Hague Apostille Convention Countries

Use this reference to quickly check whether a destination country is a member of the Hague Apostille Convention — and therefore accepts an Apostille — or requires full consular legalization.

The Hague Apostille Convention — the 1961 Hague Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalization for Foreign Public Documents — lets member countries accept a single apostille certificate in place of full consular legalization. Of the 196 countries and territories in the list below, 136 accept an apostille and 60 still require consular (embassy) legalization.

If your destination is a member, a document authenticated with an apostille is recognized directly — with no embassy step. If it isn't, the document must go through the full consular legalization chain. Not sure which applies? See our guide on apostille vs. consular legalization.

Recently joined: several major destinations switched to apostille in the last few years — China (November 2023), Saudi Arabia (December 2022), and Canada (January 2024). Filing in Saudi Arabia? See our breakdown of the Saudi apostille process. Search the full list below to check any country.

Country Status
Albania Apostille Accepted
Algeria Consular Legalization Required
Andorra Apostille Accepted
Angola Consular Legalization Required
Anguilla Apostille Accepted
Antigua and Barbuda Apostille Accepted
Argentina Apostille Accepted
Armenia Apostille Accepted
Australia Apostille Accepted
Austria Apostille Accepted
Azerbaijan Apostille Accepted
Bahamas Apostille Accepted
Bahrain Apostille Accepted
Bangladesh Consular Legalization Required
Barbados Apostille Accepted
Belarus Apostille Accepted
Belgium Apostille Accepted
Belize Apostille Accepted
Benin Consular Legalization Required
Bermuda Apostille Accepted
Bolivia Apostille Accepted
Bosnia and Herzegovina Apostille Accepted
Botswana Apostille Accepted
Brazil Apostille Accepted
Brunei Darussalam Apostille Accepted
Bulgaria Apostille Accepted
Burkina Faso Consular Legalization Required
Burundi Apostille Accepted
Cabo Verde Apostille Accepted
Cambodia Consular Legalization Required
Cameroon Consular Legalization Required
Canada Apostille Accepted
Cayman Islands Apostille Accepted
Central African Republic Consular Legalization Required
Chad Consular Legalization Required
Chile Apostille Accepted
China Apostille Accepted
Colombia Apostille Accepted
Congo (Democratic Republic of) Consular Legalization Required
Congo (Republic of) Consular Legalization Required
Cook Islands Apostille Accepted
Costa Rica Apostille Accepted
Croatia Apostille Accepted
Cuba Consular Legalization Required
Curacao Apostille Accepted
Cyprus Apostille Accepted
Czech Republic Apostille Accepted
Denmark Apostille Accepted
Djibouti Consular Legalization Required
Dominica Apostille Accepted
Dominican Republic Apostille Accepted
Ecuador Apostille Accepted
Egypt Consular Legalization Required
El Salvador Apostille Accepted
Equatorial Guinea Consular Legalization Required
Eritrea Consular Legalization Required
Estonia Apostille Accepted
Ethiopia Consular Legalization Required
Fiji Apostille Accepted
Finland Apostille Accepted
France Apostille Accepted
Gabon Consular Legalization Required
Georgia Apostille Accepted
Germany Apostille Accepted
Ghana Consular Legalization Required
Gibraltar Apostille Accepted
Greece Apostille Accepted
Greenland Apostille Accepted
Grenada Apostille Accepted
Guatemala Apostille Accepted
Guinea Consular Legalization Required
Guyana Apostille Accepted
Haiti Consular Legalization Required
Honduras Apostille Accepted
Hong Kong Apostille Accepted
Hungary Apostille Accepted
Iceland Apostille Accepted
India Apostille Accepted
Indonesia Apostille Accepted
Iran Consular Legalization Required
Iraq Consular Legalization Required
Ireland Apostille Accepted
Isle of Man Apostille Accepted
Israel Apostille Accepted
Italy Apostille Accepted
Ivory Coast Consular Legalization Required
Jamaica Apostille Accepted
Japan Apostille Accepted
Jordan Consular Legalization Required
Kazakhstan Apostille Accepted
Kenya Consular Legalization Required
Korea (the Republic of) Apostille Accepted
Kuwait Consular Legalization Required
Kyrgyzstan Apostille Accepted
Laos Consular Legalization Required
Latvia Apostille Accepted
Lebanon Consular Legalization Required
Lesotho Apostille Accepted
Liberia Apostille Accepted
Libya Consular Legalization Required
Liechtenstein Apostille Accepted
Lithuania Apostille Accepted
Luxembourg Apostille Accepted
Macao Apostille Accepted
Madagascar Consular Legalization Required
Malawi Apostille Accepted
Malaysia Consular Legalization Required
Maldives Consular Legalization Required
Mali Consular Legalization Required
Malta Apostille Accepted
Marshall Islands Apostille Accepted
Martinique Apostille Accepted
Mauritania Consular Legalization Required
Mauritius Apostille Accepted
Mexico Apostille Accepted
Moldova Apostille Accepted
Monaco Apostille Accepted
Mongolia Apostille Accepted
Montenegro Apostille Accepted
Morocco Apostille Accepted
Mozambique Consular Legalization Required
Myanmar Consular Legalization Required
Namibia Apostille Accepted
Nepal Consular Legalization Required
Netherlands Apostille Accepted
New Caledonia Apostille Accepted
New Zealand Apostille Accepted
Nicaragua Apostille Accepted
Niger Consular Legalization Required
Nigeria Consular Legalization Required
Niue Apostille Accepted
North Macedonia Apostille Accepted
Norway Apostille Accepted
Oman Apostille Accepted
Pakistan Apostille Accepted
Palau Apostille Accepted
Palestine Consular Legalization Required
Panama Apostille Accepted
Papua New Guinea Consular Legalization Required
Paraguay Apostille Accepted
Peru Apostille Accepted
Philippines Apostille Accepted
Pitcairn Apostille Accepted
Poland Apostille Accepted
Portugal Apostille Accepted
Qatar Consular Legalization Required
Romania Apostille Accepted
Russia Apostille Accepted
Rwanda Consular Legalization Required
Saint Kitts and Nevis Apostille Accepted
Saint Lucia Apostille Accepted
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Apostille Accepted
Samoa Apostille Accepted
San Marino Apostille Accepted
Sao Tome and Principe Apostille Accepted
Saudi Arabia Apostille Accepted
Senegal Apostille Accepted
Serbia Apostille Accepted
Seychelles Apostille Accepted
Sierra Leone Consular Legalization Required
Singapore Apostille Accepted
Slovakia Apostille Accepted
Slovenia Apostille Accepted
Somalia Consular Legalization Required
South Africa Apostille Accepted
South Sudan Consular Legalization Required
Spain Apostille Accepted
Sri Lanka Consular Legalization Required
Sudan Consular Legalization Required
Suriname Apostille Accepted
Sweden Apostille Accepted
Switzerland Apostille Accepted
Taiwan Consular Legalization Required
Tajikistan Apostille Accepted
Tanzania Consular Legalization Required
Thailand Consular Legalization Required
Togo Consular Legalization Required
Tonga Apostille Accepted
Trinidad and Tobago Apostille Accepted
Tunisia Apostille Accepted
Turkey Apostille Accepted
Turkmenistan Consular Legalization Required
Turks and Caicos Apostille Accepted
Tuvalu Apostille Accepted
Uganda Consular Legalization Required
Ukraine Apostille Accepted
United Arab Emirates Consular Legalization Required
United Kingdom Apostille Accepted
Uruguay Apostille Accepted
Uzbekistan Apostille Accepted
Vanuatu Apostille Accepted
Venezuela Apostille Accepted
Vietnam Consular Legalization Required
Yemen Consular Legalization Required
Zambia Consular Legalization Required
Zimbabwe Consular Legalization Required
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This list is kept up to date, including recent members such as China, Saudi Arabia, and Canada. For the official status of any country, you can also consult the HCCH status table.

Frequently Asked Questions

Hague Apostille Convention

As of 2026, 136 of the 196 countries and territories in the list above accept an apostille; the remaining 60 require consular legalization. Membership continues to grow as more countries join.

Yes. The United States is a member, so U.S. public documents can be apostilled for use in any other member country.

China joined effective November 2023, Saudi Arabia in December 2022, and Canada in January 2024 — all now accept apostilles instead of full consular legalization.

It requires full consular (embassy) legalization — notarization, state and U.S. Department of State authentication, and embassy legalization. Our team handles the entire chain — reach out or use the free estimate tool for cost and timing.

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