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Apostille Convention

November 16, 2023

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The Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents, also known as the Apostille Convention, is an international treaty drafted by the Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH). The Apostille Convention is intended to simplify the procedure through which a document, issued in one of the contracting states, can be certified for legal purposes in the other contracting states of the Convention. A certification under the Convention is called an apostille or Hague apostille (from French apostille, meaning a marginal or bottom note, derived from Latin post illa, meaning "after those [words of the text]").[2] An apostille is an international certification comparable to a notarisation, and may supplement a local notarisation of the document. If the Convention applies between two states, an apostille issued by the state of origin is sufficient to certify the document, and removes the need for further certification by the destination state.

Apostille Convention
Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents
  In force
  Ratified but not yet in force
Signed5 October 1961 (1961-10-05)
LocationThe Hague, Netherlands
Effective24 January 1965
ConditionRatification by 3 signatories[1]
Parties126
DepositaryMinistry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands
LanguagesFrench (prevailing in case of divergence)
and English
Full text
Apostille Convention at Wikisource

Background edit

Main article: Document legalization
 
Legalization of a Canadian document for use in the Netherlands (before Canada acceded to the Apostille Convention). This document was certified by the Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade and subsequently by the Embassy of the Netherlands in Canada.
 
Apostille issued by the U.S. state of Alabama. This apostille is sufficient to certify the document for any state where the Apostille Convention is in force.

Many states require the verification of the authenticity of foreign documents in a procedure called legalization, for the document to be legally valid there. This legalization is generally a chain of certifications, by one or more authorities of the state where the document was issued and of the destination state. The first authority certifies the issuer of the document, and each subsequent authority certifies the previous one, until the final certification is made by an authority of the destination state that can be recognized by the final user there.[3] For example, to be accepted in Thailand, a document from the U.S. state of Maryland not issued by a government official must be certified by a notary public, who must then be certified by the clerk of the circuit court in the notary's county, who must then be certified by the state of Maryland, which must then be certified by the U.S. Department of State, which must finally be certified by the Embassy of Thailand in the United States.[4][5]

In many cases, the legalization procedure is simplified or exempted altogether. For example, some states have agreements eliminating the legalization requirement for certain documents issued by each other, such as between Argentina and Italy,[6] between Brazil and France,[7] between parties of the Convention on the Issue of Multilingual Extracts from Civil Status Records,[8][9] and between parties of the Convention on Legal Assistance and Legal Relations of the Commonwealth of Independent States.[10][11] The European Union also has a regulation eliminating the legalization requirement for certain documents of its member states to be accepted by each other.[12] Some states such as Canada, Japan, South Africa, the United Kingdom and the United States generally accept documents from any state without any certification.[13][14][15][16][17]

The Apostille Convention, drafted by the Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH), is intended to simplify the legalization procedure by replacing it with a certification called an apostille, issued by an authority designated by the state of origin. Ideally the apostille would be the only certification needed, but in some cases additional certifications in the state of origin may be required before the apostille is issued. In any case, after the apostille, no certification by the destination state is required.[3]

Contracting states edit

The Convention permits certain states to sign and ratify the Convention, becoming contracting states.[a] For each of these states, or for an extension to one of its territories, the Convention enters into force 60 days after the deposit of its ratification or territorial extension. Other states are also permitted to become contracting states by acceding to the Convention, but without signing it. For each of these states, during the period of six months after it deposits its accession, the other contracting states may object to it, and the Convention enters into force 60 days after this period, between the acceding state and all other contracting states that did not object to it.[1] Later, if a contracting state withdraws its objection, the Convention enters into force between these two states on that date. A successor state of a previous contracting state may declare to continue to be bound by the Convention without a waiting period or accede later as a new state.

As of November 2023, 126 states are contracting states of the Apostille Convention.[19][20]

State Signed Deposited Entered into force
  Albania[b] — 3 September 2003 9 May 2004
  Andorra — 15 April 1996 31 December 1996
  Antigua and Barbuda[c] — 1 May 1985 1 November 1981
  Argentina[d] — 8 May 1987 18 February 1988
  Armenia — 19 November 1993 14 August 1994
  Australia[e] — 11 July 1994 16 March 1995
  Austria[f] 5 October 1961 14 November 1967 13 January 1968
  Azerbaijan[g] — 13 May 2004 2 March 2005
  Bahamas[c] — 30 April 1976 10 July 1973
  Bahrain — 10 April 2013 31 December 2013
  Barbados[c] — 11 August 1995 30 November 1966
  Belarus[h] — 16 June 1992 31 May 1992
  Belgium 10 March 1970 11 December 1975 9 February 1976
  Belize — 17 July 1992 11 April 1993
  Bolivia — 6 September 2017 7 May 2018
  Bosnia and Herzegovina[i] — 23 August 1993 6 March 1992
  Botswana[c] — 16 September 1968 30 September 1966
  Brazil — 2 December 2015 14 August 2016
  Brunei[j] — 23 February 1987 3 December 1987
  Bulgaria — 1 August 2000 29 April 2001
  Burundi[k] — 10 June 2014 13 February 2015
  Canada — 12 May 2023 11 January 2024
  Cape Verde[l] — 7 May 2009 13 February 2010
  Chile — 16 December 2015 30 August 2016
  China[m] — 8 March 2023 7 November 2023
  Colombia — 27 April 2000 30 January 2001
  Cook Islands — 13 July 2004 30 April 2005
  Costa Rica — 6 April 2011 14 December 2011
  Croatia[i] — 23 April 1993 8 October 1991
  Cyprus — 26 July 1972 30 April 1973
  Czech Republic — 23 June 1998 16 March 1999
  Denmark[n] 20 October 2006 30 October 2006 29 December 2006
  Dominica[c] — 22 October 2002 3 November 1978
  Dominican Republic[o] — 12 December 2008 30 August 2009
  Ecuador — 2 July 2004 2 April 2005
  El Salvador — 14 September 1995 31 May 1996
  Estonia[f] — 11 December 2000 30 September 2001
  Eswatini[c] — 3 July 1978 6 September 1968
  Fiji[c] — 29 March 1971 10 October 1970
  Finland[f] 13 March 1962 27 June 1985 26 August 1985
  France[p] 9 October 1961 25 November 1964 24 January 1965
  Georgia[q] — 21 August 2006 14 May 2007
  Germany[r] 5 October 1961 15 December 1965 13 February 1966
  Greece 5 October 1961 19 March 1985 18 May 1985
  Grenada[j] — 17 July 2001 7 April 2002
  Guatemala — 19 January 2017 18 September 2017
  Guyana[j] — 30 July 2018 18 April 2019
  Honduras — 20 January 2004 30 September 2004
  Hungary — 18 April 1972 18 January 1973
  Iceland 7 September 2004 28 September 2004 27 November 2004
  India[s] — 26 October 2004 14 July 2005
  Indonesia — 5 October 2021 4 June 2022
  Ireland 29 October 1996 8 January 1999 9 March 1999
  Israel — 11 November 1977 14 August 1978
  Italy 15 December 1961 13 December 1977 11 February 1978
  Jamaica — 2 November 2020 3 July 2021
  Japan 12 March 1970 28 May 1970 27 July 1970
  Kazakhstan — 5 April 2000 30 January 2001
  Kosovo[t] — 6 November 2015 14 July 2016
  Kyrgyzstan[u] — 15 November 2010 31 July 2011
  Latvia[f] — 11 May 1995 30 January 1996
  Lesotho[c] — 24 April 1972 4 October 1966
  Liberia[v] — 24 May 1995 8 February 1996
  Liechtenstein 18 April 1962 19 July 1972 17 September 1972
  Lithuania[f] — 5 November 1996 19 July 1997
  Luxembourg 5 October 1961 4 April 1979 3 June 1979
  Malawi — 24 February 1967 2 December 1967
  Malta — 12 June 1967 3 March 1968
  Marshall Islands — 18 November 1991 14 August 1992
  Mauritius[c] — 20 December 1968 12 March 1968
  Mexico — 1 December 1994 14 August 1995
  Moldova[w] — 19 June 2006 16 March 2007
  Monaco — 24 April 2002 31 December 2002
  Mongolia[x] — 2 April 2009 31 December 2009
  Montenegro[i] — 30 January 2007 3 June 2006
  Morocco[y] — 27 November 2015 14 August 2016
  Namibia — 25 April 2000 30 January 2001
  Netherlands[z] 30 November 1962 9 August 1965 8 October 1965
  New Zealand[aa] — 7 February 2001 22 November 2001
  Nicaragua — 7 September 2012 14 May 2013
  Niue — 10 June 1998 2 March 1999
  North Macedonia[i] — 20 September 1993 17 November 1991
  Norway 30 May 1983 30 May 1983 29 July 1983
  Oman — 12 May 2011 30 January 2012
  Pakistan[ab] — 8 July 2022 9 March 2023
  Palau — 17 October 2019 23 June 2020
  Panama — 30 October 1990 4 August 1991
  Paraguay[ac] — 10 December 2013 30 August 2014
  Peru[ad] — 13 January 2010 30 September 2010
  Philippines[ae] — 12 September 2018 14 May 2019
  Poland[f] — 19 November 2004 14 August 2005
  Portugal[l][f] 20 August 1965 6 December 1968 4 February 1969
  Romania[f] — 7 June 2000 16 March 2001
  Russia[af] — 4 September 1991 31 May 1992
  Rwanda — 6 October 2023 5 June 2024
  Saint Kitts and Nevis[j] — 26 February 1994 14 December 1994
  Saint Lucia[j] — 5 December 2001 31 July 2002
  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines[c] — 2 May 2002 27 October 1979
  Samoa — 18 January 1999 13 September 1999
  San Marino — 26 May 1994 13 February 1995
  São Tomé and Príncipe[l] — 19 December 2007 13 September 2008
  Saudi Arabia — 8 April 2022 7 December 2022
  Senegal[ag] — 13 July 2022 23 March 2023
  Serbia[i] — 26 April 2001 27 April 1992
  Seychelles — 9 June 1978 31 March 1979
  Singapore — 18 January 2021 16 September 2021
  Slovakia — 6 June 2001 18 February 2002
  Slovenia[i] — 8 June 1992 25 June 1991
  South Africa — 3 August 1994 30 April 1995
  South Korea — 25 October 2006 14 July 2007
  Spain 21 October 1976 27 July 1978 25 September 1978
  Suriname[ah] — 29 October 1976 25 November 1975
  Sweden 2 March 1999 2 March 1999 1 May 1999
   Switzerland 5 October 1961 10 January 1973 11 March 1973
  Tajikistan[ai] — 20 February 2015 31 October 2015
  Tonga[c] — 28 October 1971 4 June 1970
  Trinidad and Tobago — 28 October 1999 14 July 2000
  Tunisia[aj] — 10 July 2017 30 March 2018
  Turkey 8 May 1962 31 July 1985 29 September 1985
  Ukraine[ak][f] — 2 April 2003 22 December 2003
  United Kingdom[al] 19 October 1961 21 August 1964 24 January 1965
  United States[am] — 24 December 1980 15 October 1981
  Uruguay — 9 February 2012 14 October 2012
  Uzbekistan[an] — 25 July 2011 15 April 2012
  Vanuatu[ao] — 1 August 2008 30 July 1980
  Venezuela — 1 July 1998 16 March 1999

Procedure edit

Eligible documents edit

The Convention mentions four types of documents eligible for apostilles:[1]

  • court documents;
  • administrative documents (e.g. vital records);
  • notarial acts;
  • official certificates which are placed on documents signed by persons in their private capacity, such as official certificates recording the registration of a document or the fact that it was in existence on a certain date and official and notarial authentications of signatures.

However, the Apostille Convention does not apply to documents issued by diplomatic or consular officers, or to administrative documents dealing directly with commercial or customs operations.[1] The reason for this exclusion is that these documents are usually already exempt from legalization.[77]

Competent authorities edit

Each contracting state designates one or more authorities to issue apostilles. Examples of designated authorities are government agencies, ministries, courts, local governments, notaries, embassies and consulates. In some states, each authority is designated to issue apostilles only on certain types of documents. For example, in Hungary, apostilles are issued on court documents by the Ministry of Justice, on notarial documents by the Chamber of Civil Law Notaries, and on other documents by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs;[78] in Mexico, apostilles on federal documents are issued by the federal Secretariat of Governance, and on state documents by the respective state government.[79]

In general, documents issued by a government official can be certified directly with an apostille, while other documents must be certified by a notary, who may then be certified with an apostille. In some cases, additional intermediate certifications may be required; for example, for notarized or municipal documents in some U.S. states, the notary or municipal official must be certified by the respective county or court, which may then be certified by the respective state with an apostille.[4][80][81]

Cost edit

The fee for issuing an apostille varies widely by state. In 2016, the HCCH compiled fees of 54 states and calculated an average of 15.43 EUR.[82] Some states, such as France and Japan, do not charge a fee,[83][84] while the Cayman Islands charge 150 KYD (180 USD), one of the highest.[85] In some states, the fee also varies by location, authority, quantity, purpose or type of document. For example, in the United States, Indiana does not charge a fee for an apostille of a birth certificate,[86] while Connecticut charges 40 USD for an apostille not related to adoption.[87]

Format edit

 
An apostille issued by Norway

The apostille is a stamp or printed form, placed on the document itself or attached to the document as an allonge. At the top is the title Apostille, followed by (Convention de La Haye du 5 octobre 1961) (French for "Hague Convention of 5 October 1961"). The Convention specifies that this text must be in French. After this text, the apostille contains ten numbered fields, which may be in English, French or the language of the competent authority, and may be repeated in one or more additional languages. The numbered fields contain the following information:[1][3]

  1. Country: [e.g. Hong Kong, China]
    This public document
  2. has been signed by [e.g. Henry CHO]
  3. acting in the capacity of [e.g. Notary Public]
  4. bears the seal/stamp of [e.g. High Court of Hong Kong]
    Certified
  5. at [location or authority issuing the apostille, e.g. High Court]
  6. the [e.g. 16 April 2014]
  7. by [e.g. Louis TANG, Registrar, High Court]
  8. No. [e.g. 2536218517]
  9. Seal/stamp: [of the authority issuing the apostille, e.g. Emblem of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region]
  10. Signature: [of the official issuing the apostille]

Verification edit

 
An electronic apostille issued by Belgium

Each competent authority must maintain a register of apostilles issued, for verification on request by anyone.[1]

In 2006, the electronic apostille program (also known as e-APP) was launched to support the electronic issuance and verification of apostilles around the world.[488] Since then, many contracting states have implemented electronic apostilles or electronic registers for their verification.[489]

Validity edit

Apostilles never expire. However, a document certified with an apostille may have an expiration date, or the destination state may require that the document be presented by a certain time.[3]

Additional requirements edit

The apostille replaces the legalization requirement, but the destination state may have additional requirements for the document to be used there. For example, it may require that the document be translated into a certain language, although it must not require a translation of the apostille itself.[3]

Benefits and disadvantages edit

The Apostille Convention is beneficial in cases that would otherwise require certifications by both the origin and destination states, as the Convention removes the latter requirement. However, the Convention is neutral in cases that would otherwise require only a certification by the state of origin anyway, similar to an apostille, or no certification at all, and it can be disadvantageous in cases where a consular certification alone would otherwise be sufficient to legalize a document. The Convention requires that contracting states direct their embassies and consulates to no longer perform legalizations of documents where the Convention applies,[3] so in this case the apostille is the only method available to certify the document, not only an alternative to consular legalization, even if the latter would be simpler or less expensive.

For example, before Brazil joined the Apostille Convention, to legalize an educational document from the United States for academic use in Brazil, it was sufficient for the document to be certified by a Brazilian embassy or consulate in the United States, for a fee of 5 USD.[490] After the Convention entered into force in Brazil, its embassy and consulates in the United States no longer perform legalizations, so U.S. documents must have an apostille to be accepted in Brazil.[491] In some U.S. states, an apostille of an educational document requires more certifications or a higher fee than the Brazilian consular legalization did.[4][80][81][87]

This result is an unintended consequence, as the Convention still allows states to further simplify or eliminate the legalization requirement. The Hague Conference also encourages contracting states to eliminate the need for additional certifications before issuing an apostille, and to ensure that any fees are reasonable.[3]

Limitations and abuse edit

The apostille only certifies that the signature, signer's capacity, and seal or stamp on the document are from the stated issuer. In other words, it only certifies the origin of the document, but it does not provide information about its content.[3] In 2008, the Hague Conference expressed serious concerns about diplomas and certificates issued by diploma mills, citing their possible use "to circumvent migration controls, possibly by potential terrorists."[492] The risk comes from the fact that the various government stamps give the document an air of authenticity without anyone having checked the underlying document. To address this concern, in 2009 the Hague Conference recommended that authorities add the following statement to apostilles: "This apostille only certifies the signature, the capacity of the signer, and the seal or stamp it bears. It does not certify the content of the document for which it was issued."[493]

Gallery of apostilles by state edit

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ These states were those represented at the ninth session of the Hague Conference on Private International Law (Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Greece, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, West Germany, and Yugoslavia),[18] Iceland, Ireland, Liechtenstein, and Turkey.[1]
  2. ^ The Convention entered into force between Albania and the following contracting states on different dates: Belgium on 21 December 2015, Germany on 9 December 2016, Greece on 26 February 2018, Italy on 26 May 2011, and Spain on 7 February 2017.[21]
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k The United Kingdom extended the Convention to the predecessor of this state effective 25 April 1965. Following its independence, the state declared itself to continue to be bound by the Convention.[22]
  4. ^ Argentina objected to the extension of the Convention by the United Kingdom to the Falkland Islands, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, and the British Antarctic Territory.[23]
  5. ^ Australia extended the Convention to all of its territories upon its accession.[24]
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i Austria, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Portugal, Romania and Ukraine declared that they would not accept documents issued under the Convention by the Russian authorities in Crimea and Sevastopol.[64][65][66][67][68][69][57][70][71] Poland and Ukraine also declared that they would not accept documents issued by the authorities of the Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics.[69][71]
  7. ^ The Convention is not in force between Azerbaijan and Germany. The Convention entered into force between Azerbaijan and the following contracting states on different dates: Hungary on 10 March 2005, and the Netherlands on 10 August 2010.[25]
  8. ^ Belarus declared itself bound by the Convention as one of the successor states of the Soviet Union.[26]
  9. ^ a b c d e f Yugoslavia signed the Convention on 5 October 1961, ratified it on 25 September 1962, and it entered into force for Yugoslavia on 24 January 1965.[19] Following its dissolution, the successor states of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, North Macedonia, Serbia and Montenegro, and Slovenia declared themselves bound by the Convention.[27][28][29][30][31] Following the dissolution of Serbia and Montenegro, the continuator state of Serbia and the successor state of Montenegro declared themselves bound by the Convention.[32]
  10. ^ a b c d e The United Kingdom extended the Convention to the predecessor of this state effective 25 April 1965. Following its independence, the state did not declare to continue to be bound by the Convention, but acceded to the Convention at a later date.[22]
  11. ^ The Convention is not in force between Burundi and the following contracting states: Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, and Poland.[33]
  12. ^ a b c Portugal extended the Convention to all of its external territories on 21 December 1969.[57] These territories included the predecessors of Cape Verde and São Tomé and Príncipe, which did not declare to continue to be bound by the Convention following their independence but acceded to the Convention at a later date, and of Angola, East Timor, Guinea-Bissau and Mozambique, which have not declared to be bound to the Convention following their independence or acceded to the Convention.[19]
  13. ^ Dates are for mainland China. The United Kingdom extended the Convention to Hong Kong on 25 April 1965, Portugal extended it to Macau on 21 December 1969, and the Convention remained in force in both territories following their respective transfer to China.[19][34] The Convention is not in force between mainland China and India.[35]
  14. ^ Denmark extended the Convention to the Faroe Islands effective 13 December 2021.[36] It has not extended the Convention to Greenland.[37]
  15. ^ The Convention is not in force between the Dominican Republic and Germany. The Convention entered into force between the Dominican Republic and the following contracting states on different dates: Austria on 30 January 2023, Belgium on 8 March 2019, and the Netherlands on 3 November 2017.[38]
  16. ^ France extended the Convention to all of its territories upon its ratification.[39] These territories included the predecessors of Comoros and Djibouti, which have not declared to be bound to the Convention following their independence or acceded to the Convention.[19]
  17. ^ The Convention entered into force between Georgia and the following contracting states on different dates: Germany on 3 February 2010, and Greece on 17 December 2015.[40] The Convention does not apply to documents issued by Abkhazia and South Ossetia.[41]
  18. ^ Germany ratified the Convention as West Germany. Following its reunification with East Germany on 3 October 1990, it declared that the Convention applied to the entire territory of Germany.[42]
  19. ^ The Convention is not in force between India and Germany. The Convention entered into force between India and the following contracting states on different dates: Belgium on 9 January 2008, Finland on 5 October 2009, the Netherlands on 16 September 2008, and Spain on 12 February 2008.[43]
  20. ^ The Convention is not in force between Kosovo and the following contracting states: Argentina, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Brazil, Chile, China, Cyprus, Ecuador, Georgia, Germany, Greece, India, Israel, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Namibia, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Spain, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, and Venezuela.[44]
  21. ^ The Convention is not in force between Kyrgyzstan and the following contracting states: Austria, Belgium, Germany, and Greece.[45]
  22. ^ The Convention is not in force between Liberia and the following contracting states: Belgium and Germany. The Convention entered into force between Liberia and the United States on 20 May 2015.[46]
  23. ^ The Convention is not in force between Moldova and Germany.[47]
  24. ^ The Convention is not in force between Mongolia and the following contracting states: Austria, Belgium, Finland, Germany, and Greece.[48]
  25. ^ The Convention is not in force between Morocco and Germany.[49]
  26. ^ Dates are for the European part. The Convention was extended to the Netherlands Antilles (predecessor of Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, as well as Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba) from 30 April 1967.[19]
  27. ^ New Zealand has not extended the Convention to Tokelau.[50]
  28. ^ The Convention is not in force between Pakistan and the following contracting states: Austria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Greece, Netherlands, and Poland.[51] Pakistan declared that its participation in the Convention would not apply to India or to parties that it does not recognize as states,[52] which would be Armenia and Israel.
  29. ^ The Convention entered into force between Paraguay and Germany on 6 January 2022.[53]
  30. ^ The Convention is not in force between Peru and Greece. The Convention entered into force between Peru and Germany on 1 January 2014.[54]
  31. ^ The Convention is not in force between the Philippines and the following contracting states: Finland, Germany, and Greece. The Convention entered into force between the Philippines and Austria on 1 June 2023.[55] The Philippines declared that its accession would not apply to contracting parties that it does not recognize as states,[56] which is the case of Kosovo.
  32. ^ Russia declared itself bound by the Convention as the continuator of the Soviet Union.[58]
  33. ^ The Convention is not in force between Senegal and the following contracting states: Austria, Germany, and the Netherlands.[59]
  34. ^ The Netherlands extended the Convention to Suriname on 16 May 1967. Following its independence, Suriname declared itself to continue to be bound by the Convention.[60]
  35. ^ The Convention is not in force between Tajikistan and the following contracting states: Austria, Belgium, and Germany.[61]
  36. ^ The Convention is not in force between Tunisia and the following contracting states: Austria, Belgium, Germany, and Greece.[62]
  37. ^ The Convention entered into force between Ukraine and the following contracting states on different dates: Belgium on 5 July 2004 and Germany on 22 July 2010.[63]
  38. ^ The United Kingdom extended the Convention, effective 24 January 1965, to the Crown dependencies of Guernsey, Isle of Man and Jersey, and effective 25 April 1965, to the British Overseas Territories of Anguilla, Bermuda, British Antarctic Territory,
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Apostille redirects here Not to be confused with Apostle or Apostil The Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents also known as the Apostille Convention is an international treaty drafted by the Hague Conference on Private International Law HCCH The Apostille Convention is intended to simplify the procedure through which a document issued in one of the contracting states can be certified for legal purposes in the other contracting states of the Convention A certification under the Convention is called an apostille or Hague apostille from French apostille meaning a marginal or bottom note derived from Latin post illa meaning after those words of the text 2 An apostille is an international certification comparable to a notarisation and may supplement a local notarisation of the document If the Convention applies between two states an apostille issued by the state of origin is sufficient to certify the document and removes the need for further certification by the destination state Apostille ConventionConvention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents In force Ratified but not yet in forceSigned5 October 1961 1961 10 05 LocationThe Hague NetherlandsEffective24 January 1965ConditionRatification by 3 signatories 1 Parties126DepositaryMinistry of Foreign Affairs of the NetherlandsLanguagesFrench prevailing in case of divergence and EnglishFull textApostille Convention at Wikisource Contents 1 Background 2 Contracting states 3 Procedure 3 1 Eligible documents 3 2 Competent authorities 3 3 Cost 3 4 Format 3 5 Verification 3 6 Validity 3 7 Additional requirements 4 Benefits and disadvantages 5 Limitations and abuse 6 Gallery of apostilles by state 7 See also 8 Notes 9 References 10 External linksBackground editMain article Document legalization nbsp Legalization of a Canadian document for use in the Netherlands before Canada acceded to the Apostille Convention This document was certified by the Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade and subsequently by the Embassy of the Netherlands in Canada nbsp Apostille issued by the U S state of Alabama This apostille is sufficient to certify the document for any state where the Apostille Convention is in force Many states require the verification of the authenticity of foreign documents in a procedure called legalization for the document to be legally valid there This legalization is generally a chain of certifications by one or more authorities of the state where the document was issued and of the destination state The first authority certifies the issuer of the document and each subsequent authority certifies the previous one until the final certification is made by an authority of the destination state that can be recognized by the final user there 3 For example to be accepted in Thailand a document from the U S state of Maryland not issued by a government official must be certified by a notary public who must then be certified by the clerk of the circuit court in the notary s county who must then be certified by the state of Maryland which must then be certified by the U S Department of State which must finally be certified by the Embassy of Thailand in the United States 4 5 In many cases the legalization procedure is simplified or exempted altogether For example some states have agreements eliminating the legalization requirement for certain documents issued by each other such as between Argentina and Italy 6 between Brazil and France 7 between parties of the Convention on the Issue of Multilingual Extracts from Civil Status Records 8 9 and between parties of the Convention on Legal Assistance and Legal Relations of the Commonwealth of Independent States 10 11 The European Union also has a regulation eliminating the legalization requirement for certain documents of its member states to be accepted by each other 12 Some states such as Canada Japan South Africa the United Kingdom and the United States generally accept documents from any state without any certification 13 14 15 16 17 The Apostille Convention drafted by the Hague Conference on Private International Law HCCH is intended to simplify the legalization procedure by replacing it with a certification called an apostille issued by an authority designated by the state of origin Ideally the apostille would be the only certification needed but in some cases additional certifications in the state of origin may be required before the apostille is issued In any case after the apostille no certification by the destination state is required 3 Contracting states editThe Convention permits certain states to sign and ratify the Convention becoming contracting states a For each of these states or for an extension to one of its territories the Convention enters into force 60 days after the deposit of its ratification or territorial extension Other states are also permitted to become contracting states by acceding to the Convention but without signing it For each of these states during the period of six months after it deposits its accession the other contracting states may object to it and the Convention enters into force 60 days after this period between the acceding state and all other contracting states that did not object to it 1 Later if a contracting state withdraws its objection the Convention enters into force between these two states on that date A successor state of a previous contracting state may declare to continue to be bound by the Convention without a waiting period or accede later as a new state As of November 2023 update 126 states are contracting states of the Apostille Convention 19 20 State Signed Deposited Entered into force nbsp Albania b 3 September 2003 9 May 2004 nbsp Andorra 15 April 1996 31 December 1996 nbsp Antigua and Barbuda c 1 May 1985 1 November 1981 nbsp Argentina d 8 May 1987 18 February 1988 nbsp Armenia 19 November 1993 14 August 1994 nbsp Australia e 11 July 1994 16 March 1995 nbsp Austria f 5 October 1961 14 November 1967 13 January 1968 nbsp Azerbaijan g 13 May 2004 2 March 2005 nbsp Bahamas c 30 April 1976 10 July 1973 nbsp Bahrain 10 April 2013 31 December 2013 nbsp Barbados c 11 August 1995 30 November 1966 nbsp Belarus h 16 June 1992 31 May 1992 nbsp Belgium 10 March 1970 11 December 1975 9 February 1976 nbsp Belize 17 July 1992 11 April 1993 nbsp Bolivia 6 September 2017 7 May 2018 nbsp Bosnia and Herzegovina i 23 August 1993 6 March 1992 nbsp Botswana c 16 September 1968 30 September 1966 nbsp Brazil 2 December 2015 14 August 2016 nbsp Brunei j 23 February 1987 3 December 1987 nbsp Bulgaria 1 August 2000 29 April 2001 nbsp Burundi k 10 June 2014 13 February 2015 nbsp Canada 12 May 2023 11 January 2024 nbsp Cape Verde l 7 May 2009 13 February 2010 nbsp Chile 16 December 2015 30 August 2016 nbsp China m 8 March 2023 7 November 2023 nbsp Colombia 27 April 2000 30 January 2001 nbsp Cook Islands 13 July 2004 30 April 2005 nbsp Costa Rica 6 April 2011 14 December 2011 nbsp Croatia i 23 April 1993 8 October 1991 nbsp Cyprus 26 July 1972 30 April 1973 nbsp Czech Republic 23 June 1998 16 March 1999 nbsp Denmark n 20 October 2006 30 October 2006 29 December 2006 nbsp Dominica c 22 October 2002 3 November 1978 nbsp Dominican Republic o 12 December 2008 30 August 2009 nbsp Ecuador 2 July 2004 2 April 2005 nbsp El Salvador 14 September 1995 31 May 1996 nbsp Estonia f 11 December 2000 30 September 2001 nbsp Eswatini c 3 July 1978 6 September 1968 nbsp Fiji c 29 March 1971 10 October 1970 nbsp Finland f 13 March 1962 27 June 1985 26 August 1985 nbsp France p 9 October 1961 25 November 1964 24 January 1965 nbsp Georgia q 21 August 2006 14 May 2007 nbsp Germany r 5 October 1961 15 December 1965 13 February 1966 nbsp Greece 5 October 1961 19 March 1985 18 May 1985 nbsp Grenada j 17 July 2001 7 April 2002 nbsp Guatemala 19 January 2017 18 September 2017 nbsp Guyana j 30 July 2018 18 April 2019 nbsp Honduras 20 January 2004 30 September 2004 nbsp Hungary 18 April 1972 18 January 1973 nbsp Iceland 7 September 2004 28 September 2004 27 November 2004 nbsp India s 26 October 2004 14 July 2005 nbsp Indonesia 5 October 2021 4 June 2022 nbsp Ireland 29 October 1996 8 January 1999 9 March 1999 nbsp Israel 11 November 1977 14 August 1978 nbsp Italy 15 December 1961 13 December 1977 11 February 1978 nbsp Jamaica 2 November 2020 3 July 2021 nbsp Japan 12 March 1970 28 May 1970 27 July 1970 nbsp Kazakhstan 5 April 2000 30 January 2001 nbsp Kosovo t 6 November 2015 14 July 2016 nbsp Kyrgyzstan u 15 November 2010 31 July 2011 nbsp Latvia f 11 May 1995 30 January 1996 nbsp Lesotho c 24 April 1972 4 October 1966 nbsp Liberia v 24 May 1995 8 February 1996 nbsp Liechtenstein 18 April 1962 19 July 1972 17 September 1972 nbsp Lithuania f 5 November 1996 19 July 1997 nbsp Luxembourg 5 October 1961 4 April 1979 3 June 1979 nbsp Malawi 24 February 1967 2 December 1967 nbsp Malta 12 June 1967 3 March 1968 nbsp Marshall Islands 18 November 1991 14 August 1992 nbsp Mauritius c 20 December 1968 12 March 1968 nbsp Mexico 1 December 1994 14 August 1995 nbsp Moldova w 19 June 2006 16 March 2007 nbsp Monaco 24 April 2002 31 December 2002 nbsp Mongolia x 2 April 2009 31 December 2009 nbsp Montenegro i 30 January 2007 3 June 2006 nbsp Morocco y 27 November 2015 14 August 2016 nbsp Namibia 25 April 2000 30 January 2001 nbsp Netherlands z 30 November 1962 9 August 1965 8 October 1965 nbsp New Zealand aa 7 February 2001 22 November 2001 nbsp Nicaragua 7 September 2012 14 May 2013 nbsp Niue 10 June 1998 2 March 1999 nbsp North Macedonia i 20 September 1993 17 November 1991 nbsp Norway 30 May 1983 30 May 1983 29 July 1983 nbsp Oman 12 May 2011 30 January 2012 nbsp Pakistan ab 8 July 2022 9 March 2023 nbsp Palau 17 October 2019 23 June 2020 nbsp Panama 30 October 1990 4 August 1991 nbsp Paraguay ac 10 December 2013 30 August 2014 nbsp Peru ad 13 January 2010 30 September 2010 nbsp Philippines ae 12 September 2018 14 May 2019 nbsp Poland f 19 November 2004 14 August 2005 nbsp Portugal l f 20 August 1965 6 December 1968 4 February 1969 nbsp Romania f 7 June 2000 16 March 2001 nbsp Russia af 4 September 1991 31 May 1992 nbsp Rwanda 6 October 2023 5 June 2024 nbsp Saint Kitts and Nevis j 26 February 1994 14 December 1994 nbsp Saint Lucia j 5 December 2001 31 July 2002 nbsp Saint Vincent and the Grenadines c 2 May 2002 27 October 1979 nbsp Samoa 18 January 1999 13 September 1999 nbsp San Marino 26 May 1994 13 February 1995 nbsp Sao Tome and Principe l 19 December 2007 13 September 2008 nbsp Saudi Arabia 8 April 2022 7 December 2022 nbsp Senegal ag 13 July 2022 23 March 2023 nbsp Serbia i 26 April 2001 27 April 1992 nbsp Seychelles 9 June 1978 31 March 1979 nbsp Singapore 18 January 2021 16 September 2021 nbsp Slovakia 6 June 2001 18 February 2002 nbsp Slovenia i 8 June 1992 25 June 1991 nbsp South Africa 3 August 1994 30 April 1995 nbsp South Korea 25 October 2006 14 July 2007 nbsp Spain 21 October 1976 27 July 1978 25 September 1978 nbsp Suriname ah 29 October 1976 25 November 1975 nbsp Sweden 2 March 1999 2 March 1999 1 May 1999 nbsp Switzerland 5 October 1961 10 January 1973 11 March 1973 nbsp Tajikistan ai 20 February 2015 31 October 2015 nbsp Tonga c 28 October 1971 4 June 1970 nbsp Trinidad and Tobago 28 October 1999 14 July 2000 nbsp Tunisia aj 10 July 2017 30 March 2018 nbsp Turkey 8 May 1962 31 July 1985 29 September 1985 nbsp Ukraine ak f 2 April 2003 22 December 2003 nbsp United Kingdom al 19 October 1961 21 August 1964 24 January 1965 nbsp United States am 24 December 1980 15 October 1981 nbsp Uruguay 9 February 2012 14 October 2012 nbsp Uzbekistan an 25 July 2011 15 April 2012 nbsp Vanuatu ao 1 August 2008 30 July 1980 nbsp Venezuela 1 July 1998 16 March 1999Procedure editEligible documents edit The Convention mentions four types of documents eligible for apostilles 1 court documents administrative documents e g vital records notarial acts official certificates which are placed on documents signed by persons in their private capacity such as official certificates recording the registration of a document or the fact that it was in existence on a certain date and official and notarial authentications of signatures However the Apostille Convention does not apply to documents issued by diplomatic or consular officers or to administrative documents dealing directly with commercial or customs operations 1 The reason for this exclusion is that these documents are usually already exempt from legalization 77 Competent authorities edit Each contracting state designates one or more authorities to issue apostilles Examples of designated authorities are government agencies ministries courts local governments notaries embassies and consulates In some states each authority is designated to issue apostilles only on certain types of documents For example in Hungary apostilles are issued on court documents by the Ministry of Justice on notarial documents by the Chamber of Civil Law Notaries and on other documents by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs 78 in Mexico apostilles on federal documents are issued by the federal Secretariat of Governance and on state documents by the respective state government 79 In general documents issued by a government official can be certified directly with an apostille while other documents must be certified by a notary who may then be certified with an apostille In some cases additional intermediate certifications may be required for example for notarized or municipal documents in some U S states the notary or municipal official must be certified by the respective county or court which may then be certified by the respective state with an apostille 4 80 81 Cost edit The fee for issuing an apostille varies widely by state In 2016 the HCCH compiled fees of 54 states and calculated an average of 15 43 EUR 82 Some states such as France and Japan do not charge a fee 83 84 while the Cayman Islands charge 150 KYD 180 USD one of the highest 85 In some states the fee also varies by location authority quantity purpose or type of document For example in the United States Indiana does not charge a fee for an apostille of a birth certificate 86 while Connecticut charges 40 USD for an apostille not related to adoption 87 Apostille authorities and fees by state as of November 2023 State Authority 88 89 Fee NotesIn local currency EUR USD nbsp Albania Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs 200 ALL 1 90 2 04 200 ALL for Albanian nationals reciprocity fee for foreign nationals 90 nbsp Andorra Ministry of Foreign Affairs 8 58 EUR 8 58 9 22 91 nbsp Antigua and Barbuda Registry of the High Court 35 XCD 12 07 12 96 May also be paid as 12 GBP 15 USD 15 CAD or 15 EUR 92 nbsp Argentina ap Ministry of Foreign Affairs International Trade and Worship 900 ARS 2 39 2 57 93 College of Notaries of the City of Buenos Aires 11 500 ARS 30 59 32 86 96 College of Notaries of Buenos Aires Province 8 925 ARS 23 74 25 50 97 College of Notaries of Catamarca 5 200 ARS 13 83 14 86 5 200 ARS normal or 7 300 ARS urgent for documents from this province 9 300 ARS normal or 13 500 ARS urgent for documents from other jurisdictions 98 College of Notaries of Chaco 10 000 ARS 26 60 28 57 10 000 ARS normal or 15 000 ARS urgent for notarial documents 8 000 ARS normal or 12 000 ARS urgent for administrative documents 99 College of Notaries of Chubut 7 900 ARS 21 01 22 57 7 900 ARS normal or 13 900 ARS urgent 100 College of Notaries of Cordoba 9 800 ARS 26 07 28 00 9 800 ARS normal or 18 000 ARS urgent for notarial documents 11 000 ARS normal or 22 4600 ARS urgent for administrative and judicial documents 101 College of Notaries of Corrientes 8 300 ARS 22 08 23 71 8 300 ARS for 10 day service 12 100 ARS for 3 day service or 19 500 ARS for 1 day service 102 College of Notaries of Entre Rios 7 000 ARS 18 62 20 00 7 000 ARS normal or 14 000 ARS urgent 103 College of Notaries of FormosaCollege of Notaries of Jujuy 9 900 ARS 26 33 28 29 9 900 ARS normal or 13 900 ARS urgent for residents of this province 13 400 ARS normal or 15 900 ARS urgent for residents elsewhere 104 College of Notaries of La PampaCollege of Notaries of La Rioja 4 200 ARS 11 17 12 00 4 200 ARS for 2 day service or 5 600 ARS for 1 day service 105 Notarial College of Mendoza 10 000 ARS 26 60 28 57 10 000 ARS normal or 16 000 ARS urgent for notarial documents 6 000 ARS normal or 12 000 ARS urgent for other documents 106 Notarial College of Misiones 6 000 ARS 15 96 17 14 6 000 ARS for 10 day service or 10 000 ARS for 3 day service 107 College of Notaries of NeuquenNotarial College of Rio NegroCollege of Notaries of Salta 9 400 ARS 25 00 26 86 9 400 ARS for 10 day service or 17 900 ARS for 4 day service 108 Notarial College of San Juan 5 000 ARS 13 30 14 29 5 000 ARS for 10 day service or 12 000 ARS for 1 day service 109 College of Notaries of San Luis 7 400 ARS 19 68 21 14 7 400 ARS normal or 22 400 ARS urgent for scanned documents 13 500 ARS normal for documents not scanned 110 College of Notaries of Santa Cruz 6 000 ARS 15 96 17 14 111 College of Notaries of Santa Fe First District 8 900 ARS 23 67 25 43 112 College of Notaries of Santa Fe Second District 8 900 ARS 23 67 25 43 113 Notarial College of Santiago del EsteroCollege of Notaries of Tierra del Fuego 4 900 ARS 13 03 14 00 114 College of Notaries of Tucuman nbsp Armenia Ministry of Justice 7 000 AMD 16 21 17 41 For documents submitted in Armenia except criminal records 115 116 Ministry of Foreign Affairs 7 000 AMD 16 21 17 41 For documents submitted in diplomatic missions and criminal records 115 117 nbsp Australia Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade 92 AUD 55 62 59 74 118 119 nbsp Austria Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs 17 50 EUR 17 50 18 80 For federal administrative and supreme judicial documents Additional 14 30 EUR per request if made in paper 120 State governments 17 50 EUR 17 50 18 80 For administrative documents from the respective state Additional 14 30 EUR per request if made in paper 121 122 Regional courts 15 EUR 15 00 16 11 For judicial and notarial documents from the respective region 123 Embassies and consulates 40 EUR 40 00 42 96 124 nbsp Azerbaijan Ministry of Justice 10 AZN 5 48 5 88 For judicial notarial and civil registry documents 125 Ministry of Foreign Affairs 10 AZN 5 48 5 88 For other documents 126 nbsp Bahamas Ministry of Foreign Affairs 100 BSD 93 10 100 00 100 BSD for standard service 150 BSD for same day service or 300 BSD for 2 hour service per document plus 20 BSD for uniting and sealing 127 nbsp Bahrain Ministry of Foreign Affairs 20 BHD 49 52 53 19 128 nbsp Barbados Solicitor General and Deputy Solicitor General 50 BBD 23 28 25 00 129 Registry of the Supreme Court 50 BBD 23 28 25 00 129 Corporate Affairs and Intellectual Property Office 50 BBD 23 28 25 00 129 Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade 50 BBD 23 28 25 00 129 nbsp Belarus Regional justice administrations 185 BYR 52 35 56 23 For judicial and notarial documents 130 131 Ministry of Education 185 BYR 52 35 56 23 For educational documents 130 131 Department for Archives and Records Management 185 BYR 52 35 56 23 For state archives 130 131 Ministry of Foreign Affairs 185 BYR 52 35 56 23 For other documents and any documents submitted in diplomatic missions 130 131 nbsp Belgium Federal Public Service Foreign Affairs 20 EUR 20 00 21 48 132 nbsp Belize General Registry 50 BZD 23 28 25 00 133 Financial Services Commission nbsp Bolivia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 70 BOB 9 43 10 13 70 130 or 300 BOB depending on the type of document or 1 000 BOB for ADSIB certificate 134 nbsp Bosnia and Herzegovina Municipal and basic courts 20 BAM 10 23 10 98 135 nbsp Botswana Permanent SecretariesDistrict CommissionersRegistry of the High CourtMagistrate courts nbsp Brazil aq General Inspectorates of Justice and court directors Only for judicial documents 136 Notaries and registries in Acre 61 50 BRL 11 69 12 55 139 140 Notaries and registries in Alagoas 51 29 BRL 9 75 10 47 141 Notaries and registries in Amapa 73 11 BRL 13 89 14 92 142 Notaries and registries in Amazonas 41 90 BRL 7 96 8 55 143 Notaries and registries in Bahia 103 42 BRL 19 65 21 11 144 Notaries and registries in Ceara 69 81 BRL 13 26 14 25 145 Notaries and registries in Espirito Santo 67 47 BRL 12 82 13 77 146 Notaries and registries in the Federal District 52 92 BRL 10 05 10 80 147 Notaries and registries in Goias 84 12 BRL 15 98 17 17 148 Notaries and registries in Maranhao 122 31 BRL 23 24 24 96 149 Notaries and registries in Mato Grosso 110 20 BRL 20 94 22 49 150 151 Notaries and registries in Mato Grosso do Sul 85 20 BRL 16 19 17 39 152 Notaries and registries in Minas Gerais 164 83 BRL 31 32 33 64 Plus 34 69 BRL per page after the first page 153 Notaries and registries in Para 139 55 BRL 26 51 28 48 154 155 Notaries and registries in Paraiba 85 BRL 16 15 17 35 156 Notaries and registries in Parana 69 56 BRL 13 22 14 20 157 Notaries and registries in Pernambuco 107 31 BRL 20 39 21 90 158 159 Notaries and registries in Piaui 65 59 BRL 12 46 13 39 160 Notaries and registries in Rio de Janeiro 113 BRL 21 47 23 06 161 Notaries and registries in Rio Grande do Norte 97 66 BRL 18 56 19 93 162 Notaries and registries in Rio Grande do Sul 79 47 BRL 15 10 16 22 163 Notaries and registries in Rondonia 46 54 BRL 8 84 9 50 164 Notaries and registries in Roraima 67 54 BRL 12 83 13 78 165 Notaries and registries in Santa Catarina 60 33 BRL 11 46 12 31 166 Notaries and registries in Sao Paulo 146 35 BRL 27 81 29 87 167 Notaries and registries in Sergipe 81 84 BRL 15 55 16 70 168 Notaries and registries in Tocantins 74 47 BRL 14 15 15 20 169 nbsp Brunei Registry of the Supreme Court 2 BND 1 38 1 48 170 Registry of subordinate courts 2 BND 1 38 1 48 170 nbsp Bulgaria Ministry of Justice 5 BGN 2 56 2 75 For judicial and notarial documents 171 Provincial governments 5 BGN 2 56 2 75 For municipal documents 172 National Center for Information and Documentation 7 50 BGN 3 83 4 12 For educational and professional documents Fee is 7 5 BGN for apostille issued electronically 15 BGN if requested electronically but issued on paper or requested on paper with 3 day service 22 50 BGN if requested on paper with 2 day service or 30 BGN if requested on paper with 8 hour service 173 Ministry of Foreign Affairs 15 BGN 7 67 8 24 For other documents Fee is 15 BGN for 4 day service 22 50 BGN for next day service or 30 BGN for same day service 174 nbsp Burundi Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Development Cooperation nbsp Canada Global Affairs CanadaMinistry of Justice of AlbertaMinistry of the Attorney General of British ColumbiaMinistry of Public and Business Service Delivery of OntarioMinistry of Justice and Attorney General of Saskatchewan nbsp Cape Verde General Directorate of Registries Notary and Identification 800 CVE 7 26 7 79 Fee may be waived due to financial hardship 175 General Directorate of Consular Affairs and Migrations 800 CVE 7 26 7 79 Fee may be waived due to financial hardship 176 177 nbsp Chile Ministry of Justice and Human Rights 0 00 0 00 For judicial and notarial documents 178 179 Ministry of Education 0 00 0 00 For educational documents 178 179 Ministry of Health 0 00 0 00 For medical documents 178 179 Civil Registry and Identification Service 0 00 0 00 For civil registry documents 178 179 Ministry of Foreign Affairs 0 00 0 00 178 179 nbsp China Ministry of Foreign Affairs 50 CNY 6 40 6 88 For documents from mainland China Fee is 50 CNY for personal documents or 100 CNY for commercial documents for 4 day service additional fee of 50 CNY for 2 day service 180 Foreign affairs offices of mainland administrative divisions For documents from the respective division 180 Registry of the High Court of Hong Kong 125 HKD 14 92 16 03 For documents from this region 181 Secretariat for Administration and Justice of Macau 0 00 0 00 For documents from this region 182 nbsp Colombia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 32 700 COP 7 65 8 22 In consulates may also be paid as 7 39 EUR or 10 56 USD Plus 2 380 COP if paid by credit card 183 nbsp Cook Islands Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Immigration 20 NZD 11 15 11 98 184 nbsp Costa Rica Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Worship 625 CRC 1 09 1 17 185 nbsp Croatia Municipal courts 6 64 EUR 6 64 7 13 6 64 EUR for original documents 7 96 EUR for translations 186 nbsp Cyprus Ministry of Justice and Public Order 5 EUR 5 00 5 37 187 nbsp Czech Republic Ministry of Justice 300 CZK 12 25 13 16 For judicial documents 188 Notarial Chamber 363 CZK 14 82 15 92 For notarial documents Fee includes value added tax of 21 189 Ministry of Foreign Affairs 300 CZK 12 25 13 16 For other documents 190 nbsp Denmark Ministry of Foreign Affairs 230 DKK 30 83 33 11 191 nbsp Dominica Ministry of National Security and Legal Affairs 15 USD 13 97 15 00 Equivalent to 40 50 XCD 192 nbsp Dominican Republic Ministry of Foreign Affairs 620 DOP 10 14 10 90 Plus 100 DOP for consular documents 193 nbsp Ecuador Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Human Mobility 30 USD 27 93 30 00 For applicants over age 65 the fee is reduced to 15 USD Disabled applicants are exempt from the fee 194 nbsp El Salvador Ministry of Foreign Affairs 0 00 0 00 195 nbsp Estonia Notaries 26 82 EUR 26 82 28 81 196 nbsp Eswatini Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation nbsp Fiji Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation nbsp Finland Digital and Population Data Services Agency 30 EUR 30 00 32 22 197 nbsp France Courts of appeal 0 00 0 00 For documents from the respective court area 83 nbsp Georgia Service Agency 20 GEL 6 90 7 41 For criminal records and driving licenses 198 Fee is 20 GEL for 5 day service or 50 GEL for 1 day service plus 20 GEL for translation 199 National Center for Educational Quality Enhancement 20 GEL 6 90 7 41 For educational documents 198 Public Service Development Agency 30 GEL 10 34 11 11 For other documents 198 Fee is 30 GEL for 8 day service 60 GEL for 4 day service 120 GEL for 2 day service or 150 GEL for same day service if applied in person in Georgia 50 GEL if applied with electronic signature or 55 GEL if applied by video for 3 day service 10 USD if applied at a consulate for 8 day service plus 30 GEL per page for translation in Georgia or 10 USD at a consulate 200 nbsp Germany Federal Foreign Office 25 EUR 25 00 26 85 For federal documents except patents 201 German Patent and Trade Mark Office 25 EUR 25 00 26 85 For patents 202 State Ministries of Justice and courts 25 EUR 25 00 26 85 For judicial and notarial documents from the respective state or court area 203 Ministry of Education Youth and Sports of Baden Wurttemberg 13 EUR 13 00 13 96 For school documents from this state 204 Ministry of Science Research and Arts of Baden Wurttemberg 13 EUR 13 00 13 96 For university documents from this state 205 Regional councils of Baden Wurttemberg 15 EUR 15 00 16 11 For administrative documents from the respective region Fee is 15 EUR for individuals or 30 EUR for companies No fee for adoption documents 206 Regional governments of Bavaria 20 EUR 20 00 21 48 For administrative documents from the respective region 207 State Office for Civil and Regulatory Affairs of Berlin 19 EUR 19 00 20 41 For administrative documents from this state 208 Ministry of the Interior of Brandenburg 31 EUR 31 00 33 30 For administrative documents from this state 209 Senator for the Interior and Sport of Bremen 18 EUR 18 00 19 33 For administrative documents from this state 210 Department of the Interior and Sport of Hamburg 13 EUR 13 00 13 96 For administrative documents from this state Fee is 13 EUR if collected in person or 32 EUR by mail 211 Regional councils of Hesse 25 EUR 25 00 26 85 For administrative documents from the respective region 212 Police departments of Lower Saxony 15 EUR 15 00 16 11 For administrative documents from the respective department area 213 Ministry of the Interior of Mecklenburg Western Pomerania 15 EUR 15 00 16 11 For administrative documents from this state Fee is 12 EUR per document if the request is for multiple documents 214 Regional Government of Arnsberg 20 EUR 20 00 21 48 For administrative documents from this region Fee is 20 to 65 EUR 215 Regional Government of Cologne 25 EUR 25 00 26 85 For administrative documents from this region Fee is 25 to 50 EUR in person or 30 to 45 EUR by mail or 10 EUR for copies for individuals 40 to 65 EUR in person or 45 to 70 EUR by mail or 20 EUR for copies for companies 216 Regional Government of Detmold 35 EUR 35 00 37 59 For administrative documents from this region Fee is 35 to 45 EUR for individuals or 60 to 70 EUR for companies 217 Regional Government of Dusseldorf 15 EUR 15 00 16 11 For administrative documents from this region Fee is 15 EUR for first document and 8 EUR for additional copies For documents with economic importance fee is 55 EUR for first document and 28 EUR for additional copies 218 Regional Government of Munster 30 EUR 30 00 32 22 For administrative documents from this region Fee is 30 to 70 EUR 219 Supervisory and Service Directorate of Rhineland Palatinate 29 EUR 29 00 31 15 For administrative documents from this state Fee is reduced to 27 25 23 and 21 EUR per document after the first 10 50 100 and 200 documents respectively with the same signature intended for the same state Fee is increased by 4 EUR for multilingual certification 220 State Administration Office of Saarland 25 EUR 25 00 26 85 For administrative documents from this state Fee is 30 EUR for urgent requests in person 221 State Directorate of Saxony 15 EUR 15 00 16 11 For administrative documents from this state 222 State Administration Office of Saxony Anhalt 10 EUR 10 00 10 74 For administrative documents from this state Fee is 10 to 50 EUR 223 Ministry of the Interior of Schleswig Holstein 20 EUR 20 00 21 48 For administrative documents from this state 224 State Administration Office of Thuringia 22 EUR 22 00 23 63 For administrative documents from this state 225 nbsp Greece Courts of first instance 13 EUR 13 00 13 96 For judicial and notarial documents from the respective court area Fee consists of 10 EUR plus stamp of 3 EUR 226 Regional governments For documents from the respective regional government Decentralized administrations 0 00 0 00 For other documents from the respective administration area 226 nbsp Grenada Ministry of Foreign Affairs Trade and Export Development 8 USD 7 45 8 00 8 USD for normal service or 10 USD for expedited service Plus 75 USD for return postage if abroad 227 nbsp Guatemala Ministry of Foreign Affairs 10 GTQ 1 19 1 28 228 nbsp Guyana Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation 20 EUR 20 00 21 48 Fee is 20 EUR plus 15 EUR for return postage at the Embassy of Guyana in Brussels 229 and 35 GBP at the High Commission of Guyana in London 230 nbsp Honduras Secretary of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation 150 HNL 5 63 6 05 231 nbsp Hungary Ministry of Justice 0 00 0 00 For judicial documents 78 Chamber of Civil Law Notaries 5 000 HUF 13 15 14 12 For notarial documents 232 Ministry of Foreign Affairs 5 500 HUF 14 46 15 54 For other documents 233 nbsp Iceland Ministry for Foreign Affairs 2 700 ISK 17 96 19 29 Plus 2 000 ISK for postage 234 nbsp India Ministry of External Affairs 50 INR 0 56 0 60 235 nbsp Indonesia Ministry of Law and Human Rights 150 000 IDR 9 01 9 68 236 nbsp Ireland Department of Foreign Affairs 40 EUR 40 00 42 96 40 EUR per document in general 10 EUR per document related to export of goods 100 EUR per adoption dossier regardless of the number of documents 237 nbsp Israel Ministry of Justice and civil courts 38 ILS 9 09 9 77 For notarial documents 238 Ministry of Foreign Affairs 38 ILS 9 09 9 77 For other documents 239 nbsp Italy Public prosecutors at courts 0 00 0 00 For judicial and notarial documents from the respective court area 240 Regional presidency of Aosta Valley 0 00 0 00 For other documents from this region 241 Government commissions of Trentino and South Tyrol 0 00 0 00 For other documents from the respective province 242 243 Prefectures in other regions 0 00 0 00 For other documents from the respective municipality 244 nbsp Jamaica Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade 3 500 JMD 21 02 22 58 3 500 JMD for 5 day service or 5 000 JMD for 1 day service if applied in Jamaica 30 USD 55 USD 40 CAD 25 GBP or 20 EUR if applied through a consulate 245 nbsp Japan Ministry of Foreign Affairs 0 00 0 00 84 nbsp Kazakhstan Ministry of Justice 1 725 KZT 3 46 3 72 For administrative and notarial documents 246 247 Ministry of Education 1 725 KZT 3 46 3 72 For documents from institutes of primary secondary and vocational education 248 247 Ministry of Science and Higher Education 1 725 KZT 3 46 3 72 For documents from institutes of higher education 248 247 Ministry of Internal Affairs 1 725 KZT 3 46 3 72 For documents from this ministry 249 247 Ministry of Culture and Information 1 725 KZT 3 46 3 72 For state archives 250 247 Judicial Administration 1 725 KZT 3 46 3 72 For judicial documents 251 247 Ministry of Finance 1 725 KZT 3 46 3 72 For documents from this ministry 252 247 General Prosecutor s Office 1 725 KZT 3 46 3 72 For prosecution and investigation documents 253 247 Ministry of Defense 1 725 KZT 3 46 3 72 For documents from this ministry 254 247 nbsp Kosovo Ministry of Internal Affairs 10 EUR 10 00 10 74 For civil registry and civil status documents 255 Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Diaspora 10 EUR 10 00 10 74 For other documents 255 nbsp Kyrgyzstan ar Ministry of Justice 940 KGS 9 80 10 53 For documents from this ministry and notarial documents 256 Fee is 940 KGS for 2 day service 1 880 KGS for 1 day service or 2 820 KGS for 3 hour service 259 State Committee on National Security 940 KGS 9 80 10 53 For documents from this committee 256 Fee is 940 KGS for 2 day service 1 880 KGS for 1 day service or 2 820 KGS for 3 hour service 259 General Prosecutor s Office 940 KGS 9 80 10 53 For documents from this office 256 Fee is 940 KGS for 2 day service 1 880 KGS for 1 day service or 2 820 KGS for 3 hour service 259 Court Department 940 KGS 9 80 10 53 For judicial documents 256 Fee is 940 KGS for 2 day service 1 880 KGS for 1 day service or 2 820 KGS for 3 hour service 259 Ministry of Internal Affairs 940 KGS 9 80 10 53 For documents from this ministry 256 Fee is 940 KGS for 2 day service 1 880 KGS for 1 day service or 2 820 KGS for 3 hour service 259 nbsp Latvia Notaries 25 34 EUR 25 34 27 22 260 nbsp Lesotho Attorney GeneralPermanent SecretariesRegistry of the High CourtMagistrate courts nbsp Liberia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 25 USD 23 28 25 00 261 Ministry of JusticeSupreme and Circuit CourtsLiberia Maritime Authority and its special agents nbsp Liechtenstein Government Chancellery 30 CHF 31 10 33 41 262 nbsp Lithuania Notaries 18 15 EUR 18 15 19 50 Including value added tax of 21 263 264 Ministry of Foreign Affairs 20 EUR 20 00 21 48 Only for documents submitted by consular posts and courts 265 nbsp Luxembourg Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs 20 EUR 20 00 21 48 266 nbsp Malawi Attorney General and Solicitor GeneralPermanent SecretariesRegistry of the High CourtDepartment of the Registrar GeneralGovernment agentsNotariesMagistrate courts nbsp Malta Ministry for Foreign and European Affairs and Trade 12 EUR 12 00 12 89 No fee for adoption documents 12 EUR for other personal documents or 20 EUR for other documents 267 nbsp Marshall Islands Minister of Foreign Affairs and TradeOffice of the Attorney GeneralClerk and Deputy Clerk of the High CourtRegister of CorporationsOffice of the Maritime Administrator and its special agentsInternational Registries office in Switzerland nbsp Mauritius Defence and Home Affairs Division of the Prime Minister s Office 100 MUR 2 11 2 27 100 MUR for personal documents of Mauritian citizens or 500 MUR for other documents 268 nbsp Mexico Secretariat of Governance of Mexico 1 878 39 MXN 99 36 106 73 For federal documents 269 General Secretariat of Government of Aguascalientes 520 MXN 27 51 29 55 For documents from this state 270 General Secretariat of Government of Baja California 982 MXN 51 95 55 80 For documents from this state 271 General Secretariat of Government of Baja California Sur 514 MXN 27 19 29 20 For documents from this state 272 Secretariat of Government of Campeche 726 18 MXN 38 41 41 26 For documents from this state 273 274 General Secretariat of Government of Chiapas 1 166 MXN 61 68 66 25 For documents from this state 275 General Secretariat of Government of Chihuahua 1 444 MXN 76 38 82 05 For documents from this state 276 Secretariat of Government of Coahuila 472 MXN 24 97 26 82 For documents from this state 277 General Secretariat of Government of Colima 224 MXN 11 85 12 73 For documents from this state 278 General Secretariat of Government of Durango 290 MXN 15 34 16 48 For documents from this state 279 Secretariat of Government of Guanajuato 141 MXN 7 46 8 01 For documents from this state 280 General Secretariat of Government of Guerrero 410 81 MXN 21 73 23 34 For documents from this state 281 274 Secretariat of Government of Hidalgo 405 MXN 21 42 23 01 For documents from this state 282 General Secretariat of Government of Jalisco 249 MXN 13 17 14 15 For documents from this state Fee is 249 MXN normal 498 MXN urgent or 747 MXN extra urgent 283 Secretariat of Government of Mexico City 110 MXN 5 82 6 25 For documents from this city 284 General Secretariat of Government of Mexico State 385 MXN 20 37 21 88 For documents from this state 285 Secretariat of Government of Michoacan 122 MXN 6 45 6 93 For documents from this state Fee is 122 MXN normal 244 MXN urgent or 366 MXN extraurgent for documents in general 368 normal 736 MXN urgent or 1 104 MXN extraurgent for diplomas and professional titles 968 MXN normal 1 936 MXN urgent or 2 904 MXN extraurgent for curricula 286 Secretariat of Government of Morelos 622 MXN 32 90 35 34 For documents from this state Fee is 622 MXN for normal service or 1 245 MXN for urgent service 287 General Secretariat of Government of Nayarit 325 MXN 17 19 18 47 For documents from this state 288 General Secretariat of Government of Nuevo Leon 104 MXN 5 50 5 91 For documents from this state Fee is 104 MXN for documents in general 207 MXN for secondary school certificates 415 MXN for warrants 519 MXN for notarial documents or technical certificates 1 089 MXN for higher education certificates or 1 608 MXN for professional titles 289 Secretariat of Government of Oaxaca 1 023 MXN 54 11 58 13 For documents from this state 290 Secretariat of Governance of Puebla 350 MXN 18 51 19 89 For documents from this state 291 Secretariat of Government of Queretaro 622 44 MXN 32 93 35 37 For documents from this state 292 274 Secretariat of Government of Quintana Roo 622 44 MXN 32 93 35 37 For documents from this state 293 274 General Secretariat of Government of San Luis Potosi 601 69 MXN 31 83 34 19 For documents from this state 294 274 General Secretariat of Government of Sinaloa 114 11 MXN 6 04 6 48 For documents from this state Fee is 114 11 MXN for documents in general or 285 29 MXN for professional titles 295 274 Secretariat of Government of Sonora 647 MXN 34 22 36 76 For documents from this state 296 Secretariat of Government of Tabasco 311 22 MXN 16 46 17 68 For documents from this state 297 274 General Secretariat of Government of Tamaulipas 518 70 MXN 27 44 29 47 For documents from this state 298 274 Secretariat of Government of Tlaxcala 207 MXN 10 95 11 76 For documents from this state 299 Secretariat of Government of Veracruz 1 138 43 MXN 60 22 64 68 For documents from this state 300 274 301 General Secretariat of Government of Yucatan 218 MXN 11 53 12 39 For documents from this state 302 General Secretariat of Government of Zacatecas 432 MXN 22 85 24 55 For documents from this state 303 nbsp Moldova Ministry of Justice 100 MDL 5 17 5 56 For documents requested by individuals and companies Fee is 100 MDL for individuals or 150 MDL for companies for 5 day service For 3 day service additional fee of 30 MDL or 15 MDL for disabled applicants 304 Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration 0 00 0 00 For documents requested by the government 305 nbsp Monaco Directorate of Judicial Services 5 EUR 5 00 5 37 306 nbsp Mongolia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 22 500 MNT 6 07 6 52 22 500 MNT for 3 day service or 42 500 MNT for 1 day service 307 nbsp Montenegro Ministry of Justice 4 EUR 4 00 4 30 For criminal records Fee is 2 EUR per request plus 2 EUR per document 308 Basic courts 12 EUR 12 00 12 89 For other documents 309 nbsp Morocco Ministry of Justice 0 00 0 00 For documents from this ministry 310 311 Court of Cassation 0 00 0 00 For documents from this court 310 311 Courts of first instance 0 00 0 00 For other judicial and notarial documents 310 311 Regional provincial and prefectural governments 0 00 0 00 For administrative documents from the respective government 310 311 nbsp Namibia Registrar of the Supreme and High Court 50 NAD 2 56 2 75 Only for judicial and notarial documents 312 Ministry of Justice 150 NAD 7 67 8 24 100 NAD for Namibian citizens intending to study abroad 150 NAD for other Namibian citizens or 200 NAD for foreign nationals if applied in Namibia 250 NAD if applied at a diplomatic mission 313 nbsp Netherlands Courts in the European Netherlands 22 EUR 22 00 23 63 For judicial documents from the respective court and other documents from the European Netherlands 314 Lieutenant Governor and Acting Lieutenant Governor of Bonaire For documents from this island Department of Civil Affairs of Bonaire For documents from this island Governor and Acting Governor of Saba For documents from this island Government Commissioner and Deputy Government Commissioner of Sint Eustatius For documents from this island Department of Legislation and Legal Affairs of Aruba For documents from this island Ministry of Administration Planning and Services of Curacao 15 ANG 7 80 8 38 For documents from this island 315 Ministry of General Affairs of Sint Maarten 25 ANG 13 00 13 97 For documents from this island 316 nbsp New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs 32 NZD 17 84 19 16 32 NZD for the first document 15 NZD per additional document in the same request 317 nbsp Nicaragua Ministry of Foreign Affairs 0 00 0 00 318 nbsp Niue Financial SecretaryCrown Law OfficeCompanies OfficeRegistry of the High CourtSecretary to Government nbsp North Macedonia Ministry of Justice 100 MKD 1 62 1 75 For judicial and notarial documents Fee is 100 MKD for the first document 50 MKD per additional document in the same request 319 Basic courts 300 MKD 4 87 5 24 Except for criminal records 319 320 nbsp Norway County governors 0 00 0 00 321 nbsp Oman Foreign Ministry 10 OMR 24 21 26 01 10 20 or 30 OMR depending on the type of document for personal documents 20 to 150 OMR depending on the type or value of document for commercial documents 322 nbsp Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs nbsp Palau Ministry of StateClerk of Courts of the Supreme Court nbsp Panama Secretary of the Supreme Court of Justice 0 00 0 00 For judicial documents 323 Ministry of Government For notarial documents Ministry of Foreign Affairs 2 PAB 1 86 2 00 Plus stamp fee of up to 8 PAB 324 nbsp Paraguay Ministry of Foreign Affairs 206 150 PYG 25 69 27 60 325 nbsp Peru Ministry of Foreign Affairs 31 PEN 7 76 8 33 31 PEN if issued on paper or 18 PEN if issued electronically 326 nbsp Philippines Department of Foreign Affairs 100 PHP 1 66 1 79 100 PHP for 3 day service or 200 PHP for 1 day service 327 nbsp Poland Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange 60 PLN 13 46 14 46 For university documents 328 329 Polish Episcopal Conference For church university documents 328 Polish Academy of Sciences For documents from this academy and international scientific institutes 328 Ministry of Education and Science For documents from Polish schools located abroad or supplementing foreign education 330 331 Boards of Education 0 00 0 00 For school documents from the respective area 332 District Examination Commissions 0 00 0 00 For certificates issued by the respective commission 333 Ministry of Foreign Affairs 60 PLN 13 46 14 46 For other documents 330 nbsp Portugal Office of the Attorney General of the Republic 10 20 EUR 10 20 10 96 For documents from any region 334 Fee may be waived due to financial hardship 335 Regional Attorney General Offices of Porto Coimbra and Evora 10 20 EUR 10 20 10 96 For documents from the respective region and in some cases from other regions 334 Fee may be waived due to financial hardship 335 County Attorney Offices of Azores and Madeira 10 20 EUR 10 20 10 96 For documents from the respective region and in some cases from other regions 334 Fee may be waived due to financial hardship 335 Court of Appeal of Guimaraes 10 20 EUR 10 20 10 96 For documents from the respective region and in some cases from other regions 334 Fee may be waived due to financial hardship 335 nbsp Romania County courts and Court of Bucharest 20 RON 4 02 4 32 For judicial documents from the respective court area Fee is 10 RON per request plus 10 RON per document 336 Chambers of Notaries Public 59 50 RON 11 96 12 85 For documents executed by a notary from the respective chamber Fee includes value added tax of 19 337 Offices of the prefects 0 00 0 00 For other documents 338 nbsp Russia Ministry of Internal Affairs 2 500 RUB 25 38 27 26 For criminal records 339 340 Ministry of Defense 2 500 RUB 25 38 27 26 For military documents 339 340 Office of the Prosecutor General 2 500 RUB 25 38 27 26 For documents from this office 339 340 Federal Archival Agency 2 500 RUB 25 38 27 26 For federal archives 339 340 Archival agencies of federal subjects 2 500 RUB 25 38 27 26 For archives of the respective federal subject 339 340 Registry offices of federal subjects 2 500 RUB 25 38 27 26 For civil status documents 339 340 Ministries of education of federal subjects 2 500 RUB 25 38 27 26 For educational documents 339 340 Ministry of Justice 2 500 RUB 25 38 27 26 For other documents 339 340 nbsp Rwanda Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation nbsp Saint Kitts and Nevis Ministry of Foreign Affairs 55 XCD 18 96 20 37 341 Attorney General s Office and Ministry of Justice and Legal AffairsLegal Department of NevisMinistry of Finance of Nevis nbsp Saint Lucia Ministry of External Affairs International Trade Civil Aviation and Diaspora Affairs 50 XCD 17 24 18 52 342 Ministry of Finance Economic Development and the Youth EconomyRegistry of Companies and Intellectual PropertyRegistry of the Supreme CourtSolicitor General nbsp Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign TradeRegistry of the High CourtMinistry of Legal Affairs 0 00 0 00 343 International Financial Services Authority nbsp Samoa Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade 30 USD 27 93 30 00 344 nbsp San Marino Ministry of Foreign Affairs 3 EUR 3 00 3 22 3 EUR for documents issued by a public official or 5 EUR for documents issued by a lawyer or notary 345 nbsp Sao Tome and Principe Ministry of Foreign Affairs Cooperation and Communities nbsp Saudi Arabia Ministry of Foreign Affairs nbsp Senegal Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Senegalese Abroad nbsp Serbia Ministry of JusticeBasic courts 2 090 RSD 17 85 19 17 For documents from the respective court area 346 Fee is 190 RSD per request plus 1 900 RSD per document 490 RSD to certify translation 347 348 nbsp Seychelles Ministry of Foreign Affairs and TourismOffice of the Attorney GeneralSecretary of State for Cabinet AffairsRegistry of the Supreme Court 250 SCR 17 63 18 94 349 nbsp Singapore Singapore Academy of Law 10 70 SGD 7 38 7 93 86 40 SGD for notarized documents or 10 70 SGD for other documents 350 nbsp Slovakia Ministry of Justice 10 EUR 10 00 10 74 For judicial documents 351 352 Regional courts 10 EUR 10 00 10 74 For notarial documents from the respective region 351 352 Ministry of the Interior 10 EUR 10 00 10 74 For citizenship personal status and license documents 351 352 District offices 10 EUR 10 00 10 74 For civil registry and residence documents 351 352 Ministry of Education Science Research and Sport 10 EUR 10 00 10 74 For educational documents except medical 351 352 Ministry of Health 10 EUR 10 00 10 74 For medical educational documents 351 352 Ministry of Defence 10 EUR 10 00 10 74 For military documents 351 352 Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs 20 EUR 20 00 21 48 For other documents 351 352 nbsp Slovenia Ministry of Justice 3 EUR 3 00 3 22 For notarial documents 353 District courts 2 46 EUR 2 46 2 64 2 46 EUR for documents in Slovene 5 EUR for documents in other languages 354 nbsp South Africa Magistrates courtsRegistries of superior courtsDepartment of Justice and Constitutional DevelopmentDepartment of International Relations and Cooperation 0 00 0 00 355 nbsp South Korea Ministry of Foreign Affairs 0 00 0 00 For administrative documents No fee if requested electronically or 1 000 KRW if requested in person or by mail 356 Overseas Koreans Agency 0 00 0 00 For administrative documents No fee if requested electronically or 1 000 KRW if requested in person or by mail 356 Ministry of Justice 0 00 0 00 For judicial and notarial documents No fee if requested electronically or 1 000 KRW if requested in person or by mail 356 National Court Administration nbsp Spain Ministry of Justice 0 00 0 00 For administrative and judicial documents except from the Supreme and National courts 357 358 Governance secretaries of the high courts of justice 0 00 0 00 For administrative and judicial documents except from the Supreme and National courts 357 358 Governance secretaries of the Supreme Court and National Court For documents from the respective court Notarial College of Andalusia For administrative and notarial documents Notarial College of Aragon For administrative and notarial documents Notarial College of Asturias For administrative and notarial documents Notarial College of the Balearic Islands For administrative and notarial documents Notarial College of the Basque Country 18 15 EUR 18 15 19 50 For administrative and notarial documents Fee is 18 15 EUR for normal service or 39 93 EUR for urgent service 359 Notarial College of the Canary Islands For administrative and notarial documents Notarial College of Cantabria For administrative and notarial documents Notarial College of Castile and Leon For administrative and notarial documents Notarial College of Castile La Mancha For administrative and notarial documents Notarial College of Catalonia 20 EUR 20 00 21 48 For administrative and notarial documents Fee is 20 EUR for normal service or 35 EUR for urgent service 360 Notarial College of Extremadura For administrative and notarial documents Notarial College of Galicia For administrative and notarial documents Notarial College of La Rioja For administrative and notarial documents Notarial College of Madrid 18 EUR 18 00 19 33 For administrative and notarial documents Fee is 18 EUR for normal service or 37 EUR for urgent service 361 Notarial College of Murcia For administrative and notarial documents Notarial College of Navarre 15 EUR 15 00 16 11 For administrative and notarial documents Fee is 15 EUR for normal service or 30 EUR for urgent service 362 Notarial College of Valencia For administrative and notarial documents nbsp Suriname Registry of the Court of Justice 10 SRD 0 24 0 26 363 nbsp Sweden Notaries 300 SEK 25 62 27 52 Fee varies by notary at least from 300 to 1 000 SEK 364 365 nbsp Switzerland Federal Chancellery 20 CHF 20 73 22 27 For federal documents 366 Identification Center of Aargau 40 CHF 41 47 44 54 For documents from this canton 367 Cantonal Chancellery of Appenzell Ausserrhoden 25 CHF 25 92 27 84 For documents from this canton 368 Council Chancellery of Appenzell Innerrhoden 20 CHF 20 73 22 27 For documents from this canton 369 State Chancellery of Basel Landschaft 20 CHF 20 73 22 27 For documents from this canton 370 Justice and Security Department of Basel Stadt 20 CHF 20 73 22 27 For documents from this canton 371 State Chancellery of Bern 25 CHF 25 92 27 84 For documents from this canton 372 State Chancellery of Fribourg 5 CHF 5 18 5 57 For documents from this canton Fee is 5 CHF for civil status documents or 10 to 30 CHF for notarial documents 373 374 Cantonal Office of Population and Migrations of Geneva 30 CHF 31 10 33 41 For documents from this canton Additional fee of 8 CHF per signature after the first signature in the same document 375 State Chancellery of Glarus 25 CHF 25 92 27 84 For documents from this canton 376 State Chancellery of Grisons 10 CHF 10 37 11 14 For documents from this canton Fee is 10 CHF for civil status or educational documents or 20 to 35 CHF for commercial documents 377 Passport and Legalisation Office of Jura 30 CHF 31 10 33 41 For documents from this canton Fee is 30 CHF for personal documents or 36 CHF for commercial documents Maximum fee of 150 CHF for set of documents regarding adoption or deceased person 378 State Chancellery of Lucerne 30 CHF 31 10 33 41 For documents from this canton Fee is 30 CHF per document in general or 10 CHF per document regarding adoption or child support 379 State Chancellery of Neuchatel 25 CHF 25 92 27 84 For documents from this canton 380 State Chancellery of Nidwalden 25 CHF 25 92 27 84 For documents from this canton 381 State Chancellery of Obwalden 20 CHF 20 73 22 27 For documents from this canton 382 State Chancellery of Sankt Gallen 50 CHF 51 84 55 68 For documents from this canton 383 State Chancellery of Schaffhausen 40 CHF 41 47 44 54 For documents from this canton 384 State Chancellery of Schwyz 25 CHF 25 92 27 84 For documents from this canton Plus 8 CHF for postage 385 State Chancellery of Solothurn 30 CHF 31 10 33 41 For documents from this canton 386 Cantonal Identification Office of Thurgau 40 CHF 41 47 44 54 For documents from this canton Additional fee of 10 CHF per document for 5 or more documents requested on the same day 387 State Chancellery of Ticino 18 CHF 18 66 20 04 For documents from this canton Fee is 18 CHF for civil status documents 35 CHF for notarial documents or 30 CHF for other documents 388 State Chancellery of Uri 20 CHF 20 73 22 27 For documents from this canton 389 State Chancellery of Valais 30 CHF 31 10 33 41 For documents from this canton 390 Legalisation Office of Lausanne District 30 CHF 31 10 33 41 For documents from Vaud 391 State Chancellery of Zug 30 CHF 31 10 33 41 For documents from this canton 392 State Chancellery of Zurich 23 CHF 23 85 25 61 For documents from this canton Fee is 23 CHF for civil status documents or 30 CHF for other documents 393 nbsp Tajikistan Ministry of Justice 97 27 TJS 8 27 8 88 For civil registry judicial and notarial documents Fee is 42 50 TJS plus the equivalent of 5 USD in TJS for individuals or 85 TJS plus the equivalent of 10 USD in TJS for companies 394 395 396 Ministry of Foreign Affairs 97 27 TJS 8 27 8 88 For other documents Fee is 42 50 TJS plus the equivalent of 5 USD in TJS for individuals or 85 TJS plus the equivalent of 10 USD in TJS for companies 394 395 396 nbsp Tonga Ministry of Foreign Affairs nbsp Trinidad and Tobago Registrar General s Department 0 00 0 00 397 Ministry of EducationMinistry of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs nbsp Tunisia Notaries 20 TND 5 93 6 37 10 TND for notarial documents or 20 TND for other documents 398 nbsp Turkey Provincial and district governments 0 00 0 00 For administrative documents For apostilles issued electronically the fee is 30 TRY for identity register documents 399 400 Presidencies of judicial commissions in locations with high criminal courts 0 00 0 00 For judicial documents For apostilles issued electronically the fee is 30 TRY for criminal records or 60 TRY for court decisions 399 400 nbsp Ukraine Ministry of Education and Science 51 UAH 1 32 1 41 For educational documents Fee is 51 UAH for individuals or 85 UAH for companies plus 240 to 1 290 UAH for expedited service 401 Ministry of Justice 51 UAH 1 32 1 41 For judicial civil status and notarial documents Fee is 51 UAH for individuals or 85 UAH for companies 402 Ministry of Internal Affairs For criminal records 403 State Migration Service For migration documents 403 State Tax Service For tax documents 403 Ministry of Foreign Affairs 150 UAH 3 87 4 16 For other documents Fee is 150 UAH for individuals or 450 UAH for companies for 10 day service or 300 UAH for individuals or 900 UAH for companies for 5 day service 404 nbsp United Kingdom Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office 30 GBP 34 61 37 17 For documents from England Wales Scotland and Northern Ireland Fee is 30 GBP for standard service or 75 GBP for same day business service 405 Office of the Governor of Anguilla 60 XCD 20 69 22 22 For documents from this territory 406 Parliamentary Registry of Bermuda 56 BMD 52 14 56 00 For documents from this territory 407 Office of the Commissioner for the British Antarctic Territory For documents from this territory Office of the Deputy Governor of the British Virgin Islands 50 USD 46 55 50 00 For documents from this territory 408 Passport and Corporate Services Office of the Cayman Islands 150 KYD 167 58 180 00 For documents from this territory Fee is 150 KYD for normal service or 200 KYD for express service 85 Chambers of the Attorney General of the Falkland Islands 36 FKP 41 53 44 61 For documents from this territory 409 Civil Status and Registration Office of Gibraltar 15 GIP 17 30 18 59 For documents from this territory Fee is 15 GIP for normal service or 30 GIP for same day service 410 Greffe of the Royal Court of Guernsey 40 GBP 46 15 49 57 For documents from this dependency Fee is 40 GBP for normal service or 81 GBP for immediate service 411 Courts of Justice of the Isle of Man 29 50 GBP 34 03 36 56 For documents from this dependency Fee is 29 50 GBP for 2 day service or 99 70 GBP for 90 minute service 412 Legalisation Office of Jersey 30 GBP 34 61 37 17 For documents from this dependency Fee is 30 GBP for standard service or 75 GBP for same day service 413 Record Office of Montserrat 50 XCD 17 24 18 52 For documents from this territory 414 Office of the Governor of Saint Helena For documents from this territory Office of the Administrator of Ascension Island For documents from this territory Office of the Administrator of Tristan da Cunha For documents from this territory Office of the Commissioner for South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands For documents from this territory Office of the Registrar General of the Turks and Caicos Islands 100 USD 93 10 100 00 For documents from this territory 415 nbsp United States United States Department of State 20 USD 18 62 20 00 For federal administrative documents 416 No fee for consular documents 417 Supreme Court of the United States For documents from this court United States courts of appeals 47 USD 43 76 47 00 For documents from the respective court 418 United States district courts 47 USD 43 76 47 00 For documents from the respective court 419 United States Court of Federal Claims 47 USD 43 76 47 00 For documents from this court 420 United States Court of International Trade For documents from this court Alabama Secretary of State 5 USD 4 66 5 00 For documents from this state 421 Office of the Lieutenant Governor of Alaska 5 USD 4 66 5 00 For documents from this state 422 Office of the Secretary of American Samoa 25 USD 23 28 25 00 For documents from this territory 423 Arizona Secretary of State 3 USD 2 79 3 00 For documents from this state Additional fee of 25 USD for expedited service per request up to 6 documents 424 Arkansas Secretary of State 10 USD 9 31 10 00 For documents from this state 425 California Secretary of State 20 USD 18 62 20 00 For documents from this state Additional fee of 6 USD for expedited service in person per official whose signature will be authenticated 426 Colorado Secretary of State 5 USD 4 66 5 00 For documents from this state 427 Office of the Secretary of the State of Connecticut 40 USD 37 24 40 00 For documents from this state Fee is 40 USD for documents in general or 15 USD for documents related to adoption 87 Delaware Department of State 30 USD 27 93 30 00 For documents from this state Fee is 30 USD per request regardless of the number of documents for personal use or 30 USD per document for commercial use 428 Office of the Secretary of the District of Columbia 15 USD 13 97 15 00 For documents from this district 429 Florida Department of State 10 USD 9 31 10 00 For documents from this state Fee is 10 USD for documents in general or 20 USD for documents certified by the clerk of a county court 430 Georgia Superior Court Clerks Cooperative Authority 3 USD 2 79 3 00 For documents from this state 431 Guam Department of Administration 50 USD 46 55 50 00 For documents from this territory 432 Office of the Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii 1 USD 0 93 1 00 For documents from this state Additional fee of 3 USD for notarial documents 433 434 Idaho Secretary of State s Office 10 USD 9 31 10 00 For documents from this state 435 Office of the Illinois Secretary of State 2 USD 1 86 2 00 For documents from this state 436 Indiana Secretary of State 2 USD 1 86 2 00 For documents from this state No fee for birth or death certificates adoption documents student transcripts or diplomas 86 Iowa Secretary of State 5 USD 4 66 5 00 For documents from this state 437 Kansas Secretary of State 7 50 USD 6 98 7 50 For documents from this state 438 Office of the Kentucky Secretary of State 5 USD 4 66 5 00 For documents from this state Additional fee of 5 USD for notarial documents 439 440 Louisiana Secretary of State 20 USD 18 62 20 00 For documents from this state Fee is 20 USD for documents in general or 10 USD for documents related to adoption 441 Department of the Secretary of State of Maine 10 USD 9 31 10 00 For documents from this state 442 Maryland Secretary of State 5 USD 4 66 5 00 For documents from this state Additional fee of 1 USD for notarial documents 4 443 Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts 6 USD 5 59 6 00 For documents from this state 444 Michigan Department of State 1 USD 0 93 1 00 For documents from this state 445 Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State 5 USD 4 66 5 00 For documents from this state 446 Mississippi Secretary of State s Office 5 USD 4 66 5 00 For documents from this state 447 Missouri Secretary of State 10 USD 9 31 10 00 For documents from this state Maximum fee of 100 USD for set of documents related to adoption 448 Montana Secretary of State 10 USD 9 31 10 00 For documents from this state 449 Nebraska Secretary of State 10 USD 9 31 10 00 For documents from this state 450 Nevada Secretary of State 20 USD 18 62 20 00 For documents from this state Additional fee of 75 125 500 or 1 000 USD for expedited service in 24 4 2 or 1 hour respectively per notary to be authenticated 451 New Hampshire Department of State 10 USD 9 31 10 00 For documents from this state Additional fee of 25 USD for expedited service for every 10 documents 452 Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services of New Jersey 26 USD 24 21 26 00 For documents from this state Fee is 25 USD for standard service or 40 USD for expedited service plus 1 USD if paid by electronic check or 2 50 USD by credit card for documents in general or 5 USD for standard service or 20 USD for expedited service for documents related to adoption 453 New Mexico Secretary of State 3 USD 2 79 3 00 For documents from this state 454 New York Department of State 10 USD 9 31 10 00 For documents from this state Additional fee of 3 or 5 USD for county municipal or notarial documents 80 455 456 457 458 North Carolina Secretary of State 10 USD 9 31 10 00 For documents from this state Fee is 10 USD for documents in general or 5 USD for duplicate documents related to adoption if requested at the same time 459 North Dakota Secretary of State 15 USD 13 97 15 00 For documents from this state Fee consists of 10 USD plus 5 USD per record search 460 Office of the Attorney General of the Northern Mariana Islands 50 USD 46 55 50 00 For documents from this territory 461 462 Ohio Secretary of State 5 USD 4 66 5 00 For documents from this state 463 Oklahoma Secretary of State 25 USD 23 28 25 00 For documents from this state Fee is 25 USD for documents in general or 10 USD for documents related to adoption 464 Oregon Secretary of State 10 USD 9 31 10 00 For documents from this state 465 Pennsylvania Department of State 15 USD 13 97 15 00 For documents from this state 466 Department of State of Puerto Rico 3 USD 2 79 3 00 For documents from this territory 467 Rhode Island Department of State 5 USD 4 66 5 00 For documents from this state 468 South Carolina Secretary of State s Office 5 USD 4 66 5 00 For documents from this state 469 South Dakota Secretary of State 25 USD 23 28 25 00 For documents from this state Additional fee of 50 USD for expedited service 470 Tennessee Secretary of State 2 USD 1 86 2 00 For documents from this state Additional fee of 5 USD for notarial documents 81 471 Texas Secretary of State 15 USD 13 97 15 00 For documents from this state Fee is 15 USD for documents in general or 10 USD for documents related to adoption up to 100 USD per adoption 472 Office of the Lieutenant Governor of the United States Virgin Islands 25 USD 23 28 25 00 For documents from this territory 473 Office of the Lieutenant Governor of Utah 20 USD 18 62 20 00 For documents from this state Fee is 20 USD for documents in general or 10 USD for documents related to adoption Additional fee of 35 USD for next day service or 75 USD for same day service 474 Vermont Secretary of State 10 USD 9 31 10 00 For documents from this state 475 Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Virginia 10 USD 9 31 10 00 For documents from this state Fee is 10 USD for the first document and 5 USD for each additional document signed by the same official on the same day intended for the same state 476 Washington Secretary of State 15 USD 13 97 15 00 For documents from this state 477 West Virginia Secretary of State 10 USD 9 31 10 00 For documents from this state Fee is 10 USD for the first document and 5 USD for each additional document 478 Office of the Wisconsin Secretary of State 10 USD 9 31 10 00 For documents from this state Fee is 10 USD for standard service or 35 USD for expedited service 479 Wyoming Secretary of State 20 USD 18 62 20 00 For documents from this state 480 nbsp Uruguay Ministry of Foreign Affairs 678 UYU 15 78 16 95 481 nbsp Uzbekistan Regional departments of justice 66 000 UZS 5 01 5 38 For documents from the respective judicial authorities and civil registries Fee is 66 000 UZS if applied in person or 59 400 UZS electronically 482 483 Supreme Court 33 000 UZS 2 50 2 69 For documents from courts Fee is 33 000 UZS if applied at the issuing authority 66 000 UZS at a public service center or 59 400 UZS electronically 482 483 Prosecutor General s Office 33 000 UZS 2 50 2 69 For prosecution and investigation documents Fee is 33 000 UZS if applied at the issuing authority 66 000 UZS at a public service center or 59 400 UZS electronically 482 483 State Inspectorate for Supervision of Quality in Education 66 000 UZS 5 01 5 38 For educational documents Fee is 66 000 UZS if applied in person or 59 400 UZS electronically 482 483 Ministry of Foreign Affairs 33 000 UZS 2 50 2 69 For other documents Fee is 33 000 UZS if applied at the issuing authority 66 000 UZS at a public service center or 59 400 UZS electronically 482 483 nbsp Vanuatu Department of Foreign AffairsVanuatu Financial Services Commission For business and financial documents nbsp Venezuela Ministry of Foreign Affairs 181 27 VED 4 81 5 16 0 08615936 petros or its equivalent in VED if applied in Venezuela 484 485 60 USD or 60 EUR for applicants over age 18 or no fee under age 18 if applied at a consulate 486 487 Format edit nbsp An apostille issued by NorwayThe apostille is a stamp or printed form placed on the document itself or attached to the document as an allonge At the top is the title Apostille followed by Convention de La Haye du 5 octobre 1961 French for Hague Convention of 5 October 1961 The Convention specifies that this text must be in French After this text the apostille contains ten numbered fields which may be in English French or the language of the competent authority and may be repeated in one or more additional languages The numbered fields contain the following information 1 3 Country e g Hong Kong China This public document has been signed by e g Henry CHO acting in the capacity of e g Notary Public bears the seal stamp of e g High Court of Hong Kong Certified at location or authority issuing the apostille e g High Court the e g 16 April 2014 by e g Louis TANG Registrar High Court No e g 2536218517 Seal stamp of the authority issuing the apostille e g Emblem of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Signature of the official issuing the apostille Verification edit nbsp An electronic apostille issued by BelgiumEach competent authority must maintain a register of apostilles issued for verification on request by anyone 1 In 2006 the electronic apostille program also known as e APP was launched to support the electronic issuance and verification of apostilles around the world 488 Since then many contracting states have implemented electronic apostilles or electronic registers for their verification 489 Validity edit Apostilles never expire However a document certified with an apostille may have an expiration date or the destination state may require that the document be presented by a certain time 3 Additional requirements edit The apostille replaces the legalization requirement but the destination state may have additional requirements for the document to be used there For example it may require that the document be translated into a certain language although it must not require a translation of the apostille itself 3 Benefits and disadvantages editThe Apostille Convention is beneficial in cases that would otherwise require certifications by both the origin and destination states as the Convention removes the latter requirement However the Convention is neutral in cases that would otherwise require only a certification by the state of origin anyway similar to an apostille or no certification at all and it can be disadvantageous in cases where a consular certification alone would otherwise be sufficient to legalize a document The Convention requires that contracting states direct their embassies and consulates to no longer perform legalizations of documents where the Convention applies 3 so in this case the apostille is the only method available to certify the document not only an alternative to consular legalization even if the latter would be simpler or less expensive For example before Brazil joined the Apostille Convention to legalize an educational document from the United States for academic use in Brazil it was sufficient for the document to be certified by a Brazilian embassy or consulate in the United States for a fee of 5 USD 490 After the Convention entered into force in Brazil its embassy and consulates in the United States no longer perform legalizations so U S documents must have an apostille to be accepted in Brazil 491 In some U S states an apostille of an educational document requires more certifications or a higher fee than the Brazilian consular legalization did 4 80 81 87 This result is an unintended consequence as the Convention still allows states to further simplify or eliminate the legalization requirement The Hague Conference also encourages contracting states to eliminate the need for additional certifications before issuing an apostille and to ensure that any fees are reasonable 3 Limitations and abuse editThe apostille only certifies that the signature signer s capacity and seal or stamp on the document are from the stated issuer In other words it only certifies the origin of the document but it does not provide information about its content 3 In 2008 the Hague Conference expressed serious concerns about diplomas and certificates issued by diploma mills citing their possible use to circumvent migration controls possibly by potential terrorists 492 The risk comes from the fact that the various government stamps give the document an air of authenticity without anyone having checked the underlying document To address this concern in 2009 the Hague Conference recommended that authorities add the following statement to apostilles This apostille only certifies the signature the capacity of the signer and the seal or stamp it bears It does not certify the content of the document for which it was issued 493 Gallery of apostilles by state edit nbsp ArgentinaNotarial College of Mendoza nbsp ArmeniaMinistry of Foreign Affairs nbsp AustraliaDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade nbsp AustriaUpper Austria nbsp AzerbaijanMinistry of Justice nbsp BelarusMinistry of Justice nbsp BelgiumFPS Foreign Affairs nbsp BrazilRegistry office in Rio de Janeiro nbsp ChinaMinistry of Foreign Affairs nbsp CroatiaMunicipal Court in Rijeka nbsp EcuadorMinistry of Foreign Affairs and Human Mobility nbsp GreeceAttica nbsp Hong Kong ChinaHigh Court of Hong Kong nbsp IsraelMinistry of Foreign Affairs nbsp JapanMinistry of Foreign Affairs nbsp MoldovaMinistry of Justice nbsp NorwayGovernor of Hordaland nbsp RomaniaCourt of Bucharest nbsp SpainNotarial College of Catalonia nbsp UkraineMinistry of Justice nbsp United StatesU S Department of State nbsp United StatesAlabama Secretary of State nbsp United StatesCalifornia Secretary of State nbsp United StatesMaryland Secretary of StateSee also editConvention on the Issue of Multilingual Extracts from Civil Status RecordsNotes edit These states were those represented at the ninth session of the Hague Conference on Private International Law Austria Belgium Denmark Finland France Greece Italy Japan Luxembourg Netherlands Norway Portugal Spain Sweden Switzerland the United Kingdom West Germany and Yugoslavia 18 Iceland Ireland Liechtenstein and Turkey 1 The Convention entered into force between Albania and the following contracting states on different dates Belgium on 21 December 2015 Germany on 9 December 2016 Greece on 26 February 2018 Italy on 26 May 2011 and Spain on 7 February 2017 21 a b c d e f g h i j k The United Kingdom extended the Convention to the predecessor of this state effective 25 April 1965 Following its independence the state declared itself to continue to be bound by the Convention 22 Argentina objected to the extension of the Convention by the United Kingdom to the Falkland Islands South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands and the British Antarctic Territory 23 Australia extended the Convention to all of its territories upon its accession 24 a b c d e f g h i Austria Estonia Finland Latvia Lithuania Poland Portugal Romania and Ukraine declared that they would not accept documents issued under the Convention by the Russian authorities in Crimea and Sevastopol 64 65 66 67 68 69 57 70 71 Poland and Ukraine also declared that they would not accept documents issued by the authorities of the Donetsk and Luhansk People s Republics 69 71 The Convention is not in force between Azerbaijan and Germany The Convention entered into force between Azerbaijan and the following contracting states on different dates Hungary on 10 March 2005 and the Netherlands on 10 August 2010 25 Belarus declared itself bound by the Convention as one of the successor states of the Soviet Union 26 a b c d e f Yugoslavia signed the Convention on 5 October 1961 ratified it on 25 September 1962 and it entered into force for Yugoslavia on 24 January 1965 19 Following its dissolution the successor states of Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatia North Macedonia Serbia and Montenegro and Slovenia declared themselves bound by the Convention 27 28 29 30 31 Following the dissolution of Serbia and Montenegro the continuator state of Serbia and the successor state of Montenegro declared themselves bound by the Convention 32 a b c d e The United Kingdom extended the Convention to the predecessor of this state effective 25 April 1965 Following its independence the state did not declare to continue to be bound by the Convention but acceded to the Convention at a later date 22 The Convention is not in force between Burundi and the following contracting states Austria Czech Republic Germany and Poland 33 a b c Portugal extended the Convention to all of its external territories on 21 December 1969 57 These territories included the predecessors of Cape Verde and Sao Tome and Principe which did not declare to continue to be bound by the Convention following their independence but acceded to the Convention at a later date and of Angola East Timor Guinea Bissau and Mozambique which have not declared to be bound to the Convention following their independence or acceded to the Convention 19 Dates are for mainland China The United Kingdom extended the Convention to Hong Kong on 25 April 1965 Portugal extended it to Macau on 21 December 1969 and the Convention remained in force in both territories following their respective transfer to China 19 34 The Convention is not in force between mainland China and India 35 Denmark extended the Convention to the Faroe Islands effective 13 December 2021 36 It has not extended the Convention to Greenland 37 The Convention is not in force between the Dominican Republic and Germany The Convention entered into force between the Dominican Republic and the following contracting states on different dates Austria on 30 January 2023 Belgium on 8 March 2019 and the Netherlands on 3 November 2017 38 France extended the Convention to all of its territories upon its ratification 39 These territories included the predecessors of Comoros and Djibouti which have not declared to be bound to the Convention following their independence or acceded to the Convention 19 The Convention entered into force between Georgia and the following contracting states on different dates Germany on 3 February 2010 and Greece on 17 December 2015 40 The Convention does not apply to documents issued by Abkhazia and South Ossetia 41 Germany ratified the Convention as West Germany Following its reunification with East Germany on 3 October 1990 it declared that the Convention applied to the entire territory of Germany 42 The Convention is not in force between India and Germany The Convention entered into force between India and the following contracting states on different dates Belgium on 9 January 2008 Finland on 5 October 2009 the Netherlands on 16 September 2008 and Spain on 12 February 2008 43 The Convention is not in force between Kosovo and the following contracting states Argentina Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Brazil Chile China Cyprus Ecuador Georgia Germany Greece India Israel Mauritius Mexico Moldova Namibia Nicaragua Paraguay Peru Poland Romania Russia Serbia Slovakia Spain Ukraine Uzbekistan and Venezuela 44 The Convention is not in force between Kyrgyzstan and the following contracting states Austria Belgium Germany and Greece 45 The Convention is not in force between Liberia and the following contracting states Belgium and Germany The Convention entered into force between Liberia and the United States on 20 May 2015 46 The Convention is not in force between Moldova and Germany 47 The Convention is not in force between Mongolia and the following contracting states Austria Belgium Finland Germany and Greece 48 The Convention is not in force between Morocco and Germany 49 Dates are for the European part The Convention was extended to the Netherlands Antilles predecessor of Aruba Curacao Sint Maarten as well as Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba from 30 April 1967 19 New Zealand has not extended the Convention to Tokelau 50 The Convention is not in force between Pakistan and the following contracting states Austria Czech Republic Denmark Finland Germany Greece Netherlands and Poland 51 Pakistan declared that its participation in the Convention would not apply to India or to parties that it does not recognize as states 52 which would be Armenia and Israel The Convention entered into force between Paraguay and Germany on 6 January 2022 53 The Convention is not in force between Peru and Greece The Convention entered into force between Peru and Germany on 1 January 2014 54 The Convention is not in force between the Philippines and the following contracting states Finland Germany and Greece The Convention entered into force between the Philippines and Austria on 1 June 2023 55 The Philippines declared that its accession would not apply to contracting parties that it does not recognize as states 56 which is the case of Kosovo Russia declared itself bound by the Convention as the continuator of the Soviet Union 58 The Convention is not in force between Senegal and the following contracting states Austria Germany and the Netherlands 59 The Netherlands extended the Convention to Suriname on 16 May 1967 Following its independence Suriname declared itself to continue to be bound by the Convention 60 The Convention is not in force between Tajikistan and the following contracting states Austria Belgium and Germany 61 The Convention is not in force between Tunisia and the following contracting states Austria Belgium Germany and Greece 62 The Convention entered into force between Ukraine and the following contracting states on different dates Belgium on 5 July 2004 and Germany on 22 July 2010 63 The United Kingdom extended the Convention effective 24 January 1965 to the Crown dependencies of Guernsey Isle of Man and Jersey and effective 25 April 1965 to the British Overseas Territories of Anguilla Bermuda British 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