Hague Apostille Convention

How to Get an Apostille

This website includes all the information you need to get an apostille yourself. This page has a list of countries with links to the Hague Conference on Private International Law's website, providing up to date information on the competent authority to issue an apostille in each country. You can also request a paid service from us using the appropiate link below.

Options for getting an apostille:

• Get an apostille yourself in the United States of America
• Get an apostille yourself in any other signatory State
• Request an apostille online through us

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Who may issue an Apostille?

Apostilles may only be issued by a Competent Authority designated by the State from which the public document emanates (for more information, including the list of Competent Authorities designated by the Contracting States, contact details of Competent Authorities and other practical information such as the price for an Apostille, see the “Apostille Section” on the HCCH website). The Permanent Bureau (Secretariat) of the Hague Conference on Private International Law does not issue Apostilles. The Apostille is placed by the Competent Authority on the public document itself or on an allonge. The Apostille must comply with the model annexed to the Convention. In addition, each Competent Authority is required to keep a Register in which it records the Apostilles it has issued. The Registers, which may be accessed by any interested person, are an essential tool to combat fraud and assess the origin of an Apostille in case of doubt.

List of Signatory States of Hague Apostille Convention

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• A [top]
• Albania - Competent Authority (Art. 6)
• Andorra - Competent Authority (Art. 6)
• Antigua and Barbuda - Competent Authority (Art. 6)
• Argentina - Competent Authority (Art. 6)
• Armenia - Competent Authority (Art. 6)
• Australia - Competent Authority (Art. 6)
• Austria - Competent Authority (Art. 6)
• Azerbaijan - Competent Authority (Art. 6)
• B [top]
• Bahamas - Competent Authority (Art. 6)
• Barbados - Competent Authority (Art. 6)
• Belarus - Competent Authorities (Art. 6)
• Belgium - Competent Authority (Art. 6)
• Belize - Competent Authority (Art. 6)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina - Competent Authority (Art. 6)
• Botswana - Competent Authority (Art. 6)
• Brunei Darussalam - Competent Authority (Art. 6)
• Bulgaria - Competent Authorities (Art. 6)
• C [top]
• Cape Verde - Competent Authority (Art. 6)
• China (Hong Kong) - Competent Authorities (Art. 6)
• China (Macao) - Competent Authority (Art. 6)
• Colombia - Competent Authority (Art. 6)
• Cook Islands - Competent Authority (Art. 6)
• Croatia - Competent Authority (Art. 6)
• Cyprus - Competent Authority (Art. 6)
• Czech Republic - Competent Authority (Art. 6)
• D [top]
• Denmark - Competent Authority (Art. 6)
• Dominica - Competent Authority (Art. 6)
• Dominican Republic - Competent Authority (Art. 6)
• E [top]
• Ecuador - Competent Authority (Art. 6)
• El Salvador - Competent Authority (Art. 6)
• Estonia - Competent Authorities (Art. 6)
• F [top]
• Fiji - Competent Authority (Art. 6)
• Finland - Competent Authority (Art. 6)
• France - Competent Authority (Art. 6)
• FYR of Macedonia - Competent Authority (Art. 6)
• G [top]
• Georgia - Competent Authority (Art. 6)
• Germany - Competent Authority (Art. 6)
• Greece - Competent Authority (Art. 6)
• Grenada - Competent Authority (Art. 6)
• H [top]
• Honduras - Competent Authority (Art. 6)
• Hungary - Competent Authority (Art. 6)
• I [top]
• Iceland - Competent Authority (Art. 6)
• India - Competent Authority (Art. 6)
• Ireland - Competent Authority (Art. 6)
• Israel - Competent Authority (Art. 6)
• Italy - Competent Authority (Art. 6)
• J [top]
• Japan - Competent Authority (Art. 6)
• K [top]
• Kazakhstan - Competent Authority (Art. 6)
• Korea, Republic of - Competent Authorities (Art. 6)
• L [top]
• Latvia - Competent Authority (Art. 6)
• Lesotho - Competent Authority (Art. 6)
• Liberia - Competent Authority (Art. 6)
• Liechtenstein - Competent Authority (Art. 6)
• Lithuania - Competent Authority (Art. 6)
• Luxembourg - Competent Authority (Art. 6)
• M [top]
• Malawi - Competent Authority (Art. 6)
• Malta - Competent Authority (Art. 6)
• Marshall Islands - Competent Authority (Art. 6)
• Mauritius - Competent Authority (Art. 6)
• Mexico - Competent Authority (Art. 6)
• Monaco - Competent Authority (Art. 6)
• Mongolia - Competent Authority (Art. 6)
• Montenegro - Competent Authorities (Art. 6)
• N [top]
• Namibia - Competent Authority (Art. 6)
• Netherlands - Competent Authority (Art. 6)
• New Zealand - Competent Authority (Art. 6)
• Niue - Competent Authority (Art. 6)
• Norway - Competent Authority (Art. 6)
• P [top]
• Panama - Competent Authority (Art. 6)
• Poland - Competent Authority (Art. 6)
• Portugal - Competent Authority (Art. 6)
• R [top]
• Republic of Moldova - Competent Authority (Art.6)
• Romania - Competent Authority (Art. 6)
• Russian Federation - Competent Authority (Art. 6)
• S [top]
• Saint Kitts and Nevis - Competent Authority (Art. 6)
• Saint Lucia - Competent Authority (Art. 6)
• Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - Competent Authority (Art. 6)
• Samoa - Competent Authority (Art. 6)
• San Marino - Competent Authority (Art. 6)
• Sao Tome and Principe - Competent Authorities
• Serbia - Competent Authority (Art. 6)
• Seychelles - Competent Authority (Art. 6)
• Slovakia - Competent Authority (Art. 6)
• Slovenia - Competent Authority (Art. 6)
• South Africa - Competent Authority (Art. 6)
• Spain - Competent Authority (Art. 6)
• Suriname - Competent Authority (Art. 6)
• Swaziland - Competent Authority (Art. 6)
• Sweden - Competent Authority (Art. 6)
• Switzerland - Competent Authority (Art. 6)
• T [top]
• Tonga - Competent Authority (Art. 6)
• Trinidad and Tobago - Competent Authority (Art. 6)
• Turkey - Competent Authority (Art. 6)
• U [top]
• Ukraine - Competent Authority (Art. 6)
• United Kingdom - Competent Authority (Art. 6)
• USA - Competent Authority (Art. 6)
• V [top]
• Vanuatu - Competent Authorities (Art. 6)
• Venezuela - Competent Authority (Art. 6)