List of countries participating in the Hague Convention of 5 October 1961

The legal basis for the Apostille is the Hague Convention of 5 October 1961, which simplifies the process of legalizing documents for international use. An Apostille serves as sufficient proof of a document’s authenticity, so no further verification is needed. Below is the list of countries that participate in this convention:

 

A

  • Albania
  • Andorra
  • Antigua and Barbuda
  • Argentina
  • Armenia
  • Australia
  • Austria
  • Azerbaijan


B

  • Bahamas
  • Bahrain
  • Barbados
  • Belarus
  • Belgium
  • Belize
  • Bolivia
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Botswana
  • Brazil
  • Brunei Darussalam
  • Bulgaria
  • Burundi

C

  • Cabo Verde
  • Canada (as of 11 January 2024)
  • Chile
  • China
  • Colombia
  • Cook Islands
  • Costa Rica
  • Croatia
  • Cyprus
  • Czech Republic

D

  • Denmark
  • Dominica
  • Dominican Republic

E

  • Ecuador
  • El Salvador
  • Estonia
  • Eswatini

F

  • Fiji
  • Finland
  • France

G

  • Georgia
  • Germany
  • Greece
  • Grenada
  • Guatemala
  • Guyana

H

  • Honduras
  • Hong Kong
  • Hungary

I

  • Iceland
  • India
  • Indonesia (as of 4 June 2022)
  • Ireland
  • Israel
  • Italy

J

  • Jamaica
  • Japan

K

  • Kazakhstan
  • Kosovo
  • Kyrgyzstan

L

  • Latvia
  • Lesotho
  • Liberia
  • Liechtenstein
  • Lithuania
  • Luxembourg

 

M

  • Macau
  • Malawi
  • Malta
  • Marshall Islands
  • Mauritius
  • Mexico
  • Moldova
  • Monaco
  • Mongolia
  • Montenegro
  • Morocco

N

  • Namibia
  • Netherlands
  • New Zealand
  • Nicaragua
  • Niue
  • North Macedonia
  • Norway

O

  • Oman

P

  • Palau
  • Panama
  • Paraguay
  • Peru
  • Philippines
  • Poland
  • Portugal

R

  • Romania
  • Russian Federation

 

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