID type and a seal with an active commission, and the contents must match what the consulate requires.

Send HR the consulate's required wording first. If HR is outside Florida, the signer can join our online notarization session with a Florida-commissioned online notary from anywhere: $40 for the first document ($10 notarization fee + $30 technology platform fee) and $20 for each additional document. Notarization is not included in our $220.

State fee for this document: $10 — included in our price. Full details on the employment letter apostille page.

Who receives it in Turkey — and translation

Turkish consulates register civil-status events in Türkiye's civil registry (nüfus). In Türkiye, the Presidency of Migration Management handles residence permits, the land registry (Tapu) handles property, notaries and civil courts of peace issue certificates of inheritance, municipal marriage offices handle weddings, YÖK handles degree equivalence, and the trade registry handles companies. The Consulate General of Türkiye in Miami serves Florida.

Turkish offices expect a Turkish translation. Turkish consulates in the U.S. accept a translation by a sworn translator, certified by a U.S. notary and apostilled, which matches our rule: certified by the translator, notarized by a different notary and apostilled in Florida. In Türkiye, a sworn translator's translation approved by a Turkish notary is the alternative. Ask the Turkish consulate in Miami whether the translator must be registered on its list.

Municipal marriage offices commonly treat documents as valid for 6 months (180 days). Other offices set their own limits, so order fresh certified copies close to filing.

Consular office serving Florida: Consulate General of Türkiye in Miami.

Four steps, one week

  1. 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.

  2. Send it — or sign online

    Drop the envelope at any FedEx location. Not signed yet? Add online notarization and there is nothing to ship.

  3. We file in person

    We review it, then walk it to the Florida Department of State in Tallahassee for the apostille.

  4. Returned to you

    Back in 5–7 business days — anywhere in the U.S., or abroad for a flat $100.

Why employment letters get rejected

  • Notarized in another state at the employer's headquarters
  • Acknowledgment that doesn't state the signer's capacity
  • Printed, digitally signed PDF with no notarization
  • Certificate missing the presence box or ID line

What it costs for Turkey

$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 Turkey 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).

Common questions

Sometimes. If it does, the company signer must notarize the letter first. Plan for a notarized Turkish translation as well.
Only if a Florida notary notarizes it. With our online notarization add-on, HR signs by video before a Florida-commissioned online notary from anywhere.
Yes, as an officer of the company, in a representative capacity. Some consulates want extra proof from self-employed applicants, such as corporate documents, so check their list.
Yes. Choose international return at checkout: a flat $100 per order, tracked international shipping to any address in Turkey. Shipping inside the U.S. is included.
Not on the U.S. side — no embassy or consulate legalization. Turkey may still ask for a translation; as a rule it should be certified by the translator, notarized and apostilled too.

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$220 per document — state fee, form, in-person filing and FedEx return shipping included. International return +$100 flat. 5–7 business days.

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