Members of The Hague Convention
The following countries are all members of the Hague Convention and recognise the apostille certificate. When a document is presented in one of these countries with the apostille certificate attached it may be used for official purposes. A document may also require embassy legalisation if this is to be used in a country not listed below.
A
Albania
Andorra
Antigua
Argentina
Armenia
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan
B
Bahamas
Bahrain
Barbados
Belarus
Belgium
Belize
Bolivia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana
Brazil
Brunei Darussalam
BulgariaBurundi
C
Cape Verde
Chile
China (Hong Kong)
China (Macao)
Colombia
Cook Islands
Costa Rica
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
D
Denmark
Dominica
Dominican Republic
E
Ecuador
El Salvador
Estonia
F
Fiji
Finland
France
FYR of Macedonia
G
Georgia
Germany
Greece
Grenada
Guatemala
H
Honduras
Hungary
I
Iceland
India
Ireland
Israel
Italy
J
Japan
K
Kazakhstan
Korea, Republic of – (South Korea)
Kosovo
Kyrgyzstan
L
Latvia
Lesotho
Liberia
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
M
Malawi
Malta
Marshall Islands
Mauritius
Mexico
Monaco
Mongolia
Montenegro
Morocco
N
Namibia
Netherlands
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Niue
Norway
O
Oman
P
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
Poland
Portugal
R
Republic of Moldova
Romania
Russian Federation
S
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Samoa
San Marino
Sao Tome and Principe
Serbia
Seychelles
Slovakia
Slovenia
South Africa
Spain
Suriname
Swaziland
Sweden
Switzerland
T
Tajikistan
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Turkey
U
Ukraine
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United States of America
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
V
Venezuela
Vanuatu
Countries that are not included in this list may still request an apostille certificate. They may also need documents legalising at the UK based embassy.
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