The Hague Convention and the Countries that Require Apostille

The Hague Convention, which cancels the requirement to legalize official documents for the countries that participated in signing of the Convention, was signed on October 5, 1961. Such countries require Apostille stamping.

Countries that have signed the Hague Convention:

  • Australia
  • Austria
  • Albania
  • US Virgin Islands
  • American Samoa
  • Andorra
  • Antigua and Barbuda
  • Aomin (Macao)
  • Argentina
  • Armenia
  • Aruba
  • Bahamas
  • Barbados
  • Bahrain
  • Belize
  • Belarus
  • Belgium
  • Bermudas
  • Bulgaria
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Botswana
  • British Antarctic Territory
  • British Virgin Islands
  • Brunei
  • Great Britain
  • Hungary
  • Venezuela
  • Guadeloupe
  • Guiana
  • Germany
  • Guernsey
  • Gibraltar
  • Honduras
  • Hong Kong (Xianggang)
  • Grenada
  • Greece
  • Georgia
  • Guam
  • Denmark
  • Jersey (island)
  • Dominica
  • The Dominican Republic
  • Israel
  • India
  • Ireland
  • Iceland
  • Spain
  • Italy
  • Republic of Cape Verde
  • Kazakhstan
  • Cayman Islands
  • Cyprus
  • The Kyrgyz Republic
  • P.R.China
  • Columbia
  • Costa Rica
  • Latvia
  • Lesotho
  • Liberia
  • Lithuania
  • Liechtenstein
  • Luxembourg
  • Mauritius
  • Mayotte
  • Macedonia
  • Malawi
  • Malta
  • Marshall Islands
  • Mexico
  • Moldavia
  • Monaco
  • Mongolia
  • Montserrat
  • Namibia
  • Netherlands Antilles
  • The Netherlands
  • Nicaragua
  • Niue
  • New Zealand
  • New Caledonia
  • Norway
  • Oman
  • Isle of Man
  • The Cook Islands
  • Panama
  • Peru
  • Poland
  • Portugal
  • Puerto-Rico
  • The Republic of Korea
  • Reunion
  • Russia
  • Romania
  • Salvador
  • Samoa
  • San Marino
  • Sao Tome and Principe
  • Swaziland
  • St. Helena Island
  • Northern Mariana Islands
  • Seychelles
  • Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
  • Saint Kitts and Nevis
  • St. Lucia
  • Serbia
  • Slovakia
  • Slovenia
  • Surinam
  • USA
  • Turks and Caicos Islands
  • Tonga
  • Trinidad and Tobago
  • Turkey
  • Uzbekistan
  • Ukraine
  • Wallis and Futuna Islands
  • Uruguay
  • Fiji
  • Finland
  • Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
  • France
  • French Polynesia
  • Croatia
  • Montenegro
  • Czech Republic
  • Switzerland
  • Sweden
  • Ecuador
  • Estonia
  • South Africa
  • Japan
  • Saint Pierre and Miquelon
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