Country Authentication Status
Search all countries and see whether the destination is Hague, Non-Hague, or Pending.
Data file: C:\Inetpub\vhosts\dynpos-81961.package\apostilink.com\App_Data\country-legalization-status.json
Last reviewed: 2026-03-20 00:00 UTC
Total
250
Hague
127
Pending
2
Non-Hague
121
Countries
Showing 250 result(s)
| Country | ISO | Status | Processing Type | Effective On | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Afghanistan
|
AF AFG | Non-Hague | Embassy/Consular Legalization | — | — |
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Åland Islands
|
AX ALA | Non-Hague | Embassy/Consular Legalization | — | — |
|
Albania
|
AL ALB | Hague | Apostille | — | — |
|
Algeria
|
DZ DZA | Pending | Verify Pending | 2026-07-09 | Listed by HCCH with a future entry-into-force date. |
|
American Samoa
|
AS ASM | Non-Hague | Embassy/Consular Legalization | — | — |
|
Andorra
|
AD AND | Hague | Apostille | — | — |
|
Angola
|
AO AGO | Non-Hague | Embassy/Consular Legalization | — | — |
|
Anguilla
|
AI AIA | Non-Hague | Embassy/Consular Legalization | — | — |
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Antarctica
|
AQ ATA | Non-Hague | Embassy/Consular Legalization | — | — |
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Antigua and Barbuda
|
AG ATG | Hague | Apostille | — | — |
|
Argentina
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AR ARG | Hague | Apostille | — | — |
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Armenia
|
AM ARM | Hague | Apostille | — | — |
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Aruba
|
AW ABW | Non-Hague | Embassy/Consular Legalization | — | — |
|
Australia
|
AU AUS | Hague | Apostille | — | — |
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Austria
|
AT AUT | Hague | Apostille | — | — |
|
Azerbaijan
|
AZ AZE | Hague | Apostille | — | — |
|
Bahamas
|
BS BHS | Hague | Apostille | — | — |
|
Bahrain
|
BH BHR | Hague | Apostille | — | — |
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Bangladesh
|
BD BGD | Hague | Apostille | — | — |
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Barbados
|
BB BRB | Hague | Apostille | — | — |
|
Belarus
|
BY BLR | Hague | Apostille | — | — |
|
Belgium
|
BE BEL | Hague | Apostille | — | — |
|
Belize
|
BZ BLZ | Hague | Apostille | — | — |
|
Benin
|
BJ BEN | Non-Hague | Embassy/Consular Legalization | — | — |
|
Bermuda
|
BM BMU | Non-Hague | Embassy/Consular Legalization | — | — |
|
Bhutan
|
BT BTN | Non-Hague | Embassy/Consular Legalization | — | — |
|
Bolivia, Plurinational State of
|
BO BOL | Hague | Apostille | — | — |
|
Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba
|
BQ BES | Non-Hague | Embassy/Consular Legalization | — | — |
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
BA BIH | Hague | Apostille | — | — |
|
Botswana
|
BW BWA | Hague | Apostille | — | — |
|
Bouvet Island
|
BV BVT | Non-Hague | Embassy/Consular Legalization | — | — |
|
Brazil
|
BR BRA | Hague | Apostille | — | — |
|
British Indian Ocean Territory
|
IO IOT | Non-Hague | Embassy/Consular Legalization | — | — |
|
Brunei Darussalam
|
BN BRN | Hague | Apostille | — | — |
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Bulgaria
|
BG BGR | Hague | Apostille | — | — |
|
Burkina Faso
|
BF BFA | Non-Hague | Embassy/Consular Legalization | — | — |
|
Burundi
|
BI BDI | Hague | Apostille | — | — |
|
Cabo Verde
|
CV CPV | Hague | Apostille | — | — |
|
Cambodia
|
KH KHM | Non-Hague | Embassy/Consular Legalization | — | — |
|
Cameroon
|
CM CMR | Non-Hague | Embassy/Consular Legalization | — | — |
|
Canada
|
CA CAN | Hague | Apostille | — | — |
|
Cayman Islands
|
KY CYM | Non-Hague | Embassy/Consular Legalization | — | — |
|
Central African Republic
|
CF CAF | Non-Hague | Embassy/Consular Legalization | — | — |
|
Chad
|
TD TCD | Non-Hague | Embassy/Consular Legalization | — | — |
|
Chile
|
CL CHL | Hague | Apostille | — | — |
|
China
|
CN CHN | Hague | Apostille | — | HCCH status is listed for China with territorial extensions. Verify destination specifics for Mainland China, Hong Kong SAR, and Macao SAR before finalizing instructions. |
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Christmas Island
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CX CXR | Non-Hague | Embassy/Consular Legalization | — | — |
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Cocos (Keeling) Islands
|
CC CCK | Non-Hague | Embassy/Consular Legalization | — | — |
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Colombia
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CO COL | Hague | Apostille | — | — |
|
Comoros
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KM COM | Non-Hague | Embassy/Consular Legalization | — | — |
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Congo
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CG COG | Non-Hague | Embassy/Consular Legalization | — | — |
|
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the
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CD COD | Non-Hague | Embassy/Consular Legalization | — | — |
|
Cook Islands
|
CK COK | Hague | Apostille | — | — |
|
Costa Rica
|
CR CRI | Hague | Apostille | — | — |
|
Côte d'Ivoire
|
CI CIV | Non-Hague | Embassy/Consular Legalization | — | — |
|
Croatia
|
HR HRV | Hague | Apostille | — | — |
|
Cuba
|
CU CUB | Non-Hague | Embassy/Consular Legalization | — | — |
|
Curaçao
|
CW CUW | Non-Hague | Embassy/Consular Legalization | — | — |
|
Cyprus
|
CY CYP | Hague | Apostille | — | — |
|
Czechia
|
CZ CZE | Hague | Apostille | — | — |
|
Denmark
|
DK DNK | Hague | Apostille | — | — |
|
Djibouti
|
DJ DJI | Non-Hague | Embassy/Consular Legalization | — | — |
|
Dominica
|
DM DMA | Hague | Apostille | — | — |
|
Dominican Republic
|
DO DOM | Hague | Apostille | — | — |
|
Ecuador
|
EC ECU | Hague | Apostille | — | — |
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Egypt
|
EG EGY | Non-Hague | Embassy/Consular Legalization | — | — |
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El Salvador
|
SV SLV | Hague | Apostille | — | — |
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Equatorial Guinea
|
GQ GNQ | Non-Hague | Embassy/Consular Legalization | — | — |
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Eritrea
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ER ERI | Non-Hague | Embassy/Consular Legalization | — | — |
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Estonia
|
EE EST | Hague | Apostille | — | — |
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Eswatini
|
SZ SWZ | Hague | Apostille | — | — |
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Ethiopia
|
ET ETH | Non-Hague | Embassy/Consular Legalization | — | — |
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Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
|
FK FLK | Non-Hague | Embassy/Consular Legalization | — | — |
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Faroe Islands
|
FO FRO | Non-Hague | Embassy/Consular Legalization | — | — |
|
Fiji
|
FJ FJI | Hague | Apostille | — | — |
|
Finland
|
FI FIN | Hague | Apostille | — | — |
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France
|
FR FRA | Hague | Apostille | — | — |
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French Guiana
|
GF GUF | Non-Hague | Embassy/Consular Legalization | — | — |
|
French Polynesia
|
PF PYF | Non-Hague | Embassy/Consular Legalization | — | — |
|
French Southern Territories
|
TF ATF | Non-Hague | Embassy/Consular Legalization | — | — |
|
Gabon
|
GA GAB | Non-Hague | Embassy/Consular Legalization | — | — |
|
Gambia
|
GM GMB | Non-Hague | Embassy/Consular Legalization | — | — |
|
Georgia
|
GE GEO | Hague | Apostille | — | — |
|
Germany
|
DE DEU | Hague | Apostille | — | — |
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Ghana
|
GH GHA | Non-Hague | Embassy/Consular Legalization | — | — |
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Gibraltar
|
GI GIB | Non-Hague | Embassy/Consular Legalization | — | — |
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Greece
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GR GRC | Hague | Apostille | — | — |
|
Greenland
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GL GRL | Non-Hague | Embassy/Consular Legalization | — | — |
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Grenada
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GD GRD | Hague | Apostille | — | — |
|
Guadeloupe
|
GP GLP | Non-Hague | Embassy/Consular Legalization | — | — |
|
Guam
|
GU GUM | Non-Hague | Embassy/Consular Legalization | — | — |
|
Guatemala
|
GT GTM | Hague | Apostille | — | — |
|
Guernsey
|
GG GGY | Non-Hague | Embassy/Consular Legalization | — | — |
|
Guinea
|
GN GIN | Non-Hague | Embassy/Consular Legalization | — | — |
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
GW GNB | Non-Hague | Embassy/Consular Legalization | — | — |
|
Guyana
|
GY GUY | Hague | Apostille | — | — |
|
Haiti
|
HT HTI | Non-Hague | Embassy/Consular Legalization | — | — |
|
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
|
HM HMD | Non-Hague | Embassy/Consular Legalization | — | — |
|
Holy See (Vatican City State)
|
VA VAT | Non-Hague | Embassy/Consular Legalization | — | — |
|
Honduras
|
HN HND | Hague | Apostille | — | — |
|
Hong Kong
|
HK HKG | Non-Hague | Embassy/Consular Legalization | — | — |
|
Hungary
|
HU HUN | Hague | Apostille | — | — |
|
Iceland
|
IS ISL | Hague | Apostille | — | — |
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India
|
IN IND | Hague | Apostille | — | — |
|
Indonesia
|
ID IDN | Hague | Apostille | — | — |
|
Iran, Islamic Republic of
|
IR IRN | Non-Hague | Embassy/Consular Legalization | — | — |
|
Iraq
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IQ IRQ | Non-Hague | Embassy/Consular Legalization | — | — |
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Ireland
|
IE IRL | Hague | Apostille | — | — |
|
Isle of Man
|
IM IMN | Non-Hague | Embassy/Consular Legalization | — | — |
|
Israel
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IL ISR | Hague | Apostille | — | — |
|
Italy
|
IT ITA | Hague | Apostille | — | — |
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Jamaica
|
JM JAM | Hague | Apostille | — | — |
|
Japan
|
JP JPN | Hague | Apostille | — | — |
|
Jersey
|
JE JEY | Non-Hague | Embassy/Consular Legalization | — | — |
|
Jordan
|
JO JOR | Non-Hague | Embassy/Consular Legalization | — | — |
|
Kazakhstan
|
KZ KAZ | Hague | Apostille | — | — |
|
Kenya
|
KE KEN | Non-Hague | Embassy/Consular Legalization | — | — |
|
Kiribati
|
KI KIR | Non-Hague | Embassy/Consular Legalization | — | — |
|
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
|
KP PRK | Non-Hague | Embassy/Consular Legalization | — | — |
|
Korea, Republic of
|
KR KOR | Hague | Apostille | — | — |
|
Kosovo
|
XK XKX | Hague | Apostille | — | Kosovo is included on the HCCH Apostille Convention status table. Verify destination acceptance in edge cases. |
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Kuwait
|
KW KWT | Non-Hague | Embassy/Consular Legalization | — | — |
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Kyrgyzstan
|
KG KGZ | Hague | Apostille | — | — |
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Lao People's Democratic Republic
|
LA LAO | Non-Hague | Embassy/Consular Legalization | — | — |
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Latvia
|
LV LVA | Hague | Apostille | — | — |
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Lebanon
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LB LBN | Non-Hague | Embassy/Consular Legalization | — | — |
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Lesotho
|
LS LSO | Hague | Apostille | — | — |
|
Liberia
|
LR LBR | Hague | Apostille | — | — |
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Libya
|
LY LBY | Non-Hague | Embassy/Consular Legalization | — | — |
|
Liechtenstein
|
LI LIE | Hague | Apostille | — | — |
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Lithuania
|
LT LTU | Hague | Apostille | — | — |
|
Luxembourg
|
LU LUX | Hague | Apostille | — | — |
|
Macao
|
MO MAC | Non-Hague | Embassy/Consular Legalization | — | — |
|
Madagascar
|
MG MDG | Non-Hague | Embassy/Consular Legalization | — | — |
|
Malawi
|
MW MWI | Hague | Apostille | — | — |
|
Malaysia
|
MY MYS | Non-Hague | Embassy/Consular Legalization | — | — |
|
Maldives
|
MV MDV | Non-Hague | Embassy/Consular Legalization | — | — |
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Mali
|
ML MLI | Non-Hague | Embassy/Consular Legalization | — | — |
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Malta
|
MT MLT | Hague | Apostille | — | — |
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Marshall Islands
|
MH MHL | Hague | Apostille | — | — |
|
Martinique
|
MQ MTQ | Non-Hague | Embassy/Consular Legalization | — | — |
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Mauritania
|
MR MRT | Non-Hague | Embassy/Consular Legalization | — | — |
|
Mauritius
|
MU MUS | Hague | Apostille | — | — |
|
Mayotte
|
YT MYT | Non-Hague | Embassy/Consular Legalization | — | — |
|
Mexico
|
MX MEX | Hague | Apostille | — | — |
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Micronesia, Federated States of
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FM FSM | Non-Hague | Embassy/Consular Legalization | — | — |
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Moldova, Republic of
|
MD MDA | Hague | Apostille | — | — |
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Monaco
|
MC MCO | Hague | Apostille | — | — |
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Mongolia
|
MN MNG | Hague | Apostille | — | — |
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Montenegro
|
ME MNE | Hague | Apostille | — | — |
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Montserrat
|
MS MSR | Non-Hague | Embassy/Consular Legalization | — | — |
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Morocco
|
MA MAR | Hague | Apostille | — | — |
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Mozambique
|
MZ MOZ | Non-Hague | Embassy/Consular Legalization | — | — |
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Myanmar
|
MM MMR | Non-Hague | Embassy/Consular Legalization | — | — |
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Namibia
|
NA NAM | Hague | Apostille | — | — |
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Nauru
|
NR NRU | Non-Hague | Embassy/Consular Legalization | — | — |
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Nepal
|
NP NPL | Non-Hague | Embassy/Consular Legalization | — | — |
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Netherlands
|
NL NLD | Hague | Apostille | — | — |
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New Caledonia
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NC NCL | Non-Hague | Embassy/Consular Legalization | — | — |
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New Zealand
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NZ NZL | Hague | Apostille | — | — |
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Nicaragua
|
NI NIC | Hague | Apostille | — | — |
|
Niger
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NE NER | Non-Hague | Embassy/Consular Legalization | — | — |
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Nigeria
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NG NGA | Non-Hague | Embassy/Consular Legalization | — | — |
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Niue
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NU NIU | Hague | Apostille | — | — |
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Norfolk Island
|
NF NFK | Non-Hague | Embassy/Consular Legalization | — | — |
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North Macedonia
|
MK MKD | Hague | Apostille | — | — |
|
Northern Mariana Islands
|
MP MNP | Non-Hague | Embassy/Consular Legalization | — | — |
|
Norway
|
NO NOR | Hague | Apostille | — | — |
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Oman
|
OM OMN | Hague | Apostille | — | — |
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Pakistan
|
PK PAK | Hague | Apostille | — | — |
|
Palau
|
PW PLW | Hague | Apostille | — | — |
|
Palestine, State of
|
PS PSE | Non-Hague | Embassy/Consular Legalization | — | — |
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Panama
|
PA PAN | Hague | Apostille | — | — |
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Papua New Guinea
|
PG PNG | Non-Hague | Embassy/Consular Legalization | — | — |
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Paraguay
|
PY PRY | Hague | Apostille | — | — |
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Peru
|
PE PER | Hague | Apostille | — | — |
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Philippines
|
PH PHL | Hague | Apostille | — | — |
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Pitcairn
|
PN PCN | Non-Hague | Embassy/Consular Legalization | — | — |
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Poland
|
PL POL | Hague | Apostille | — | — |
|
Portugal
|
PT PRT | Hague | Apostille | — | — |
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Puerto Rico
|
PR PRI | Non-Hague | Embassy/Consular Legalization | — | — |
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Qatar
|
QA QAT | Non-Hague | Embassy/Consular Legalization | — | — |
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Réunion
|
RE REU | Non-Hague | Embassy/Consular Legalization | — | — |
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Romania
|
RO ROU | Hague | Apostille | — | — |
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Russian Federation
|
RU RUS | Hague | Apostille | — | — |
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Rwanda
|
RW RWA | Hague | Apostille | — | — |
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Saint Barthélemy
|
BL BLM | Non-Hague | Embassy/Consular Legalization | — | — |
|
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
|
SH SHN | Non-Hague | Embassy/Consular Legalization | — | — |
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
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KN KNA | Hague | Apostille | — | — |
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Saint Lucia
|
LC LCA | Hague | Apostille | — | — |
|
Saint Martin (French part)
|
MF MAF | Non-Hague | Embassy/Consular Legalization | — | — |
|
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
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PM SPM | Non-Hague | Embassy/Consular Legalization | — | — |
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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VC VCT | Hague | Apostille | — | — |
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Samoa
|
WS WSM | Hague | Apostille | — | — |
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San Marino
|
SM SMR | Hague | Apostille | — | — |
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Sao Tome and Principe
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ST STP | Hague | Apostille | — | — |
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Saudi Arabia
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SA SAU | Hague | Apostille | — | — |
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Senegal
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SN SEN | Hague | Apostille | — | — |
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Serbia
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RS SRB | Hague | Apostille | — | — |
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Seychelles
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SC SYC | Hague | Apostille | — | — |
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Sierra Leone
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SL SLE | Non-Hague | Embassy/Consular Legalization | — | — |
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Singapore
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SG SGP | Hague | Apostille | — | — |
|
Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
|
SX SXM | Non-Hague | Embassy/Consular Legalization | — | — |
|
Slovakia
|
SK SVK | Hague | Apostille | — | — |
|
Slovenia
|
SI SVN | Hague | Apostille | — | — |
|
Solomon Islands
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SB SLB | Non-Hague | Embassy/Consular Legalization | — | — |
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Somalia
|
SO SOM | Non-Hague | Embassy/Consular Legalization | — | — |
|
South Africa
|
ZA ZAF | Hague | Apostille | — | — |
|
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
|
GS SGS | Non-Hague | Embassy/Consular Legalization | — | — |
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South Sudan
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SS SSD | Non-Hague | Embassy/Consular Legalization | — | — |
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Spain
|
ES ESP | Hague | Apostille | — | — |
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Sri Lanka
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LK LKA | Non-Hague | Embassy/Consular Legalization | — | — |
|
Sudan
|
SD SDN | Non-Hague | Embassy/Consular Legalization | — | — |
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Suriname
|
SR SUR | Hague | Apostille | — | — |
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Svalbard and Jan Mayen
|
SJ SJM | Non-Hague | Embassy/Consular Legalization | — | — |
|
Sweden
|
SE SWE | Hague | Apostille | — | — |
|
Switzerland
|
CH CHE | Hague | Apostille | — | — |
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Syrian Arab Republic
|
SY SYR | Non-Hague | Embassy/Consular Legalization | — | — |
|
Taiwan, Province of China
|
TW TWN | Non-Hague | Embassy/Consular Legalization | — | — |
|
Tajikistan
|
TJ TJK | Hague | Apostille | — | — |
|
Tanzania, United Republic of
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TZ TZA | Non-Hague | Embassy/Consular Legalization | — | — |
|
Thailand
|
TH THA | Non-Hague | Embassy/Consular Legalization | — | — |
|
Timor-Leste
|
TL TLS | Non-Hague | Embassy/Consular Legalization | — | — |
|
Togo
|
TG TGO | Non-Hague | Embassy/Consular Legalization | — | — |
|
Tokelau
|
TK TKL | Non-Hague | Embassy/Consular Legalization | — | — |
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Tonga
|
TO TON | Hague | Apostille | — | — |
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Trinidad and Tobago
|
TT TTO | Hague | Apostille | — | — |
|
Tunisia
|
TN TUN | Hague | Apostille | — | — |
|
Türkiye
|
TR TUR | Hague | Apostille | — | — |
|
Turkmenistan
|
TM TKM | Non-Hague | Embassy/Consular Legalization | — | — |
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Turks and Caicos Islands
|
TC TCA | Non-Hague | Embassy/Consular Legalization | — | — |
|
Tuvalu
|
TV TUV | Non-Hague | Embassy/Consular Legalization | — | — |
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Uganda
|
UG UGA | Non-Hague | Embassy/Consular Legalization | — | — |
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Ukraine
|
UA UKR | Hague | Apostille | — | — |
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United Arab Emirates
|
AE ARE | Non-Hague | Embassy/Consular Legalization | — | — |
|
United Kingdom
|
GB GBR | Hague | Apostille | — | United Kingdom entries can involve territorial extensions. Verify the exact destination territory when needed. |
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United States
|
US USA | Hague | Apostille | — | — |
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United States Minor Outlying Islands
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UM UMI | Non-Hague | Embassy/Consular Legalization | — | — |
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Uruguay
|
UY URY | Hague | Apostille | — | — |
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Uzbekistan
|
UZ UZB | Hague | Apostille | — | — |
|
Vanuatu
|
VU VUT | Hague | Apostille | — | — |
|
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
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VE VEN | Hague | Apostille | — | — |
|
Viet Nam
|
VN VNM | Pending | Verify Pending | 2026-09-11 | Listed by HCCH with a future entry-into-force date. |
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Virgin Islands, British
|
VG VGB | Non-Hague | Embassy/Consular Legalization | — | — |
|
Virgin Islands, U.S.
|
VI VIR | Non-Hague | Embassy/Consular Legalization | — | — |
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Wallis and Futuna
|
WF WLF | Non-Hague | Embassy/Consular Legalization | — | — |
|
Western Sahara
|
EH ESH | Non-Hague | Embassy/Consular Legalization | — | — |
|
Yemen
|
YE YEM | Non-Hague | Embassy/Consular Legalization | — | — |
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Zambia
|
ZM ZMB | Non-Hague | Embassy/Consular Legalization | — | — |
|
Zimbabwe
|
ZW ZWE | Non-Hague | Embassy/Consular Legalization | — | — |