Hague Apostille Countries

The following 126 countries are members of the Hague Apostille Convention. Documents destined for these countries require only an apostille from the Secretary of State. To begin, click on the country requesting your documents.

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List Updated: June 2024

Bangladesh will join the Hague Apostille Convention on March 30, 2025.

	Albania		Luxembourg
	Andorra		Macau (China)
	Antigua and Barbuda		Macedonia
	Argentina		Malawi
	Armenia		Malta
	Australia		Marshall Islands
	Austria		Mauritius
	Azerbaijan		Mexico
	Bahamas		Moldova
	Bahrain		Monaco
	Barbados		Mongolia
	Belarus		Montenegro
	Belgium		Morocco
	Belize		Namibia
	Bolivia		Netherlands
	Bosnia and Herzegovina		New Zealand
	Botswana		Nicaragua
	Brazil		Niue
	Brunei		Norway
	Bulgaria		Oman
	Burundi		Pakistan
	Canada		Panama
	Cape Verde		Paraguay
	Chile		Peru
	China		Philippines
	Colombia		Poland
	Cook Islands		Portugal
	Costa Rica		Romania
	Croatia		Russia
	Cyprus		Rwanda
	Czech Republic		Saint Kitts and Nevis
	Denmark		Saint Lucia
	Dominica		Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
	Dominican Republic		Samoa
	Ecuador		San Marino
	El Salvador		Sao Tome and Principe
	Estonia		Saudi Arabia
	Fiji		Senegal
	Finland		Serbia
	France		Seychelles
	Georgia		Singapore
	Germany		Slovakia
	Greece		Slovenia
	Grenada		South Africa
	Guatemala		South Korea
	Honduras		Spain
	Hong Kong (China)		Suriname
	Hungary		Swaziland
	Iceland		Sweden
	India		Switzerland
	Indonesia		Tajikistan
	Ireland		Tonga
	Israel		Trinidad and Tobago
	Italy		Tunisia
	Jamaica		Turkey
	Japan		Ukraine
	Kosovo		United Kingdom (UK)
	Kazakhstan		United States (USA)
	Kyrgyzstan		Uruguay
	Latvia		Uzbekistan
	Lesotho		Vanuatu
	Liberia		Venezuela
	Liechtenstein
	Lithuania

The following 52 countries listed below are not members of the Hague Apostille Convention.   Documents requested by these countries will require several steps to complete (legalization process).  These steps include State certification, US Department of State certification, and Embassy or Consulate legalization.  This three-step process is commonly known as the “Legalization Process”.  Please Contact Us for the estimated breakdown in cost and processing time.

List Updated: June 2024

	Afghanistan		Mauritania
	Algeria		Mozambique
	Angola		Myanmar (Burma)
	Bangladesh		Nepal
	Benin		Niger
	Burkina Faso		Nigeria
	Cambodia		Palestine
	Cameroon		Qatar
	Congo Republic		Sierra Leone
	Congo Democratic		Sri Lanka
	Cuba		Sudan
	Egypt		Syria
	Eritrea		Taiwan
	Ethiopia		Tanzania
	Ghana		Togo
	Guinea		Thailand
	Haiti		Turkmenistan
	Iran		United Arab Emirates (UAE)
	Iraq		Uganda
	Ivory Coast		Vietnam
	Jordan		Yemen
	Kenya		Zambia
	Kuwait		Zimbabwe
	Laos
	Lebanon
	Libya
	Madagascar
	Malaysia
	Mali

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