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

MEMBER COUNTRIES OF THE CONVENTION ON THE ABOLITION THE REQUIREMENT OF LEGALIZATION FOR FOREIGN PUBLIC ACTS
/signed at The Hague on 5 October 1961/

A
Albania
Andorra
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Armenia
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan

B
Bahamas
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belarus
Belgium
Belize
Bolivia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Brazil
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Burundi

C
Cabo Verde
Cambodia
Cameroon
Canada
Chile
Colombia
Comoros
Congo (Republic of the)
Congo (Democratic Republic of the)
Costa Rica
Croatia
Cuba
Cyprus
Czech Republic

D
Denmark
Dominica
Dominican Republic

E
Ecuador
El Salvador
Estonia
Eswatini

F
Fiji
Finland
France

G
Georgia
Germany
Greece
Grenada
Guatemala
Guinea
Guyana

H
Haiti
Honduras
Hungary

I
Iceland
India
Indonesia
Iran
Israel
Italy

J
Jamaica
Japan
Jordan

K
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kiribati
Korea (North)
Korea (South)
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan

L
Laos
Latvia
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liberia
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg

M
Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives
Mali
Malta
Marshall Islands
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mexico
Micronesia
Moldova
Monaco
Mongolia
Montenegro
Morocco
Mozambique

N
Namibia
Nauru
Nepal
Netherlands
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Nigeria
North Macedonia
Norway

O
Oman

P
Pakistan
Palau
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Portugal

Q
Qatar

R
Romania
Russia
Rwanda

S
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Samoa
San Marino
Sao Tome and Principe
Senegal
Serbia
Seychelles
Singapore
Slovakia
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
South Africa
South Korea
Spain
Sri Lanka
Suriname

T
Tajikistan
Thailand
Timor-Leste
Togo
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Turkey
Turkmenistan

U
Uganda
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
United States

V
Vanuatu
Vatican City
Venezuela
Vietnam

Y
Yemen

Z
Zambia
Zimbabwe

*The report is up-to-date as of March 2025.
** Information on Member States and their authorities authorized to issue Apostille certificates 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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