List of countries that acceded to the Hague Convention of 5 October 1961 , abolishing the requirement of legalization for foreign public documents

(as of October 2023 )

Entry into force: 24.01.1965

Number of States Parties to the Convention: 145


  1. Australia
  2. Austria
  3. Azerbaijan
  4. Albania
  5. American Samoa
  6. Andorra
  7. Antigua and Barbuda
  8. Netherlands Antilles
  9. Argentina
  10. Armenia
  11. Aruba
  12. Bahamas
  13. Barbados
  14. Bahrain
  15. Belarus
  16. Belize
  17. Belgium
  18. Bermuda
  19. Bulgaria
  20. Bolivia
  21. Bosnia and Herzegovina
  22. Botswana
  23. British Antarctic Territory
  24. Burundi
  25. Brazil
  26. Brunei Darussalam
  27. Vanuatu
  28. United Kingdom
  29. Hungary
  30. Venezuela
  31. U.S. Virgin Islands
  32. British Virgin Islands
  33. Guyana
  34. Guadeloupe
  35. Guatemala
  36. French Guiana
  37. Guernsey
  38. Gibraltar
  39. Honduras
  1. Grenada
  2. Greece
  3. Georgia
  4. Guam
  5. Denmark
  6. Jersey
  7. Dominica
  8. Dominican Republic
  9. Israel
  10. India
  11. Ireland
  12. Iceland
  13. Spain (in some cases, partial consular legalization is also required)
  14. Italy (in some cases, partial consular legalization is also required)
  15. Cabo Verde
  16. Kazakhstan
  17. Cayman Islands
  18. Cyprus
  19. China
  20. Kyrgyzstan
  21. People's Republic of China (the territories of Hong Kong and Macao)
  22. Colombia
  23. Republic of Kosovo
  24. Costa Rica
  25. Latvia
  26. Lesotho
  27. Liberia
  28. Lithuania
  29. Liechtenstein
  30. Luxembourg
  31. Mauritius
  32. Mayotte
  33. Macedonia
  34. Malawi
  35. Malta
  36. Morocco
  37. Marshall Islands
  38. Mexico
  39. Moldova
  1. Monaco
  2. Mongolia
  3. Montserrat
  4. Namibia
  5. Netherlands
  6. Nicaragua
  7. Niue
  8. New Zealand
  9. New Caledonia
  10. Norway
  11. Oman
  12. Cook Islands
  13. Saint Helena
  14. Isle of Man
  15. Palau
  16. Panama
  17. Paraguay
  18. Peru
  19. Poland
  20. Portugal
  21. Puerto Rico
  22. Réunion
  23. Russian Federation
  24. Romania
  25. El Salvador
  26. Samoa
  27. San Marino
  28. São Tomé and Príncipe
  29. Eswatini
  30. Northern Mariana Islands
  31. Seychelles
  32. Saint Pierre and Miquelon
  33. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
  34. Saint Kitts and Nevis
  35. Saint Lucia
  36. Serbia
  37. Slovakia
  38. Slovenia
  39. United States of America
  40. Suriname
  41. Tajikistan
  42. Turks and Caicos Islands
  43. Tonga
  44. Trinidad and Tobago
  45. Tunisia
  1. Turkey
  2. Ukraine
  3. Uzbekistan
  4. Wallis and Futuna
  5. Uruguay
  6. Fiji
  7. Finland
  8. Falkland (Malvinas) Islands
  9. Philippines
  10. France
  11. French Polynesia
  12. FRG
  13. Croatia
  14. Montenegro
  15. Czech Republic
  16. Chile
  17. Switzerland
  18. Sweden
  19. Ecuador
  20. Estonia
  21. South Africa
  22. South Korea
  23. Japan
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