Hague Apostille Convention Countries (2025)

These countries are parties to the Hague Convention of 5 October 1961, which simplifies the legalization of documents for international use by replacing the traditional process with the issuance of an apostille. The official list can be found at The Hague Conference on Private International Law’s website:
http://hcch.e-vision.nl/index_en.php?act=conventions.status&cid=41

• Kyrgyzstan

• Latvia

• Lesotho

• Liberia

• Liechtenstein

• Lithuania

• Luxembourg

• Malawi

• Malta

• Marshall Islands

• Mauritius

• Mexico

• Moldova

• Monaco

• Mongolia

• Montenegro

• Morocco

• Namibia

• Netherlands

• New Zealand

• Nicaragua

• Niue

• North Macedonia

• Norway

• Oman

• Panama

• Paraguay

• Peru

• Philippines

• Poland

• Portugal

• Romania

• Russian Federation

• Saint Kitts and Nevis

• Saint Lucia

• Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

• Samoa

• San Marino

• São Tomé and Príncipe

• Serbia

• Seychelles

• Singapore

• Slovakia

• Slovenia

• South Africa

• Spain

• Suriname

• Sweden

• Switzerland

• Tajikistan

• Tonga

• Trinidad and Tobago

• Tunisia

• Turkey

• Ukraine

• United Kingdom

• United States of America

• Uruguay

• Uzbekistan

• Vanuatu

• Venezuela

• Albania

• Andorra

• Antigua and Barbuda

• Argentina

• Armenia

• Australia

• Austria

• Azerbaijan

• Bahamas

• Bahrain

• Bangladesh

• Barbados

• Belarus

• Belgium

• Belize

• Bolivia

• Bosnia and Herzegovina

• Botswana

• Brazil

• Brunei Darussalam

• Bulgaria

• Burundi

• Cabo Verde

• Canada

• Chile

• China (Hong Kong and Macao only)

• Colombia

• Cook Islands

• Costa Rica

• Croatia

• Cyprus

• Czech Republic

• Denmark

• Dominica

• Dominican Republic

• Ecuador

• El Salvador

• Estonia

• Eswatini

• Fiji

• Finland

• France

• Georgia

• Germany

• Greece

• Grenada

• Guatemala

• Honduras

• Hungary

• Iceland

• India

• Indonesia

• Ireland

• Israel

• Italy

• Jamaica

• Japan

• Kazakhstan

• Korea, Republic of (South Korea)

• Kosovo

📌 Important Notes:

• China: Only the Hong Kong and Macao Special Administrative Regions are parties to the Apostille Convention. Mainland China is not a party; documents intended for use there require traditional legalization.

• Canada: Became a party to the Apostille Convention on January 11, 2024.Netherlands Worldwide

• Bangladesh: Joined the Apostille Convention, with the treaty entering into force on March 30, 2025.

• Kosovo: While a party to the Convention, its status may not be recognized by all countries.