Which countries are parties to the Hague Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents?

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COUNTRIES PARTY TO THE CONVENTION ABOLISHING THE REQUIREMENT OF LEGALISATION FOR FOREIGN PUBLIC DOCUMENTS
/signed in The Hague on 5 October 1961/

A
AUSTRALIA
AUSTRIA
AZERBAIJAN
ALBANIA
ANDORRA
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA
ARGENTINA
ARMENIA

B
BARBADOS
BAHAMAS
BAHRAIN
BELARUS
BELGIUM
BELIZE
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
BOTSWANA
BRAZIL
BRUNEI
BURUNDI
BULGARIA

V
VANUATU
UNITED KINGDOM
VENEZUELA

G
GUATEMALA
GERMANY
GRENADA
GEORGIA
GREECE

D
DENMARK
DOMINICA
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

E
ECUADOR
EL SALVADOR
ESTONIA

I
ISRAEL
INDIA
IRELAND
ICELAND
SPAIN
ITALY

K
CAPE VERDE
KAZAKHSTAN
CYPRUS
KYRGYZSTAN
CHINA /FOR THE SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGIONS OF HONG KONG AND MACAO/
COLOMBIA
REPUBLIC OF KOREA
KOSOVO
COSTA RICA

L
LATVIA
LESOTHO
LIBERIA
LITHUANIA
LIECHTENSTEIN
LUXEMBOURG

M
MAURITIUS
NORTH MACEDONIA
MALAWI
MALTA
MOROCCO
MARSHALL ISLANDS
MEXICO
MOLDOVA
MONACO
MONGOLIA

N
NAMIBIA
NICARAGUA
NIUE
NEW ZEALAND
NORWAY

O
OMAN
COOK ISLANDS

P
PANAMA
PARAGUAY
PERU
POLAND
PORTUGAL

R
ROMANIA
RUSSIA

S
SAMOA
SAN MARINO
SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE
ESWATINI
SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES
SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS
SAINT LUCIA
SEYCHELLES
SLOVAK REPUBLIC
SLOVENIA
SURINAME
USA
SERBIA

T
TAJIKISTAN
TONGA
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
TURKEY

U
UZBEKISTAN
UKRAINE
HUNGARY
URUGUAY

F
FIJI
FINLAND
FRANCE

H
NETHERLANDS
HONDURAS
CROATIA

C
MONTENEGRO
CZECH REPUBLIC
CHILE

S
SWITZERLAND
SWEDEN

SOUTH AFRICAN REPUBLIC

J
JAPAN

*The reference is current as of December 2017.
** Information on the member states and their authorities empowered to issue an "Apostille" certificate can be found on the following website:
https://www.hcch.net/en/instruments/conventions/status-table/?cid=41

***Source: Consular Relations Directorate of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Bulgaria.

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