WHICH COUNTRIES RECOGNISE AN APOSTILLE CERTIFICATE?

The following states are all members of the Hague Convention and an Apostille Certificate will be legally recognised in these countries without further legalisation.

Member Countries of the Hague Convention

A
Albania, Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan

B
Bahamas, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria

C
China (Hong Kong), China (Macao), Colombia, Cook Islands, 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

H
Honduras, Hungary

I
Iceland, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy

J
Japan

K
Kazakhstan, Korea (Republic of)

L
Latvia, Lesotho, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg

M
Malawi, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Mexico, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro

N
Namibia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Niue, Norway

P
Panama, 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
Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey

U
Ukraine, United Kingdom, USA

V
Vanuatu, Venezuela

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If the country you intend to present the documents in is not listed please check with the entity you intend to accept the apostille. They very often recognise an Apostille certificate.

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