Apostille Contracting Countries

The Hague Convention of October 5 1961 or Apostille Convention assisted individuals, families, and business across the world with simplifying the process of of obtaining an Apostille Certificate on a public Document. Documents that have originated in the United States that will be presented abroad require a verifying or "authentication" process.  This process confirms that the public document is genuine and legally acceptable. Below is a list of current Contracting Parties (Countries) to the Apostille Convention:

Albania

Andorra

Argentina

Armenia

Australia

Austria

Azerbaijan

Belarus

Belgium

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Brazil

Bulgaria

Burkina Faso

Canada

Chile

China

Costa Rica

Croatia

Cyprus

Czech Republic

Denmark

Dominican Republic

Ecuador

Egypt

El Salvador

Estonia

European Union

Finland

France

Georgia

Germany

Greece

Honduras 

Hungary

Iceland

India

Ireland

Israel

Italy

Jamaica 

Japan

Jordan

Kazakhstan

Latvia

Lithuania

Malaysia

Malta

Mauritius

Mexico

Monaco

Mongolia

Montenegro

Morocco

Namibia

Netherlands

New Zealand

Nicaragua

North Macedonia

Norway

Panama

Paraguay

Peru

Philippines

Poland

Portugal

Republic of Korea

Republic of Moldova

Romania

Russian Federation

Saudi Arabia

Serbia

Singapore

Slovakia

Slovenia

South Africa

Spain

Sri Lanka

Suriname

Thailand

Tunisia

Turkiye (Turkey)

Sweden

Switzerland

Ukraine

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern

Ireland 

United States of America 

Uruguay

Uzbekistan

Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Viet Nam (Vietnam)

Zambia

Countries that are currently NOT a part of the Apostille Convention may require additional Federal Department of State, Consular Legalization, or Secretary of State Certification.

At Signature Move we will carefully examine your documents to verify signatures, stamps, seals, as well as certification of vital record documents. We offer certified translation of documents into a foreign language, that can also be notarized. The entire process of document legalization can be time-consuming, and specifically detailed. Let our experts work quickly and efficiently to ensure that your documents will not be rejected or delayed.