Apostille Convention

1961 international treaty drafted by the Hague Conference on Private International Law

  In force
  Ratified but not yet in force
Signed5 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 text Apostille Convention at Wikisource

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.

Background

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 Maryland Secretary of State, who 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

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 at that time. 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 March 2024[update], 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][f] 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

Eligible documents

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

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

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 March 2024
State Authority[88][89] Fee Notes
In local currency EUR USD
 Albania Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs 200 ALL 1.93 2.11 200 ALL for Albanian nationals; reciprocity fee for foreign nationals.[90]
 Andorra Ministry of Foreign Affairs 8.58 EUR 8.58 9.35 [91]
 Antigua and Barbuda Registry of the High Court 35 XCD 11.90 12.96 May also be paid as 12 GBP, 15 USD, 15 CAD or 15 EUR.[92]
 Argentina[ap] Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Worship 4,500 ARS 4.85 5.29 [93]
College of Notaries of the City of Buenos Aires 18,000 ARS 19.42 21.15 [96]
College of Notaries of Buenos Aires Province 19,500 ARS 21.04 22.91 [97]
College of Notaries of Catamarca 14,500 ARS 15.64 17.04 14,500 ARS normal or 19,500 ARS urgent, for documents from this province; 23,000 ARS normal or 31,500 ARS urgent, for documents from other jurisdictions.[98]
College of Notaries of Chaco 13,000 ARS 14.02 15.28 13,000 ARS normal or 19,500 ARS urgent, for notarial documents; 10,400 ARS normal or 15,600 ARS urgent, for administrative documents.[99]
College of Notaries of Chubut 19,500 ARS 21.04 22.91 19,500 ARS normal or 30,500 ARS urgent.[100]
College of Notaries of Córdoba 21,000 ARS 22.65 24.68 21,000 ARS normal or 36,200 ARS urgent, for notarial documents; 23,100 ARS normal or 44,100 ARS urgent, for administrative and judicial documents.[101]
College of Notaries of Corrientes 12,500 ARS 13.48 14.69 12,500 ARS for 15-day service, 19,000 ARS for 3-day service, or 28,000 ARS for 1-day service.[102]
College of Notaries of Entre Ríos 16,000 ARS 17.26 18.80 16,000 ARS normal or 27,000 ARS urgent.[103]
College of Notaries of Formosa 12,000 ARS 12.94 14.10 12,000 ARS normal or 20,000 ARS urgent, for notarial documents; 7,000 ARS for 3-day service, 10,000 ARS for 2-day service, or 15,000 ARS for 1-day service, for other documents.[104]
College of Notaries of Jujuy 13,500 ARS 14.56 15.86 13,500 ARS normal or 17,500 ARS urgent, for residents of this province; 17,000 ARS normal or 19,500 ARS urgent, for residents elsewhere.[105]
College of Notaries of La Pampa
College of Notaries of La Rioja 11,000 ARS 11.87 12.93 11,000 ARS for 2-day service or 16,500 ARS for 1-day service, for documents from this province; 17,000 ARS for 5-day service or 20,000 ARS for 3-day service, for documents from other jurisdictions.[106]
Notarial College of Mendoza 24,400 ARS 26.32 28.67 24,400 ARS normal or 33,700 ARS urgent, for notarial documents; 15,700 ARS normal or 28,700 ARS urgent, for other documents.[107]
Notarial College of Misiones 12,500 ARS 13.48 14.69 12,500 ARS for 15-day service or 25,000 ARS for 3-day service.[108]
College of Notaries of Neuquén
Notarial College of Río Negro
College of Notaries of Salta 19,500 ARS 21.04 22.91 19,500 ARS for 10-day service or 34,500 ARS for 4-day service.[109]
Notarial College of San Juan
College of Notaries of San Luis 13,600 ARS 14.67 15.98 13,600 ARS normal or 22,200 ARS urgent.[110]
College of Notaries of Santa Cruz 6,000 ARS 6.47 7.05 [111]
College of Notaries of Santa Fe First District 12,200 ARS 13.16 14.34 [112]
College of Notaries of Santa Fe Second District 12,200 ARS 13.16 14.34 [113]
Notarial College of Santiago del Estero
College of Notaries of Tierra del Fuego 17,500 ARS 18.88 20.56 17,500 ARS normal or 30,500 ARS urgent.[114]
College of Notaries of Tucumán
 Armenia Ministry of Justice 7,000 AMD 15.99 17.41 For documents submitted in Armenia, except criminal records.[115][116]
Ministry of Foreign Affairs 7,000 AMD 15.99 17.41 For documents submitted in diplomatic missions and criminal records.[115][117]
 Australia Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade 98 AUD 59.19 64.47 [118][119]
 Austria Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs 17.50 EUR 17.50 19.06 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 19.06 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 16.34 For judicial and notarial documents from the respective region.[123]
Embassies and consulates 40 EUR 40.00 43.57 [124]
 Azerbaijan Ministry of Justice 10 AZN 5.40 5.88 For judicial, notarial and civil registry documents.[125]
Ministry of Foreign Affairs 10 AZN 5.40 5.88 For other documents.[126]
 Bahamas Ministry of Foreign Affairs 100 BSD 91.80 100.00 100 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]
 Bahrain Ministry of Foreign Affairs 20 BHD 48.83 53.19 No fee, 1, 5 or 10 BHD for educational documents, memorandum of association, declaration of Islam, travel or burial permits, commercial invoices, and for medical reports or death certificates of Bahraini nationals; 20 BHD for other documents.[128]
 Barbados Solicitor General and Deputy Solicitor General 50 BBD 22.95 25.00 [129]
Registry of the Supreme Court 50 BBD 22.95 25.00 [129]
Corporate Affairs and Intellectual Property Office 50 BBD 22.95 25.00 [129]
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade 50 BBD 22.95 25.00 [129]
 Belarus Regional justice administrations 200 BYR 56.15 61.16 For judicial and notarial documents.[130][131]
Ministry of Education 200 BYR 56.15 61.16 For educational documents.[130][131]
Department for Archives and Records Management 200 BYR 56.15 61.16 For state archives.[130][131]
Ministry of Foreign Affairs 200 BYR 56.15 61.16 For other documents, and any documents submitted in diplomatic missions.[130][131]
 Belgium Federal Public Service Foreign Affairs 20 EUR 20.00 21.79 [132]
 Belize General Registry 50 BZD 22.95 25.00 [133]
Financial Services Commission
 Bolivia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 70 BOB 9.37 10.20 70, 130 or 300 BOB depending on the type of document, or 1,000 BOB for ADSIB certificate.[134]
 Bosnia and Herzegovina Municipal and basic courts 20 BAM 10.23 11.14 [135]
 Botswana Permanent Secretaries
District Commissioners
Registry of the High Court
Magistrate courts
 Brazil[aq] General Inspectorates of Justice and court directors Only for judicial documents.[136]
Notaries and registries in Acre 63.90 BRL 11.73 12.78 [139][140]
Notaries and registries in Alagoas 51.29 BRL 9.42 10.26 [141]
Notaries and registries in Amapá 71.82 BRL 13.19 14.36 [142]
Notaries and registries in Amazonas 69.16 BRL 12.70 13.83 [143]
Notaries and registries in Bahia 108.26 BRL 19.88 21.65 [144]
Notaries and registries in Ceará 75.69 BRL 13.90 15.14 [145]
Notaries and registries in Espírito Santo 70.70 BRL 12.98 14.14 [146]
Notaries and registries in the Federal District 40.45 BRL 7.43 8.09 [147]
Notaries and registries in Goiás 84.12 BRL 15.44 16.82 [148]
Notaries and registries in Maranhão 127.03 BRL 23.32 25.41 [149]
Notaries and registries in Mato Grosso 114.45 BRL 21.01 22.89 [150][151]
Notaries and registries in Mato Grosso do Sul 115 BRL 21.11 23.00 [152][153]
Notaries and registries in Minas Gerais 172.78 BRL 31.72 34.56 [154]
Notaries and registries in Pará 145.27 BRL 26.67 29.05 [155][156]
Notaries and registries in Paraíba 94.50 BRL 17.35 18.90 [157]
Notaries and registries in Paraná 71.57 BRL 13.14 14.31 [158]
Notaries and registries in Pernambuco 112.34 BRL 20.63 22.47 [159][160]
Notaries and registries in Piauí 68.61 BRL 12.60 13.72 [161]
Notaries and registries in Rio de Janeiro 118.32 BRL 21.72 23.66 [162]
Notaries and registries in Rio Grande do Norte 97.66 BRL 17.93 19.53 [163]
Notaries and registries in Rio Grande do Sul 82.90 BRL 15.22 16.58 [164]
Notaries and registries in Rondônia 48.32 BRL 8.87 9.66 [165]
Notaries and registries in Roraima 72.50 BRL 13.31 14.50 [166]
Notaries and registries in Santa Catarina 62.78 BRL 11.53 12.56 [167]
Notaries and registries in São Paulo 151.05 BRL 27.73 30.21 [168]
Notaries and registries in Sergipe 85.62 BRL 15.72 17.12 [169]
Notaries and registries in Tocantins 77.93 BRL 14.31 15.59 [170]
 Brunei Registry of the Supreme Court 2 BND 1.37 1.49 [171]
Registry of subordinate courts 2 BND 1.37 1.49 [171]
 Bulgaria Ministry of Justice 5 BGN 2.56 2.78 For judicial and notarial documents.[172]
Provincial governments 5 BGN 2.56 2.78 For municipal documents.[173]
National Center for Information and Documentation 7.50 BGN 3.83 4.18 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.[174]
Ministry of Foreign Affairs 15 BGN 7.67 8.35 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.[175]
 Burundi Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Development Cooperation
 Canada Global Affairs Canada – 0.00 0.00 For documents from the federal government, Atlantic provinces, Manitoba, and territories.[176]
Ministry of Justice of Alberta 10 CAD 6.80 7.41 For documents from this province.[177]
Ministry of the Attorney General of British Columbia 20 CAD 13.60 14.81 For documents from this province.[178]
Ministry of Public and Business Service Delivery of Ontario 32 CAD 21.76 23.70 For documents from this province. Fee is 16 CAD for notarial documents or 32 CAD for other documents.[179]
Ministry of Justice of Quebec 65 CAD 44.20 48.15 For documents from this province.[180]
Ministry of Justice and Attorney General of Saskatchewan 50 CAD 34.00 37.04 For documents from this province.[181]
 Cape Verde General Directorate of Registries, Notary and Identification 800 CVE 7.26 7.90 Fee may be waived due to financial hardship.[182]
General Directorate of Consular Affairs and Migrations 800 CVE 7.26 7.90 Fee may be waived due to financial hardship.[183][184]
 Chile Ministry of Justice and Human Rights – 0.00 0.00 For judicial and notarial documents.[185][186]
Ministry of Education – 0.00 0.00 For educational documents.[185][186]
Ministry of Health – 0.00 0.00 For medical documents.[185][186]
Civil Registry and Identification Service – 0.00 0.00 For civil registry documents.[185][186]
Ministry of Foreign Affairs – 0.00 0.00 [185][186]
 China Ministry of Foreign Affairs 50 CNY 6.38 6.94 For documents from mainland China. Fee is 50 CNY for personal documents or 100 CNY for commercial documents, for Chinese nationals, or reciprocal fee for foreign nationals, for 4-day service; additional fee of 50 CNY for 2-day service.[187][188]
Anhui Foreign Affairs Office For documents from this province.
Chongqing Foreign Affairs Office 50 CNY 6.38 6.94 For documents from this municipality. Fee is 50 CNY for personal documents or 100 CNY for commercial documents, for 5-day service; additional fee of 50 CNY for 3-day service.[189]
Fujian Foreign Affairs Office For documents from this province.
Gansu Foreign Affairs Office For documents from this province.
Guangdong Foreign Affairs Office For documents from this province.
Guangxi Foreign Affairs Office For documents from this region.
Guizhou Foreign Affairs Office For documents from this province.
Hainan Foreign Affairs Office For documents from this province.
Hebei Foreign Affairs Office 50 CNY 6.38 6.94 For documents from this province. 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.[190]
Heilongjiang Foreign Affairs Office For documents from this province.
Henan Foreign Affairs Office 50 CNY 6.38 6.94 For documents from this province. 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.[191]
Hubei Foreign Affairs Office For documents from this province.
Hunan Foreign Affairs Office For documents from this province.
Inner Mongolia Foreign Affairs Office 50 CNY 6.38 6.94 For documents from this region. Fee is 50 CNY for personal documents or 100 CNY for commercial documents.[192]
Jiangsu Foreign Affairs Office 50 CNY 6.38 6.94 For documents from this province. 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.[193]
Jiangxi Foreign Affairs Office For documents from this province.
Jilin Foreign Affairs Office For documents from this province.
Liaoning Foreign Affairs Office For documents from this province.
Shaanxi Foreign Affairs Office For documents from this province.
Shandong Foreign Affairs Office For documents from this province.
Shanghai Foreign Affairs Office For documents from this municipality.
Shanxi Foreign Affairs Office For documents from this province.
Sichuan Foreign Affairs Office For documents from this province.
Yunnan Foreign Affairs Office For documents from this province.
Zhejiang Foreign Affairs Office For documents from this province.
Changchun Foreign Affairs Office For documents from this city.
Harbin Foreign Affairs Office For documents from this city.
Jinan Foreign Affairs Office For documents from this city.
Ningbo Foreign Affairs Office For documents from this city.
Qingdao Foreign Affairs Office 50 CNY 6.38 6.94 For documents from this city. 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.[194]
Shenzhen Foreign Affairs Office For documents from this city.
Registry of the High Court of Hong Kong 125 HKD 14.71 16.03 For documents from this region.[195]
Secretariat for Administration and Justice of Macau – 0.00 0.00 For documents from this region.[196]
 Colombia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 36,000 COP 8.52 9.28 In consulates, may also be paid as 8 EUR or 11 USD. Plus 2,380 COP if paid by credit card.[197]
 Cook Islands Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Immigration 20 NZD 11.20 12.20 [198]
 Costa Rica Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Worship 625 CRC 1.14 1.24 [199]
 Croatia Municipal courts 6.64 EUR 6.64 7.23 6.64 EUR for original documents; 7.96 EUR for translations.[200]
 Cyprus Ministry of Justice and Public Order 5 EUR 5.00 5.45 [201]
 Czech Republic Ministry of Justice 300 CZK 11.92 12.99 For judicial documents.[202]
Notarial Chamber 363 CZK 14.43 15.71 For notarial documents. Fee includes value added tax of 21%.[203]
Ministry of Foreign Affairs 300 CZK 11.92 12.99 For other documents.[204]
 Denmark Ministry of Foreign Affairs 230 DKK 30.83 33.58 [205]
 Dominica Ministry of National Security and Legal Affairs 15 USD 13.77 15.00 Equivalent to 40.50 XCD.[206]
 Dominican Republic Ministry of Foreign Affairs 620 DOP 9.65 10.51 Plus 100 DOP for consular documents.[207]
 Ecuador Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Human Mobility 30 USD 27.54 30.00 For applicants over age 65, the fee is reduced to 15 USD. Disabled applicants are exempt from the fee.[208]
 El Salvador Ministry of Foreign Affairs – 0.00 0.00 [209]
 Estonia Notaries 26.82 EUR 26.82 29.22 [210]
 Eswatini Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
 Fiji Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
 Finland Digital and Population Data Services Agency 36 EUR 36.00 39.22 [211]
 France Courts of appeal – 0.00 0.00 For documents from the respective court area.[83]
 Georgia Service Agency 20 GEL 6.88 7.49 For criminal records and driving licenses.[212] Fee is 20 GEL for 5-day service, or 50 GEL for 1-day service, plus 20 GEL for translation.[213]
National Center for Educational Quality Enhancement 20 GEL 6.88 7.49 For educational documents.[212]
Public Service Development Agency 30 GEL 10.31 11.24 For other documents.[212] 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.[214]
 Germany Federal Foreign Office 25 EUR 25.00 27.23 For federal documents, except patents.[215]
German Patent and Trade Mark Office 25 EUR 25.00 27.23 For patents.[216]
State Ministries of Justice and courts 25 EUR 25.00 27.23 For judicial and notarial documents from the respective state or court area.[217]
Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of Baden-Württemberg 13 EUR 13.00 14.16 For school documents from this state.[218]
Ministry of Science, Research and Arts of Baden-Württemberg 13 EUR 13.00 14.16 For university documents from this state.[219]
Regional councils of Baden-Württemberg 15 EUR 15.00 16.34 For administrative documents from the respective region. Fee is 15 EUR for individuals or 30 EUR for companies. No fee for adoption documents.[220]
Regional governments of Bavaria 20 EUR 20.00 21.79 For administrative documents from the respective region.[221]
State Office for Civil and Regulatory Affairs of Berlin 19 EUR 19.00 20.70 For administrative documents from this state.[222]
Ministry of the Interior of Brandenburg 31 EUR 31.00 33.77 For administrative documents from this state.[223]
Senator for the Interior and Sport of Bremen 18 EUR 18.00 19.61 For administrative documents from this state.[224]
Department of the Interior and Sport of Hamburg 13.50 EUR 13.50 14.71 For administrative documents from this state. Fee is 13.50 EUR if collected in person, or 34 EUR by mail.[225]
Regional councils of Hesse 25 EUR 25.00 27.23 For administrative documents from the respective region.[226]
Police departments of Lower Saxony 15 EUR 15.00 16.34 For administrative documents from the respective department area.[227]
Ministry of the Interior of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania 15 EUR 15.00 16.34 For administrative documents from this state. Fee is 12 EUR per document if the request is for multiple documents.[228]
Regional Government of Arnsberg 20 EUR 20.00 21.79 For administrative documents from this region. Fee is 20 to 65 EUR.[229]
Regional Government of Cologne 25 EUR 25.00 27.23 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 businesses.[230]
Regional Government of Detmold 35 EUR 35.00 38.13 For administrative documents from this region. Fee is 35 to 45 EUR for individuals, or 60 to 70 EUR for businesses.[231]
Regional Government of Düsseldorf 25 EUR 25.00 27.23 For administrative documents from this region. Fee is 25 to 40 EUR for individuals, or 60 to 75 for businesses.[232]
Regional Government of Münster 30 EUR 30.00 32.68 For administrative documents from this region. Fee is 30 to 70 EUR.[233]
Supervisory and Service Directorate of Rhineland-Palatinate 29 EUR 29.00 31.59 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.[234]
State Administration Office of Saarland 25 EUR 25.00 27.23 For administrative documents from this state. Fee is 30 EUR for urgent requests in person.[235]
State Directorate of Saxony 15 EUR 15.00 16.34 For administrative documents from this state.[236]
State Administration Office of Saxony-Anhalt 10 EUR 10.00 10.89 For administrative documents from this state. Fee is 10 to 50 EUR.[237]
Ministry of the Interior of Schleswig-Holstein 20 EUR 20.00 21.79 For administrative documents from this state.[238]
State Administration Office of Thuringia 22 EUR 22.00 23.97 For administrative documents from this state.[239]
 Greece Courts of first instance 13 EUR 13.00 14.16 For judicial and notarial documents from the respective court area. Fee consists of 10 EUR plus stamp of 3 EUR.[240]
Regional governments For documents from the respective regional government.
Decentralized administrations – 0.00 0.00 For other documents from the respective administration area.[240]
 Grenada Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Export Development 8 USD 7.34 8.00 Plus 10 USD for expedited service, plus 75 USD for return postage if abroad.[241]
 Guatemala Ministry of Foreign Affairs 10 GTQ 1.18 1.28 [242]
 Guyana Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation 20 EUR 20.00 21.79 Fee is 20 EUR, plus 15 EUR for return postage, at the Embassy of Guyana in Brussels,[243] and 35 GBP at the High Commission of Guyana in London.[244]
 Honduras Secretary of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation 150 HNL 5.60 6.10 [245]
 Hungary Ministry of Justice – 0.00 0.00 For judicial documents.[78]
Chamber of Civil Law Notaries 5,000 HUF 12.71 13.85 For notarial documents.[246]
Ministry of Foreign Affairs 5,500 HUF 13.99 15.24 For other documents.[247]
 Iceland Ministry for Foreign Affairs 2,700 ISK 18.23 19.85 Plus 2,000 ISK for postage.[248]
 India Ministry of External Affairs 50 INR 0.55 0.60 [249]
 Indonesia Ministry of Law and Human Rights 150,000 IDR 8.77 9.55 [250]
 Ireland Department of Foreign Affairs 40 EUR 40.00 43.57 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.[251]
 Israel Ministry of Justice and civil courts 38 ILS 9.48 10.33 For notarial documents.[252]
Ministry of Foreign Affairs 38 ILS 9.48 10.33 For other documents.[253]
 Italy Public prosecutors at courts – 0.00 0.00 For judicial and notarial documents from the respective court area.[254]
Regional presidency of Aosta Valley – 0.00 0.00 For other documents from this region.[255]
Government commissions of Trentino and South Tyrol – 0.00 0.00 For other documents from the respective province.[256][257]
Prefectures in other regions – 0.00 0.00 For other documents from the respective municipality.[258]
 Jamaica Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade 3,500 JMD 21.00 22.88 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.[259]
 Japan Ministry of Foreign Affairs – 0.00 0.00 [84]
 Kazakhstan Ministry of Justice 1,846 KZT 3.77 4.10 For administrative and notarial documents.[260][261]
Ministry of Science and Higher Education 1,846 KZT 3.77 4.10 For higher education documents.[262][261]
Ministry of Education 1,846 KZT 3.77 4.10 For primary, secondary and vocational education documents.[262][261]
Ministry of Internal Affairs 1,846 KZT 3.77 4.10 For documents from this ministry.[263][261]
Ministry of Culture and Information 1,846 KZT 3.77 4.10 For state archives.[264][261]
Judicial Administration 1,846 KZT 3.77 4.10 For judicial documents.[265][261]
Ministry of Finance 1,846 KZT 3.77 4.10 For documents from this ministry.[266][261]
General Prosecutor's Office 1,846 KZT 3.77 4.10 For prosecution and investigation documents.[267][261]
Ministry of Defense 1,846 KZT 3.77 4.10 For documents from this ministry.[268][261]
 Kosovo Ministry of Internal Affairs 10 EUR 10.00 10.89 For civil registry and civil status documents.[269]
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Diaspora 10 EUR 10.00 10.89 For other documents.[269]
 Kyrgyzstan[ar] Ministry of Justice 1,340 KGS 13.74 14.97 For documents from this ministry and notarial documents.[270] Fee is 1,340 KGS for 2-day service, 3,760 KGS for 1-day service, or 8,460 KGS for 3-hour service.[273]
State Committee on National Security 1,340 KGS 13.74 14.97 For documents from this committee.[270] Fee is 1,340 KGS for 2-day service, 3,760 KGS for 1-day service, or 8,460 KGS for 3-hour service.[273]
General Prosecutor's Office 1,340 KGS 13.74 14.97 For documents from this office.[270] Fee is 1,340 KGS for 2-day service, 3,760 KGS for 1-day service, or 8,460 KGS for 3-hour service.[273]
Court Department 1,340 KGS 13.74 14.97 For judicial documents.[270] Fee is 1,340 KGS for 2-day service, 3,760 KGS for 1-day service, or 8,460 KGS for 3-hour service.[273]
Ministry of Internal Affairs 1,340 KGS 13.74 14.97 For documents from this ministry.[270] Fee is 1,340 KGS for 2-day service, 3,760 KGS for 1-day service, or 8,460 KGS for 3-hour service.[273]
 Latvia Notaries 25.34 EUR 25.34 27.60 [274]
 Lesotho Attorney General
Permanent Secretaries
Registry of the High Court
Magistrate courts
 Liberia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 25 USD 22.95 25.00 [275]
Ministry of Justice
Supreme and Circuit Courts
Liberia Maritime Authority and its special agents
 Liechtenstein Government Chancellery 30 CHF 31.19 33.98 [276]
 Lithuania Notaries 18.15 EUR 18.15 19.77 Including value added tax of 21%.[277][278]
Ministry of Foreign Affairs 20 EUR 20.00 21.79 Only for documents submitted by consular posts and courts.[279]
 Luxembourg Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs 20 EUR 20.00 21.79 [280]
 Malawi Attorney General and Solicitor General
Permanent Secretaries
Registry of the High Court
Department of the Registrar General
Government agents
Notaries
Magistrate courts
 Malta Ministry for Foreign and European Affairs and Trade 12 EUR 12.00 13.07 No fee for adoption documents, 12 EUR for other personal documents, or 20 EUR for other documents.[281]
 Marshall Islands Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Office of the Attorney General
Clerk and Deputy Clerk of the High Court
Register of Corporations
Office of the Maritime Administrator and its special agents
International Registries office in Switzerland
 Mauritius Defence and Home Affairs Division of the Prime Minister's Office 100 MUR 2.01 2.19 100 MUR for personal documents of Mauritian citizens, or 500 MUR for other documents.[282]
 Mexico Secretariat of Governance of Mexico 1,959.54 MXN 107.72 117.34 For federal documents.[283]
General Secretariat of Government of Aguascalientes 545 MXN 29.96 32.63 For documents from this state.[284]
General Secretariat of Government of Baja California 1,008.52 MXN 55.44 60.39 For documents from this state.[285]
General Secretariat of Government of Baja California Sur 536 MXN 29.46 32.10 For documents from this state.[286]
Secretariat of Government of Campeche 759.99 MXN 41.78 45.51 For documents from this state.[287][288]
General Secretariat of Government of Chiapas 1,166 MXN 64.10 69.82 For documents from this state.[289]
General Secretariat of Government of Chihuahua 1,511 MXN 83.06 90.48 For documents from this state.[290]
Secretariat of Government of Coahuila 495 MXN 27.21 29.64 For documents from this state.[291]
General Secretariat of Government of Colima 235 MXN 12.92 14.07 For documents from this state.[292]
General Secretariat of Government of Durango 304 MXN 16.71 18.20 For documents from this state.[293][288][294]
Secretariat of Government of Guanajuato 147 MXN 8.08 8.80 For documents from this state.[295]
General Secretariat of Government of Guerrero 429.94 MXN 23.63 25.74 For documents from this state.[296][288]
Secretariat of Government of Hidalgo 423.42 MXN 23.28 25.35 For documents from this state.[297][288]
General Secretariat of Government of Jalisco 260 MXN 14.29 15.57 For documents from this state. Fee is 260 MXN for 4-day service, 520 MXN for 1-day service, or 780 MXN for 6-hour service.[298]
Secretariat of Government of Mexico City 117 MXN 6.43 7.01 For documents from this city.[299]
General Secretariat of Government of Mexico State 412 MXN 22.65 24.67 For documents from this state.[300]
Secretariat of Government of Michoacán 127 MXN 6.98 7.60 For documents from this state. Fee is 127 MXN normal, 254 MXN urgent or 381 MXN extraurgent, for documents in general; 385 normal, 770 MXN urgent or 1,155 MXN extraurgent, for diplomas and professional titles; 1,012 MXN normal, 2,024 MXN urgent or 3,036 MXN extraurgent, for curricula.[301]
Secretariat of Government of Morelos 651 MXN 35.79 38.98 For documents from this state. Fee is 651 MXN for normal service or 1,303 MXN for urgent service.[302]
General Secretariat of Government of Nayarit 340 MXN 18.69 20.36 For documents from this state.[303]
General Secretariat of Government of Nuevo León 108.57 MXN 5.97 6.50 For documents from this state. Fee is 108.57 MXN for documents in general, 217.14 MXN for secondary school certificates or criminal records, 434.28 MXN for warrants, 542.85 MXN for notarial documents or technical certificates, 1,139.99 MXN for higher education certificates, or 1,682.84 MXN for professional titles.[304][288]
Secretariat of Government of Oaxaca 1,070.07 MXN 58.82 64.08 For documents from this state.[305][288][306]
Secretariat of Governance of Puebla 370 MXN 20.34 22.16 For documents from this state.[307]
Secretariat of Government of Querétaro 651.42 MXN 35.81 39.01 For documents from this state.[308][288]
Secretariat of Government of Quintana Roo 651.42 MXN 35.81 39.01 For documents from this state.[309][288]
General Secretariat of Government of San Luis Potosí 629.71 MXN 34.62 37.71 For documents from this state.[310][288]
General Secretariat of Government of Sinaloa 119.43 MXN 6.57 7.15 For documents from this state. Fee is 119.43 MXN for documents in general or 298.57 MXN for professional titles.[311][288]
Secretariat of Government of Sonora 676 MXN 37.16 40.48 For documents from this state.[312]
Secretariat of Government of Tabasco 325.71 MXN 17.90 19.50 For documents from this state.[313][288]
General Secretariat of Government of Tamaulipas 543 MXN 29.85 32.51 For documents from this state.[314]
Secretariat of Government of Tlaxcala 217 MXN 11.93 12.99 For documents from this state.[315]
Secretariat of Government of Veracruz 1,191.43 MXN 65.49 71.34 For documents from this state.[316][288][317]
General Secretariat of Government of Yucatán 228 MXN 12.53 13.65 For documents from this state.[318]
General Secretariat of Government of Zacatecas 432 MXN 23.75 25.87 For documents from this state.[319]
 Moldova Ministry of Justice 100 MDL 5.22 5.68 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.[320]
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration – 0.00 0.00 For documents requested by the government.[321]
 Monaco Directorate of Judicial Services 5 EUR 5.00 5.45 [322]
 Mongolia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 22,500 MNT 6.11 6.66 22,500 MNT for 3-day service or 42,500 MNT for 1-day service.[323]
 Montenegro Ministry of Justice 4 EUR 4.00 4.36 For criminal records. Fee is 2 EUR per request plus 2 EUR per document.[324]
Basic courts 12 EUR 12.00 13.07 For other documents.[325]
 Morocco Ministry of Justice – 0.00 0.00 For documents from this ministry.[326][327]
Court of Cassation – 0.00 0.00 For documents from this court.[326][327]
Courts of first instance – 0.00 0.00 For other judicial and notarial documents.[326][327]
Regional, provincial and prefectural governments – 0.00 0.00 For administrative documents from the respective government.[326][327]
 Namibia Registrar of the Supreme and High Court 50 NAD 2.45 2.67 Only for judicial and notarial documents.[328]
Ministry of Justice 150 NAD 7.36 8.02 100 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.[329]
 Netherlands Courts in the European Netherlands 25 EUR 25.00 27.23 For judicial documents from the respective court and other documents from the European Netherlands.[330]
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 Curaçao 15 ANG 7.69 8.38 For documents from this island.[331]
Ministry of General Affairs of Sint Maarten 25 ANG 12.82 13.97 For documents from this island.[332]
 New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs 32 NZD 17.91 19.51 32 NZD for the first document; 15 NZD per additional document in the same request.[333]
 Nicaragua Ministry of Foreign Affairs – 0.00 0.00 [334]
 Niue Financial Secretary
Crown Law Office
Companies Office
Registry of the High Court
Secretary to Government
 North Macedonia Ministry of Justice 100 MKD 1.63 1.78 For judicial and notarial documents. Fee is 100 MKD for the first document; 50 MKD per additional document in the same request.[335]
Basic courts 300 MKD 4.90 5.34 Except for criminal records.[335][336]
 Norway County governors – 0.00 0.00 [337]
 Oman Foreign Ministry 10 OMR 23.88 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.[338]
 Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs
 Palau Ministry of State
Clerk of Courts of the Supreme Court
 Panama Secretary of the Supreme Court of Justice – 0.00 0.00 For judicial documents.[339]
Ministry of Government For notarial documents.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs 2 PAB 1.84 2.00 Plus stamp fee of up to 8 PAB.[340]
 Paraguay Ministry of Foreign Affairs 206,150 PYG 25.96 28.28 [341]
 Peru Ministry of Foreign Affairs 31 PEN 7.71 8.40 31 PEN if issued on paper, or 18 PEN if issued electronically.[342]
 Philippines Department of Foreign Affairs 100 PHP 1.65 1.80 100 PHP for 3-day service, or 200 PHP for 1-day service.[343]
 Poland Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange 60 PLN 13.94 15.19 For university documents.[344][345]
Polish Episcopal Conference For church university documents.[344]
Polish Academy of Sciences For documents from this academy and international scientific institutes.[344]
Ministry of Education and Science For documents from Polish schools located abroad or supplementing foreign education.[346][347]
Boards of Education – 0.00 0.00 For school documents from the respective area.[348]
District Examination Commissions – 0.00 0.00 For certificates issued by the respective commission.[349]
Ministry of Foreign Affairs 60 PLN 13.94 15.19 For other documents.[346]
 Portugal Office of the Attorney General of the Republic 10.20 EUR 10.20 11.11 For documents from any region.[350] Fee may be waived due to financial hardship.[351]
Regional Attorney General Offices of Porto, Coimbra and Évora 10.20 EUR 10.20 11.11 For documents from the respective region, and in some cases from other regions.[350] Fee may be waived due to financial hardship.[351]
County Attorney Offices of Azores and Madeira 10.20 EUR 10.20 11.11 For documents from the respective region, and in some cases from other regions.[350] Fee may be waived due to financial hardship.[351]
Court of Appeal of Guimarães 10.20 EUR 10.20 11.11 For documents from the respective region, and in some cases from other regions.[350] Fee may be waived due to financial hardship.[351]
 Romania County courts and Court of Bucharest 20 RON 4.02 4.38 For judicial documents from the respective court area. Fee is 10 RON per request plus 10 RON per document.[352]
Chambers of Notaries Public 59.50 RON 11.95 13.02 For documents executed by a notary from the respective chamber. Fee includes value added tax of 19%.[353]
Offices of the prefects – 0.00 0.00 For other documents.[354]
 Russia Ministry of Internal Affairs 2,500 RUB 24.65 26.85 For criminal records.[355][356]
Ministry of Defense 2,500 RUB 24.65 26.85 For military documents.[355][356]
Office of the Prosecutor General 2,500 RUB 24.65 26.85 For documents from this office.[355][356]
Federal Archival Agency 2,500 RUB 24.65 26.85 For federal archives.[355][356]
Archival agencies of federal subjects 2,500 RUB 24.65 26.85 For archives of the respective federal subject.[355][356]
Registry offices of federal subjects 2,500 RUB 24.65 26.85 For civil status documents.[355][356]
Ministries of education of federal subjects 2,500 RUB 24.65 26.85 For educational documents.[355][356]
Ministry of Justice 2,500 RUB 24.65 26.85 For other documents.[355][356]
 Rwanda Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
 Saint Kitts and Nevis Ministry of Foreign Affairs 55 XCD 18.70 20.37 [357]
Attorney General's Office and Ministry of Justice and Legal Affairs
Legal Department of Nevis
Ministry of Finance of Nevis
 Saint Lucia Ministry of External Affairs, International Trade, Civil Aviation and Diaspora Affairs 50 XCD 17.00 18.52 [358]
Ministry of Finance, Economic Development and the Youth Economy
Registry of Companies and Intellectual Property
Registry of the Supreme Court
Solicitor General
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade
Registry of the High Court
Ministry of Legal Affairs – 0.00 0.00 [359]
International Financial Services Authority
 Samoa Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade 30 USD 27.54 30.00 [360]
 San Marino Ministry of Foreign Affairs 3 EUR 3.00 3.27 3 EUR for documents issued by a public official, or 5 EUR for documents issued by a lawyer or notary.[361]
 São Tomé and Príncipe Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Cooperation and Communities
 Saudi Arabia Ministry of Foreign Affairs
 Senegal Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Senegalese Abroad
 Serbia Ministry of Justice
Basic courts 2,090 RSD 17.93 19.53 For documents from the respective court area.[362] Fee is 190 RSD per request plus 1,900 RSD per document; 490 RSD to certify translation.[363][364]
 Seychelles Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Tourism
Office of the Attorney General
Secretary of State for Cabinet Affairs
Registry of the Supreme Court 250 SCR 16.28 17.73 [365]
 Singapore Singapore Academy of Law 10.70 SGD 7.33 7.99 87.20 SGD for notarial documents, or 10.70 SGD for other documents.[366]
 Slovakia Ministry of Justice 10 EUR 10.00 10.89 For judicial documents.[367][368]
Regional courts 10 EUR 10.00 10.89 For notarial documents from the respective region.[367][368]
Ministry of the Interior 10 EUR 10.00 10.89 For citizenship, personal status and license documents.[367][368]
District offices 10 EUR 10.00 10.89 For civil registry and residence documents.[367][368]
Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Sport 10 EUR 10.00 10.89 For educational documents, except medical.[367][368]
Ministry of Health 10 EUR 10.00 10.89 For medical educational documents.[367][368]
Ministry of Defence 10 EUR 10.00 10.89 For military documents.[367][368]
Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs 20 EUR 20.00 21.79 For other documents.[367][368]
 Slovenia Ministry of Justice 3 EUR 3.00 3.27 For notarial documents.[369]
District courts 2.46 EUR 2.46 2.68 2.46 EUR for documents in Slovene; 5 EUR for documents in other languages.[370]
 South Africa Magistrates' courts
Registries of superior courts
Department of Justice and Constitutional Development
Department of International Relations and Cooperation – 0.00 0.00 [371]
 South Korea Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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.[372]
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.[372]
National Court Administration
 Spain Ministry of Justice – 0.00 0.00 For administrative and judicial documents, except from the Supreme and National courts.[373][374]
Governance secretaries of the high courts of justice – 0.00 0.00 For administrative and judicial documents, except from the Supreme and National courts.[373][374]
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 19.77 For administrative and notarial documents. Fee is 18.15 EUR for normal service or 39.93 EUR for urgent service.[375]
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 León For administrative and notarial documents.
Notarial College of Castile-La Mancha For administrative and notarial documents.
Notarial College of Catalonia 20 EUR 20.00 21.79 For administrative and notarial documents. Fee is 20 EUR for normal service or 35 EUR for urgent service.[376]
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 19.61 For administrative and notarial documents. Fee is 18 EUR for normal service or 37 EUR for urgent service.[377]
Notarial College of Murcia For administrative and notarial documents.
Notarial College of Navarre For administrative and notarial documents.
Notarial College of Valencia For administrative and notarial documents.
 Suriname Registry of the Court of Justice 10 SRD 0.26 0.29 [378]
 Sweden Notaries 325 SEK 28.69 31.25 Fee varies by notary, at least from 325 to 1,000 SEK.[379][380] A municipal employee notary does not charge a fee.[381]
  Switzerland Federal Chancellery 20 CHF 20.79 22.65 For federal documents.[382]
Identification Center of Aargau 40 CHF 41.59 45.30 For documents from this canton.[383]
Cantonal Chancellery of Appenzell Ausserrhoden 25 CHF 25.99 28.31 For documents from this canton.[384]
Council Chancellery of Appenzell Innerrhoden 20 CHF 20.79 22.65 For documents from this canton.[385]
State Chancellery of Basel-Landschaft 20 CHF 20.79 22.65 For documents from this canton.[386]
Justice and Security Department of Basel-Stadt 20 CHF 20.79 22.65 For documents from this canton.[387]
State Chancellery of Bern 25 CHF 25.99 28.31 For documents from this canton.[388]
State Chancellery of Fribourg 5 CHF 5.20 5.66 For documents from this canton. Fee is 5 CHF for civil status documents, or 10 to 30 CHF for notarial documents.[389][390]
Cantonal Office of Population and Migrations of Geneva 30 CHF 31.19 33.98 For documents from this canton. Additional fee of 8 CHF per signature after the first signature in the same document.[391]
State Chancellery of Glarus 25 CHF 25.99 28.31 For documents from this canton.[392]
State Chancellery of Grisons 10 CHF 10.40 11.33 For documents from this canton. Fee is 10 CHF for civil status or educational documents, or 20 to 35 CHF for commercial documents.[393]
Passport and Legalisation Office of Jura 30 CHF 31.19 33.98 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.[394]
State Chancellery of Lucerne 30 CHF 31.19 33.98 For documents from this canton. Fee is 30 CHF per document in general, or 10 CHF per document regarding adoption or child support.[395]
State Chancellery of Neuchâtel 25 CHF 25.99 28.31 For documents from this canton.[396]
State Chancellery of Nidwalden 25 CHF 25.99 28.31 For documents from this canton.[397]
State Chancellery of Obwalden 20 CHF 20.79 22.65 For documents from this canton.[398]
State Chancellery of Sankt Gallen 50 CHF 51.98 56.63 For documents from this canton.[399]
State Chancellery of Schaffhausen 40 CHF 41.59 45.30 For documents from this canton.[400]
State Chancellery of Schwyz 25 CHF 25.99 28.31 For documents from this canton. Plus 8 CHF for postage.[401]
State Chancellery of Solothurn 30 CHF 31.19 33.98 For documents from this canton.[402]
Cantonal Identification Office of Thurgau 40 CHF 41.59 45.30 For documents from this canton. Additional fee of 10 CHF per document, for 5 or more documents requested on the same day.[403]
State Chancellery of Ticino 18 CHF 18.71 20.39 For documents from this canton. Fee is 18 CHF for civil status documents, 35 CHF for notarial documents, or 30 CHF for other documents.[404]
State Chancellery of Uri 20 CHF 20.79 22.65 For documents from this canton.[405]
State Chancellery of Valais 30 CHF 31.19 33.98 For documents from this canton.[406]
Legalisation Office of Lausanne District 30 CHF 31.19 33.98 For documents from Vaud.[407]
State Chancellery of Zug 30 CHF 31.19 33.98 For documents from this canton.[408]
State Chancellery of Zürich 23 CHF 23.91 26.05 For documents from this canton. Fee is 23 CHF for civil status documents, or 30 CHF for other documents.[409]
 Tajikistan Ministry of Justice 99.77 TJS 8.36 9.11 For civil registry, judicial and notarial documents. Fee is 45 TJS plus the equivalent of 5 USD in TJS for individuals, or 90 TJS plus the equivalent of 10 USD in TJS for companies.[410][411][412]
Ministry of Foreign Affairs 99.77 TJS 8.36 9.11 For other documents. Fee is 45 TJS plus the equivalent of 5 USD in TJS for individuals, or 90 TJS plus the equivalent of 10 USD in TJS for companies.[410][411][412]
 Tonga Ministry of Foreign Affairs
 Trinidad and Tobago Registrar General's Department – 0.00 0.00 [413]
Ministry of Education
Ministry of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs
 Tunisia Notaries 20 TND 5.94 6.47 10 TND for notarial documents, or 20 TND for other documents.[414]
 Turkey Provincial and district governments – 0.00 0.00 For administrative documents. For apostilles issued electronically, the fee is 50 TRY for identity register documents.[415][416]
Presidencies of judicial commissions in locations with high criminal courts – 0.00 0.00 For judicial documents. For apostilles issued electronically, the fee is 50 TRY for criminal records or 100 TRY for court decisions.[415][416]
 Ukraine Ministry of Education and Science 51 UAH 1.22 1.33 For educational documents. Fee is 51 UAH for individuals or 85 UAH for companies, plus 240 to 1,290 UAH for expedited service.[417]
Ministry of Justice 51 UAH 1.22 1.33 For judicial, civil status and notarial documents. Fee is 51 UAH for individuals or 85 UAH for companies.[418]
Ministry of Internal Affairs For criminal records.[419]
State Migration Service For migration documents.[419]
State Tax Service For tax documents.[419]
Ministry of Foreign Affairs 150 UAH 3.60 3.92 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.[420]
 United Kingdom Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office 45 GBP 52.56 57.25 For documents from England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Fee is 45 GBP for standard service, 40 GBP for next-day business service, or 100 GBP for same-day business service, for paper apostille; 35 GBP for electronic apostille.[421]
Office of the Governor of Anguilla 60 XCD 20.40 22.22 For documents from this territory.[422]
Parliamentary Registry of Bermuda 56 BMD 51.41 56.00 For documents from this territory.[423]
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 45.90 50.00 For documents from this territory.[424]
Passport and Corporate Services Office of the Cayman Islands 150 KYD 165.24 180.00 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 42.05 45.80 For documents from this territory.[425]
Civil Status and Registration Office of Gibraltar 15 GIP 17.52 19.08 For documents from this territory. Fee is 15 GIP for normal service, or 30 GIP for same-day service.[426]
Greffe of the Royal Court of Guernsey 40 GBP 46.72 50.89 For documents from this dependency. Fee is 40 GBP for normal service, or 81 GBP for immediate service.[427]
Courts of Justice of the Isle of Man 29.50 GBP 34.45 37.53 For documents from this dependency. Fee is 29.50 GBP for 2-day service, or 99.70 GBP for 90-minute service.[428]
Legalisation Office of Jersey 30 GBP 35.04 38.17 For documents from this dependency. Fee is 30 GBP for standard service, or 75 GBP for same-day service.[429]
Record Office of Montserrat 50 XCD 17.00 18.52 For documents from this territory.[430]
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 91.80 100.00 For documents from this territory.[431]
 United States United States Department of State 20 USD 18.36 20.00 For federal administrative documents.[432] No fee for consular documents.[433]
Supreme Court of the United States For documents from this court.
United States courts of appeals 50 USD 45.90 50.00 For documents from the respective court.[434]
United States district courts 50 USD 45.90 50.00 For documents from the respective court.[435]
United States Court of Federal Claims 50 USD 45.90 50.00 For documents from this court.[436]
United States Court of International Trade For documents from this court.
Alabama Secretary of State 5 USD 4.59 5.00 For documents from this state.[437]
Office of the Lieutenant Governor of Alaska 5 USD 4.59 5.00 For documents from this state.[438]
Office of the Secretary of American Samoa 25 USD 22.95 25.00 For documents from this territory.[439]
Arizona Secretary of State 3 USD 2.75 3.00 For documents from this state. Additional fee of 25 USD for expedited service, per request up to 6 documents.[440]
Arkansas Secretary of State 10 USD 9.18 10.00 For documents from this state.[441]
California Secretary of State 20 USD 18.36 20.00 For documents from this state. Additional fee of 6 USD for expedited service in person, per official whose signature will be authenticated.[442]
Colorado Secretary of State 5 USD 4.59 5.00 For documents from this state.[443]
Office of the Secretary of the State of Connecticut 40 USD 36.72 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 27.54 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.[444]
Office of the Secretary of the District of Columbia 15 USD 13.77 15.00 For documents from this district.[445]
Florida Department of State 10 USD 9.18 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.[446]
Georgia Superior Court Clerks' Cooperative Authority 3 USD 2.75 3.00 For documents from this state.[447]
Guam Department of Administration 50 USD 45.90 50.00 For documents from this territory.[448]
Office of the Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii 1 USD 0.92 1.00 For documents from this state. Additional fee of 3 USD for notarial documents.[449][450]
Idaho Secretary of State's Office 10 USD 9.18 10.00 For documents from this state.[451]
Office of the Illinois Secretary of State 2 USD 1.84 2.00 For documents from this state.[452]
Indiana Secretary of State 2 USD 1.84 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 4.59 5.00 For documents from this state.[453]
Kansas Secretary of State 7.50 USD 6.89 7.50 For documents from this state.[454]
Office of the Kentucky Secretary of State 5 USD 4.59 5.00 For documents from this state. Additional fee of 5 USD for notarial documents.[455][456]
Louisiana Secretary of State 20 USD 18.36 20.00 For documents from this state. Fee is 20 USD for documents in general, or 10 USD for documents related to adoption.[457]
Department of the Secretary of State of Maine 10 USD 9.18 10.00 For documents from this state.[458]
Maryland Secretary of State 5 USD 4.59 5.00 For documents from this state. Additional fee of 1 USD for notarial documents.[4][459]
Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts 6 USD 5.51 6.00 For documents from this state.[460]
Michigan Department of State 1 USD 0.92 1.00 For documents from this state.[461]
Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State 5 USD 4.59 5.00 For documents from this state.[462]
Mississippi Secretary of State's Office 5 USD 4.59 5.00 For documents from this state.[463]
Missouri Secretary of State 10 USD 9.18 10.00 For documents from this state. Maximum fee of 100 USD for set of documents related to adoption.[464]
Montana Secretary of State 10 USD 9.18 10.00 For documents from this state.[465]
Nebraska Secretary of State 10 USD 9.18 10.00 For documents from this state.[466]
Nevada Secretary of State 20 USD 18.36 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.[467]
New Hampshire Secretary of State's Office 10 USD 9.18 10.00 For documents from this state. Additional fee of 25 USD for expedited service for every 10 documents.[468]
Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services of New Jersey 26 USD 23.87 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.[469]
New Mexico Secretary of State 3 USD 2.75 3.00 For documents from this state.[470]
New York Department of State 10 USD 9.18 10.00 For documents from this state. Additional fee of 3 or 5 USD for county, municipal or notarial documents.[80][471][472][473][474]
North Carolina Secretary of State 10 USD 9.18 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.[475]
North Dakota Secretary of State 15 USD 13.77 15.00 For documents from this state. Fee consists of 10 USD plus 5 USD per record search.[476]
Office of the Attorney General of the Northern Mariana Islands 50 USD 45.90 50.00 For documents from this territory.[477][478]
Ohio Secretary of State 5 USD 4.59 5.00 For documents from this state.[479]
Oklahoma Secretary of State 25 USD 22.95 25.00 For documents from this state. Fee is 25 USD for documents in general, or 10 USD for documents related to adoption.[480]
Oregon Secretary of State 10 USD 9.18 10.00 For documents from this state.[481]
Pennsylvania Department of State 15 USD 13.77 15.00 For documents from this state.[482]
Department of State of Puerto Rico 3 USD 2.75 3.00 For documents from this territory.[483]
Rhode Island Department of State 5 USD 4.59 5.00 For documents from this state.[484]
South Carolina Secretary of State's Office 5 USD 4.59 5.00 For documents from this state.[485]
South Dakota Secretary of State 25 USD 22.95 25.00 For documents from this state. Additional fee of 50 USD for expedited service.[486]
Tennessee Secretary of State 2 USD 1.84 2.00 For documents from this state. Additional fee of 5 USD for notarial documents.[81][487]
Texas Secretary of State 15 USD 13.77 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.[488]
Office of the Lieutenant Governor of the United States Virgin Islands 25 USD 22.95 25.00 For documents from this territory.[489]
Office of the Lieutenant Governor of Utah 20 USD 18.36 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.[490]
Vermont Secretary of State 10 USD 9.18 10.00 For documents from this state.[491]
Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Virginia 10 USD 9.18 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.[492]
Washington Secretary of State 15 USD 13.77 15.00 For documents from this state. Additional fee of 100 USD for expedited service.[493]
West Virginia Secretary of State 10 USD 9.18 10.00 For documents from this state. Fee is 10 USD for the first document, and 5 USD for each additional document.[494]
Office of the Wisconsin Secretary of State 10 USD 9.18 10.00 For documents from this state. Fee is 10 USD for standard service or 35 USD for expedited service.[495]
Wyoming Secretary of State 20 USD 18.36 20.00 For documents from this state.[496]
 Uruguay Ministry of Foreign Affairs 711 UYU 16.69 18.18 [497]
 Uzbekistan Regional departments of justice 68,000 UZS 4.95 5.40 For documents from the respective judicial authorities and civil registries. Fee is 68,000 UZS if applied in person, or 61,200 UZS electronically.[498][499]
Supreme Court 34,000 UZS 2.48 2.70 For documents from courts. Fee is 34,000 UZS if applied at the issuing authority, 68,000 UZS at a public service center, or 61,200 UZS electronically.[498][499]
Prosecutor General's Office 34,000 UZS 2.48 2.70 For prosecution and investigation documents. Fee is 34,000 UZS if applied at the issuing authority, 68,000 UZS at a public service center, or 61,200 UZS electronically.[498][499]
State Inspectorate for Supervision of Quality in Education 68,000 UZS 4.95 5.40 For educational documents. Fee is 68,000 UZS if applied in person, or 61,200 UZS electronically.[498][499]
Ministry of Foreign Affairs 34,000 UZS 2.48 2.70 For other documents. Fee is 34,000 UZS if applied at the issuing authority, 68,000 UZS at a public service center, or 61,200 UZS electronically.[498][499]
 Vanuatu Department of Foreign Affairs
Vanuatu Financial Services Commission For business and financial documents.
 Venezuela Ministry of Foreign Affairs 187.74 VED 4.75 5.17 Equivalent of 0.08615936 petros in VED, if applied in Venezuela;[500][501] 60 USD or 60 EUR for applicants over age 18, or no fee under age 18, if applied at a consulate.[502][503]

Format

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

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.[504] Since then, many contracting states have implemented electronic apostilles or electronic registers for their verification.[505]

Validity

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

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

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.[506] 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.[507] 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

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."[508] 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."[509]

Gallery of apostilles by state

See also

Notes

  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 j Austria, Estonia, Finland, Germany, 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][42][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, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Spain, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, and Venezuela. The Convention entered into force between Kosovo and Poland on 1 March 2024.[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, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands (including the South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, which later became a separate territory and continued to apply the Convention[72]), Gibraltar, Montserrat, Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, and Turks and Caicos Islands,[73] as well as to the predecessors of several states. These states declared themselves to continue to be bound to the Convention following their independence or later acceded to the Convention, except for Kiribati (gained independence on 12 July 1979), the Solomon Islands (7 July 1978), Tuvalu (1 October 1978), and Zimbabwe (18 April 1980).[22]
  39. ^ The United States has not declared territorial extensions but it has designated competent authorities in all of its permanently inhabited territories.[74]
  40. ^ The Convention is not in force between Uzbekistan and the following contracting states: Austria, Belgium, Germany, and Greece.[75]
  41. ^ France and the United Kingdom extended the Convention to the New Hebrides effective 15 February 1966. Following its independence, Vanuatu declared itself to continue to be bound by the Convention.[39][76]
  42. ^ Notarial documents may be apostilled directly by the respective notarial college, or certified by the respective notarial college and then apostilled by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or another notarial college. University documents must be certified by the national Ministry of Education, and other educational documents must be certified by the Ministry of Education of the respective province, before an apostille is requested from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or any notarial college. Other documents with physical signatures may be apostilled directly by the notarial college of the respective jurisdiction, or certified by the Ministry of the Interior and then apostilled by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or another notarial college. Other documents with digital signatures may be apostilled directly by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or any notarial college.[93] The Ministry of the Interior does not charge a fee for certification.[94] The fees charged by notarial colleges include the fee of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.[95]
  43. ^ Documents from anywhere in Brazil may be apostilled by any notary or registry office authorized by the National Council of Justice.[136] The fee is composed of various amounts and surcharges set for the state or Federal District where the office is located,[137] and a tax between 2 and 5% may be added to the fee depending on the municipality or district.[138] Due to variations in how each office calculates the surcharges and tax and whether it forwards them to the user, the total fee listed in this table for each state may not be exactly the same in all offices there.
  44. ^ The Financial Police was also specified as an authority to apostille documents from this same agency.[270] In 2012, the Financial Police was replaced by the State Service for Combatting Economic Crimes,[271] and the latter was abolished in 2021.[272]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents". Hague Conference on Private International Law. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Apostille Handbook" (PDF). Hague Conference on Private International Law. 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 June 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h Apostille Handbook, Hague Conference on Private International Law, 2023.
  4. ^ a b c d Certifications and Authentication, Maryland Secretary of State.
  5. ^ Legalization (Authentication of U.S. Documents), Royal Thai Embassy in Washington, D.C.
  6. ^ Agreement between the Argentine Republic and the Italian Republic on the exchange of civil status records and the exemption of legalization of documents, Government of Argentina (in Spanish).
  7. ^ Agreement of cooperation in civil matters between the government of the Federative Republic of Brazil and the government of the French Republic, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Brazil (in Portuguese).
  8. ^ Convention (No.16) on the issue of multilingual extracts from civil-status records, International Commission on Civil Status.
  9. ^ Convention (No.16) on the issue of multilingual extracts from civil status records, International Commission on Civil Status. Article 8.
  10. ^ The Convention on Legal Assistance and Legal Relations in Civil, Family and Criminal Matters, Hague Conference on Private International Law, April 2005.
  11. ^ Convention on Legal Assistance and Legal Relations in Civil, Family and Criminal Matters, Electronic Fund of Legal and Normative-Technical Documents (in Russian).
  12. ^ Administrative cooperation: circulation of public documents, European Commission.
  13. ^ Canada, Apostille Questionnaire 2021, Hague Conference on Private International Law.
  14. ^ Japan, Apostille Questionnaire 2021, Hague Conference on Private International Law.
  15. ^ Republic of South Africa, Apostille Questionnaire 2021, Hague Conference on Private International Law.
  16. ^ United Kingdom, Apostille Questionnaire 2021, Hague Conference on Private International Law.
  17. ^ United States of America, Apostille Questionnaire 2021, Hague Conference on Private International Law.
  18. ^ Acts and documents of the ninth session, Hague Conference on Private International Law (in French).
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  25. ^ "Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents: Azerbaijan Accession". HCCH. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  26. ^ "Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents: Belarus Succession". HCCH. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  27. ^ "Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents: Bosnia and Herzegovina Succession". HCCH. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  28. ^ "Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents: Croatia Succession". HCCH. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  29. ^ "Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents: North Macedonia Succession". HCCH. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  30. ^ "Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents: Serbia Succession". HCCH. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  31. ^ "Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents: Slovenia Succession". HCCH. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  32. ^ "Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents: Montenegro Succession". HCCH. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  33. ^ "Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents: Burundi Accession". HCCH. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  34. ^ "Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents: China Declarations". HCCH. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  35. ^ "Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents: China Accession". HCCH. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  36. ^ Extensions by Denmark, Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents, Hague Conference on Private International Law.
  37. ^ "Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents: Denmark Declarations". HCCH. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  38. ^ "Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents: Dominican Republic Accession". HCCH. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  39. ^ a b "Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents: France Declarations". HCCH. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  40. ^ "Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents: Georgia Accession". HCCH. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  41. ^ Declarations by Georgia, Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents, Hague Conference on Private International Law.
  42. ^ a b Declarations by Germany, Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents, Hague Conference on Private International Law.
  43. ^ "Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents: India Accession". HCCH. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  44. ^ "Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents: Kosovo Accession". HCCH. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
  45. ^ "Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents: Kyrgyzstan Accession". HCCH. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  46. ^ "Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents: Liberia Accession". HCCH. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  47. ^ "Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents: Moldova Accession". HCCH. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  48. ^ "Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents: Mongolia Accession". HCCH. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  49. ^ "Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents: Morocco Accession". HCCH. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  50. ^ "Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents: New Zealand Declarations". HCCH. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  51. ^ "Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents: Pakistan Accession". HCCH. 5 January 2023. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  52. ^ "Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents: Pakistan Reservations / Declarations". HCCH. 8 July 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  53. ^ "Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents: Paraguay Accession". HCCH. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  54. ^ "Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents: Peru Accession". HCCH. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  55. ^ "Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents: Philippines Accession". HCCH. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  56. ^ Declarations by the Philippines, Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents, Hague Conference on Private International Law.
  57. ^ a b "Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents: Portugal Declarations". HCCH. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  58. ^ "Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents: Russia Declarations/Notifications". HCCH. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  59. ^ "Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents: Senegal Accession". HCCH. 18 January 2023. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
  60. ^ "Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents: Suriname Succession". HCCH. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  61. ^ "Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents: Tajikistan Accession". HCCH. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  62. ^ "Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents: Tunisia Accession". HCCH. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  63. ^ "Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents: Ukraine Accession". HCCH. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  64. ^ Declarations by Austria, Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents, Hague Conference on Private International Law.
  65. ^ Declarations by Estonia, Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents, Hague Conference on Private International Law.
  66. ^ Declarations by Finland, Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents, Hague Conference on Private International Law.
  67. ^ Declarations by Latvia, Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents, Hague Conference on Private International Law.
  68. ^ Declarations by Lithuania, Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents, Hague Conference on Private International Law.
  69. ^ a b Declarations by Poland, Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents, Hague Conference on Private International Law.
  70. ^ Declarations by Romania, Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents, Hague Conference on Private International Law.
  71. ^ a b Declarations by Ukraine, Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents, Hague Conference on Private International Law.
  72. ^ United Kingdom - Competent Authority, Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents, Hague Conference on Private International Law, 11 February 2021.
  73. ^ "Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents: United Kingdom Extensions". HCCH. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  74. ^ United States of America - Competent Authority, Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents, Hague Conference on Private International Law, 9 June 2021.
  75. ^ "Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents: Uzbekistan Accession". HCCH. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  76. ^ "Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents: Vanuatu Succession". HCCH. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  77. ^ Background Note on Article 1(3) Exclusions, Hague Conference on Private International Law.
  78. ^ a b Information on the procedure for the authentication of documents intended for foreign use, Ministry of Justice of Hungary. (in Hungarian)
  79. ^ Apostille, Government of Mexico (in Spanish).
  80. ^ a b c Apostille or Certificate of Authentication, New York Department of State.
  81. ^ a b c Apostille or authentication request form, Tennessee Secretary of State.
  82. ^ Overview of apostille fees, Hague Conference on Private International Law, October 2016.
  83. ^ a b Legalization or apostille of a French document for a foreign authority, Public Service of France. (in French)
  84. ^ a b Certification, Frequently Asked Questions, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan.
  85. ^ a b Passport & Corporate Services Office, Cayman Islands Government.
  86. ^ a b Authentications: Apostilles and Certifications, Indiana Secretary of State.
  87. ^ a b c Document Authentication and Apostille, Secretary of the State of Connecticut.
  88. ^ Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents: Authorities, Hague Conference on Private International Law.
  89. ^ Convention abolishing the requirement of legalisation for foreign public documents: Authorities, Treaty Database of the Netherlands.
  90. ^ Apostille of documents, Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs (in Albanian).
  91. ^ Principality of Andorra, apostille questionnaire 2021, Hague Conference on Private International Law (in French).
  92. ^ Procedure for applications for birth, death, adoption and marriage certificates and for an apostille of a certificate, Civil Registry of Antigua and Barbuda.
  93. ^ a b Apostille / Legalization with international validity, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Worship of Argentina (in Spanish).
  94. ^ Legalize public documents, Government of Argentina (in Spanish).
  95. ^ Agreement between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Worship and the Federal Council of Argentine Notaries, 10 June 2016 (in Spanish).
  96. ^ Apostilles, College of Notaries of the City of Buenos Aires (in Spanish).
  97. ^ Fees, College of Notaries of the Province of Buenos Aires (in Spanish).
  98. ^ Prices, College of Notaries of Catamarca (in Spanish).
  99. ^ Notarial seals and services, College of Notaries of Chaco (in Spanish).
  100. ^ College fees, College of Notaries of Chubut (in Spanish).
  101. ^ Apostilles and legalizations, College of Notaries of Córdoba (in Spanish).
  102. ^ Update of apostilles and legalizations, College of Notaries of Corrientes (in Spanish).
  103. ^ Apostilles, College of Notaries of Entre Ríos (in Spanish).
  104. ^ New amounts valid from 21 November 2023, College of Notaries of Formosa (in Spanish).
  105. ^ Apostilles, College of Notaries of Jujuy (in Spanish).
  106. ^ Start, College of Notaries of La Rioja (in Spanish).
  107. ^ Fees and services, Notarial College of Mendoza (in Spanish).
  108. ^ Service prices, Notarial College of Misiones (in Spanish).
  109. ^ Hague apostille, College of Notaries of Salta (in Spanish).
  110. ^ Apostilles, College of Notaries of San Luis (in Spanish).
  111. ^ Service prices, College of Notaries of Santa Cruz (in Spanish).
  112. ^ Legalizations, College of Notaries of Santa Fe First District (in Spanish).
  113. ^ Apostille, College of Notaries of Santa Fe Second District (in Spanish).
  114. ^ Services, College of Notaries of Tierra del Fuego (in Spanish).
  115. ^ a b Joint order of the Minister of Justice of Armenia and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia on the procedure for submitting an application for verification of official documents by apostille, Armenian Legal Information System, 19 October 2021 (in Armenian).
  116. ^ International certification of documents (apostille), Ministry of Justice of Armenia.
  117. ^ Criminal record certificate, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Armenia.
  118. ^ Notarial services (legalising documents) in Australia, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Australia.
  119. ^ Notarial services (legalising documents) overseas, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Australia.
  120. ^ Contact legalization, Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs of Austria.
  121. ^ Apostille or diplomatic authentication of documents for presentation abroad, City of Vienna (in German).
  122. ^ Apostille and diplomatic authentication, State of Vorarlberg (in German).
  123. ^ Service center, District Court of Linz (in German).
  124. ^ Attestation/legalization of documents, Consular Section of the Austrian Embassy in Washington.
  125. ^ Acceptance of documents for issuance of apostille on documents intended for use abroad, State Agency for Public Service and Social Innovations of Azerbaijan (in Azerbaijani).
  126. ^ Apostille and legalization, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan.
  127. ^ Request for apostille/legalization of documents, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Bahamas.
  128. ^ Legalization, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bahrain.
  129. ^ a b c d Issuing Apostille Certificates under the Hague Convention, Supreme Court of Barbados.
  130. ^ a b c d Procedure for affixing an apostille on an official document composed in the territory of the Republic of Belarus, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belarus (in Russian).
  131. ^ a b c d Amount of the base unit in the Republic of Belarus, Belarusbank (in Russian).
  132. ^ Legalisation of documents, Federal Public Service Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation of Belgium.
  133. ^ Document authentication, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Immigration of Belize.
  134. ^ List of apostille processes, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bolivia (in Spanish).
  135. ^ Court fees, Municipal Court in Kiseljak (in Serbo-Croatian).
  136. ^ a b Provision no. 149 of 30 August 2023, National Council of Justice of Brazil. Articles 4.1 and 6 (in Portuguese).
  137. ^ Resolution no. 228 of 22 June 2016, National Council of Justice of Brazil. Article 18 (in Portuguese).
  138. ^ Complementary law no. 116, of 31 July 2003, Presidency of Brazil (in Portuguese).
  139. ^ Code of Norms, Notarial and Registry Services of the State of Acre, Court of Justice of the State of Acre. Article 219-H (in Portuguese).
  140. ^ Table of extrajudicial fees 2024, Court of Justice of the State of Acre (in Portuguese).
  141. ^ Table of values, 1st Notary and Protest Office of Maceió, Alagoas (in Portuguese).
  142. ^ Table of fees 2024, 1st Real Estate Registry of Macapá, Amapá (in Portuguese).
  143. ^ Table of fees, 1st Real Estate and Protest Registry of Manaus, Amazonas (in Portuguese).
  144. ^ Table II – 2024, Notary acts, Court of Justice of the State of Bahia (in Portuguese).
  145. ^ Table of fees, 8th Notary Office of Fortaleza, Ceará (in Portuguese).
  146. ^ Table of fees, 1st Notary Office of the 2nd Zone of Serra, Espírito Santo (in Portuguese).
  147. ^ Table of fees, 5th Notary Office of Taguatinga (in Portuguese).
  148. ^ Table of services with final values, 8th Notary Office of Goiânia, Goiás (in Portuguese).
  149. ^ Table of fees 2024, Court of Justice of the State of Maranhão (in Portuguese).
  150. ^ Provision no. 42 of 29 December 2020, Court of Justice of the State of Mato Grosso. Article 461 (in Portuguese).
  151. ^ Provision TJMT/CGJ no. 38, of 23 December 2023, Court of Justice of the State of Mato Grosso (in Portuguese).
  152. ^ Table of fees, 5th Notary Office of Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul (in Portuguese).
  153. ^ Law no. 6183, of 26 December 2023, Government of Mato Grosso do Sul (in Portuguese).
  154. ^ Table 8 – Acts common to registrars and notaries, 1st Real Estate Registry Office of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais (in Portuguese).
  155. ^ Table of fees 2022, Court of Justice of the State of Pará (in Portuguese).
  156. ^ Table of fees of notary and registry services 2024, 2nd Office of Notary, Protests and Civil Registry of Natural Persons of Ananindeua, Pará (in Portuguese).
  157. ^ Hague apostille, First Notary Service of the District of Geisel, João Pessoa, Paraíba (in Portuguese).
  158. ^ Complete table of fees and other costs, 1st Protest Office of Maringá, Paraná (in Portuguese).
  159. ^ Table for the extrajudicial offices of the state of Pernambuco, Court of Justice of the State of Pernambuco (in Portuguese).
  160. ^ Table of fees, 1st Protest Office of Recife, Pernambuco (in Portuguese).
  161. ^ Table III – Notary (deeds), 3rd Office of Notary, Protests and Registry of Titles and Documents of Teresina, Piauí (in Portuguese).
  162. ^ Prices, 1st Notary Office of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro (in Portuguese).
  163. ^ Hague apostille, 5th Office of Civil Registry of Natural Persons of Natal, Rio Grande do Norte (in Portuguese).
  164. ^ Certificate copy, Civil Registry Office of the 4th Zone of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul (in Portuguese).
  165. ^ Hague apostille, 1st Notary Office and Civil Registry of Porto Velho, Rondônia (in Portuguese).
  166. ^ Provision/CGJ no. 1, of 1 February 2024, Court of Justice of the State of Roraima (in Portuguese).
  167. ^ Table of fees, 1st Notary and Protest Office of Itajaí, Santa Catarina (in Portuguese).
  168. ^ Hague apostille, 17th Notary Office of São Paulo, São Paulo (in Portuguese).
  169. ^ Table of fees, 3th Office of the District of Itabaiana, Sergipe (in Portuguese).
  170. ^ Provision no. 21/2023 CGJUS/ASJECGJUS, Court of Justice of the State of Tocantins (in Portuguese).
  171. ^ a b Registrars and Notarial Services, State Judiciary Department of Brunei.
  172. ^ Certification by apostille of documents to be presented abroad, Ministry of Justice of Bulgaria.
  173. ^ Information on provision of service, provincial administration – Sofia, Administrative Registry of Bulgaria (in Bulgarian).
  174. ^ Apostilles register, National Center for Information and Documentation of Bulgaria.
  175. ^ Information on provision of service, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Administrative Registry of Bulgaria (in Bulgarian).
  176. ^ Authentication of documents, Global Affairs Canada.
  177. ^ Document authentication for other jurisdictions and countries, Government of Alberta.
  178. ^ Document Authentication Fee, Ministry of the Attorney General of British Columbia.
  179. ^ Authenticate a document for use outside Canada, Ministry of Public and Business Service Delivery of Ontario.
  180. ^ Applying for an apostille, Government of Quebec.
  181. ^ Authenticating Notarized Documents, Ministry of Justice and Attorney General of Saskatchewan.
  182. ^ Apostille, General Directorate of Records, Notary and Identification of Cape Verde (in Portuguese).
  183. ^ Resolution no. 34/2011, Official Gazette of Cape Verde, 12 September 2011 (in Portuguese).
  184. ^ Ruling no. 6/2012, Official Gazette of Cape Verde, 21 February 2012 (in Portuguese).
  185. ^ a b c d e Where and how to apostille a Chilean document, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Chile (in Spanish).
  186. ^ a b c d e What is the apostille and how is the Chilean apostille, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Chile (in Spanish).
  187. ^ Apostille, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China (in Chinese).
  188. ^ Legalisation of Documents/Apostille, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China.
  189. ^ Notice from the Foreign Affairs Office of the Chongqing Municipal People's Government on changes in the acceptance of consular authentication and apostilles, Chongqing Foreign Affairs Office (in Chinese).
  190. ^ Instructions for applying for apostille, Hebei Foreign Affairs Office (in Chinese).
  191. ^ Instructions for applying for certificate, Henan Foreign Affairs Office (in Chinese).
  192. ^ Notice on changes in the acceptance of consular authentication and apostille, Inner Mongolia Foreign Affairs Office (in Chinese).
  193. ^ Instructions for application, Jiangsu Foreign Affairs Office (in Chinese).
  194. ^ Apostille application guide, Qingdao Foreign Affairs Office (in Chinese).
  195. ^ Apostille service, Hong Kong Judiciary.
  196. ^ Document authentication for international use, Government of Macau (in Portuguese).
  197. ^ Costs and means of payment, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Colombia (in Spanish).
  198. ^ Apostille Certification, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Immigration of the Cook Islands.
  199. ^ Calendar to request appointments in the department of authentications, Ministry of Foreign Relations and Worship of Costa Rica (in Spanish).
  200. ^ Authentication (legalisation) of documents, Government of Croatia.
  201. ^ Apostille, Ministry of Justice and Public Order of Cyprus.
  202. ^ Verification of documents for abroad, Ministry of Justice of the Czech Republic (in Czech).
  203. ^ Verification of documents issued or written by a notary, for use abroad - apostilles, Notarial Chamber of the Czech Republic (in Czech).
  204. ^ Procedure for verification of documents issued or verified by a body of the Czech Republic for their use abroad, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic (in Czech).
  205. ^ Legalisation of Danish documents, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark.
  206. ^ Fees, International Business Companies (IBC), Companies and Intellectual Property Office of Dominica.
  207. ^ Guide to make your online request for apostille – legalization, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Dominican Republic (in Spanish).
  208. ^ Apostille and legalization of documents, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Human Mobility of Ecuador (in Spanish).
  209. ^ Authentications and apostilles, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of El Salvador (in Spanish).
  210. ^ Apostille, Chamber of Notaries of Estonia.
  211. ^ Apostille, Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
  212. ^ a b c Apostille certification/legalization, Public Service Hall of Georgia.
  213. ^ Legalization and apostille, Service Agency of Georgia (in Georgian).
  214. ^ Apostille and legalization, Public Service Development Agency of Georgia (in Georgian).
  215. ^ Applying for an apostille, Federal Foreign Office of Germany (in German).
  216. ^ Information Concerning Costs, Fees and Expenses, German Patent and Trade Mark Office.
  217. ^ Judicial Administration Costs Act, Federal Ministry of Justice of Germany (in German).
  218. ^ Procedure and costs for certification of documents for submission abroad, Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of Baden-Württemberg (in German).
  219. ^ Apostilles and pre-certifications for use abroad, Ministry of Science, Research and Arts of Baden-Württemberg (in German).
  220. ^ Certification of documents for use abroad / apostilles, Regional Council of Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg (in German).
  221. ^ Documents from state authorities or municipalities for use abroad; application for an apostille or pre-certification for legalization, Bavaria Portal.
  222. ^ Certification of documents for abroad (apostille/legalisation), Service Portal Berlin (in German).
  223. ^ Schedule of fees of the Ministry of the Interior and Municipal Affairs, Government of Brandenburg (in German).
  224. ^ Legalization and apostille law, Senator for the Interior of Bremen (in German).
  225. ^ Apostilles for abroad, Hamburg.de.
  226. ^ Apply for certification of documents in international legal transactions, Administration Portal Hesse (in German).
  227. ^ Certifications, Hanover Police Department (in German).
  228. ^ Certification of domestic public documents for use abroad, Schwerin.de (in German).
  229. ^ Application and costs, Regional Government of Arnsberg (in German).
  230. ^ Apostilles and certifications, Regional Government of Cologne (in German).
  231. ^ Apostilles / certifications, Regional Government of Detmold (in German).
  232. ^ Apostilles and certifications, Regional Government of Düsseldorf (in German).
  233. ^ Apostilles and certifications for legalisation purposes, Regional Government of Münster (in German).
  234. ^ Apostilles/certifications of public documents for use abroad, Supervisory and Service Directorate of Rhineland-Palatinate (in German).
  235. ^ General Schedule of Fees, Saarland.de (in German).
  236. ^ Certification of documents, State Directorate of Saxony (in German).
  237. ^ General schedule of fees of the state of Saxony-Anhalt, State Law of Saxony-Anhalt (in German).
  238. ^ Certifications, Schleswig-Holstein.de (in German).
  239. ^ Certification of documents for submission abroad (apostille/legalisation), State Administration Office of Thuringia (in German).
  240. ^ a b Hague Convention certificate (apostille), Decentralized Administration of Attica (in Greek).
  241. ^ Consular services – nationals, Consulate General of Grenada, Miami.
  242. ^ Information on legalization of documents: authentication and apostille, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Guatemala (in Spanish).
  243. ^ Legalisation of documents, Embassy of Guyana in Brussels.
  244. ^ Notarisation/legalisation of documents, Guyana High Commission in London.
  245. ^ List of available processes – authentications and apostilles, Secretary of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Honduras (in Spanish).
  246. ^ Information on the legalisation of public documents intended for use abroad, Hungarian National Chamber of Civil Law Notaries.
  247. ^ Legalisation procedure of documents to be used abroad, Consular Services of Hungary.
  248. ^ Consular Affairs, Government of Iceland.
  249. ^ Consular Services, Ministry of External Affairs of India.
  250. ^ Apostille legalization: online legalization of documents from Indonesia for public abroad, Ministry of Law and Human Rights of Indonesia, Regional Office of West Nusa Tenggara (in Indonesian).
  251. ^ Authentication of documents, Department of Foreign Affairs of Ireland.
  252. ^ Apostille, Israeli Judicial Authority.
  253. ^ Verification of Israeli public documents, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Israel (in Hebrew).
  254. ^ Legalization-Apostille, Public Prosecutor at the Court of Lodi (in Italian).
  255. ^ Apostille (Hague Convention of 5 October 1961), Government of Aosta Valley (in Italian).
  256. ^ Legalization of documents, Government of Trentino (in Italian).
  257. ^ Legalization of documents, Government of South Tyrol (in Italian).
  258. ^ Legalization of documents, Territorial Office of the Government of Rome (in Italian).
  259. ^ Obtaining an apostille, Consulate General of Jamaica, Miami.
  260. ^ Apostillization of official documents outgoing from the justice authorities, Government of Kazakhstan.
  261. ^ a b c d e f g h i Minimum calculated indexes, Electronic Government of Kazakhstan.
  262. ^ a b Apostille of official documents issued by educational organizations, Government of Kazakhstan.
  263. ^ Apostille of archive inquiries and/or copies of archival documents issued by the Special State Archive of the Informational Analytical Center of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan and its territorial subdivisions, Government of Kazakhstan.
  264. ^ Apostille of the archival references, copies of archival documents or archive extracts originating from the state archives of the Republic of Kazakhstan and sent abroad, Government of Kazakhstan.
  265. ^ Аpostille of official documents outgoing from court agencies, Government of Kazakhstan.
  266. ^ Apostille of documents of the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Government of Kazakhstan.
  267. ^ Apostille of the official documents from the Prosecutor's Office, investigating and inquiry agencies, Government of Kazakhstan.
  268. ^ Apostillization of archive certificates and copies of archival records originating from the Central Archive under the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Government of Kazakhstan.
  269. ^ a b Regulation no. 19/2016 for issuing apostille certificates, Official Gazette of Kosovo.
  270. ^ a b c d e f Resolution of 10 June 2010 no. 75 on measures to implement the provisions of the convention abolishing the requirement of legalization of foreign official documents, Centralized Database of Legal Information of the Kyrgyz Republic, version of 28 February 2023 (in Russian).
  271. ^ Financial Police under the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic liquidated, Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic, 15 March 2012 (in Russian).
  272. ^ A decision was made to liquidate the State Service for Combatting Economic Crimes under the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic (Financial Police), Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic, 5 March 2021 (in Russian).
  273. ^ a b c d e Resolution of 13 June 2011 no. 304 on the amount of fees for affixing an apostille, Centralized Database of Legal Information of the Kyrgyz Republic, version of 21 December 2023 (in Russian).
  274. ^ The sworn notaries in Latvia are now legalizing documents with an apostille for use in a foreign country, Latvian Council of Sworn Notaries.
  275. ^ Foreign Ministry resumes services of issuing article of incorporation, apostille, and laissez passer to boost government revenues, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Liberia.
  276. ^ Supercertification (apostille, superlegalization), Liechtenstein State Administration (in German).
  277. ^ Resolution on the approval of the amounts (rates) of notaries' remuneration for the performance of notarial acts, preparation of draft transactions, consultations and technical services and the list of cases of exemption from the payment of this remuneration, Register of Legal Acts of Lithuania (in Lithuanian).
  278. ^ Lithuania, apostille questionnaire 2021, Hague Conference on Private International Law.
  279. ^ Legalisation of documents and approval certificate (Apostille), Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania.
  280. ^ Having Luxembourg documents legally certified for use abroad, Government of Luxembourg.
  281. ^ Legalisation of Documents, Ministry for Foreign and European Affairs and Trade of Malta.
  282. ^ Apostille (Legalisation of Documents), Defence and Home Affairs Division of Mauritius.
  283. ^ Apostille of documents, Government of Mexico (in Spanish).
  284. ^ Apostille, Government of Aguascalientes (in Spanish).
  285. ^ Revenue Law of the State of Baja California, Government of Baja California (in Spanish).
  286. ^ Fees of state duties, Government of Baja California Sur (in Spanish).
  287. ^ Treasury Law of the State of Campeche, Congress of Campeche (in Spanish).
  288. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Unit of measure and update (UMA), National Institute of Statistics and Geography of Mexico (in Spanish).
  289. ^ Apostille of state public documents that must have effect abroad in countries that are part of the International Hague Convention, Government of Chiapas (in Spanish).
  290. ^ Apostille of documents issued by any state authority or school, Government of Chihuahua (in Spanish).
  291. ^ Apostille documents, Government of Coahuila (in Spanish).
  292. ^ Legalization and/or apostille, Government of Colima (in Spanish).
  293. ^ Treasury Law of the State of Durango, Congress of Durango (in Spanish).
  294. ^ Revenue Law of the State of Durango, Congress of Durango (in Spanish).
  295. ^ Online payments, Government of Guanajuato (in Spanish).
  296. ^ Law number 419 of Treasury of the State of Guerrero, Congress of Guerrero (in Spanish).
  297. ^ State Law of Duties, Congress of Hidalgo (in Spanish).
  298. ^ Revenue Law of the State of Jalisco, Government of Jalisco (in Spanish).
  299. ^ Legalization and/or apostille of signature and seal on public documents issued by officers or notaries public of Mexico City, Government of Mexico City (in Spanish).
  300. ^ Financial Code of the State of Mexico and Municipalities, Government of Mexico State (in Spanish).
  301. ^ Revenue Law of the State of Michoacán, Congress of Michoacán (in Spanish).
  302. ^ Apostille of documents, Government of Morelos (in Spanish).
  303. ^ Apostille/legalization and/or certification of documents, Government of Nayarit (in Spanish).
  304. ^ Treasury Law of the State of Nuevo León, Congress of Nuevo León (in Spanish).
  305. ^ State Law of Duties of Oaxaca, Congress of Oaxaca (in Spanish).
  306. ^ State Law of Treasury, Congress of Oaxaca (in Spanish).
  307. ^ Apostille of official documents, Government of Puebla (in Spanish).
  308. ^ Treasury Law of the State of Querétaro, Legislature of Querétaro (in Spanish).
  309. ^ Law of Duties of the State of Quintana Roo, Congress of Quintana Roo (in Spanish).
  310. ^ Apostille of documents, Government of San Luis Potosí (in Spanish).
  311. ^ Treasury Law of the State of Sinaloa, Congress of Sinaloa (in Spanish).
  312. ^ Fees of the payment of duties, Government of Sonora (in Spanish).
  313. ^ Apostilles of documents, Government of Tabasco (in Spanish).
  314. ^ Issuance of apostille, Government of Tamaulipas (in Spanish).
  315. ^ Legalization of signatures, Civil Registry of Tlaxcala (in Spanish).
  316. ^ Code of Duties for the State of Veracruz, Legislature of Veracruz (in Spanish).
  317. ^ Financial Code for the State of Veracruz, Legislature of Veracruz (in Spanish).
  318. ^ Apostille, Government of Yucatán (in Spanish).
  319. ^ Treasury Law of the State of Zacatecas, Congress of Zacatecas (in Spanish).
  320. ^ Apostille, Government of Moldova (in Romanian).
  321. ^ Regulation regarding the application of the apostille, Government of Moldova (in Romanian).
  322. ^ Apostille a document, Government of Monaco (in French).
  323. ^ Apostille certification, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mongolia (in Mongolian).
  324. ^ Request for certification with apostille stamp, Ministry of Justice of Montenegro (in Serbo-Croatian).
  325. ^ Notice of office work, Basic Court of Kotor (in Serbo-Croatian).
  326. ^ a b c d FAQ, Apostille, Government of Morocco (in French).
  327. ^ a b c d Kingdom of Morocco, apostille questionnaire 2021, Hague Conference on Private International Law (in French).
  328. ^ Application for authentication of public documents for use outside the borders of Namibia, Registrar of the Supreme and High Court of Namibia.
  329. ^ Issuing of apostilles by the Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Justice of Namibia.
  330. ^ Apostille and legalization, Judiciary of the Netherlands (in Dutch).
  331. ^ Legalization of documents, Government of Curaçao (in Dutch).
  332. ^ Apostille (legalization of documents), Government of Sint Maarten.
  333. ^ Use your NZ documents overseas, New Zealand Government.
  334. ^ Nicaragua, apostille questionnaire 2021, Hague Conference on Private International Law.
  335. ^ a b Apostille/legalization of documents for abroad, Ministry of Justice of North Macedonia (in Macedonian).
  336. ^ Civil area, Basic Court of Prilep (in Macedonian).
  337. ^ Apostille stamp on documents, County Governor of Oslo and Viken (in Norwegian).
  338. ^ Attestation of documents, Foreign Ministry of Oman.
  339. ^ Judicial Authority implements the electronic apostille project (e-apostile), Judicial Authority of Panama (in Spanish).
  340. ^ Fees for procedures and stamps, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Panama (in Spanish).
  341. ^ Legalizations/apostille, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Paraguay (in Spanish).
  342. ^ Apostille and legalization, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Peru (in Spanish).
  343. ^ Quick facts on apostille, Office of Consular Affairs of the Philippines.
  344. ^ a b c What documents we certify, Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange.
  345. ^ What is required to obtain an apostille, Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange.
  346. ^ a b Apostille, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Poland (in Polish).
  347. ^ Educational law, Internet System of Legal Acts(in Polish).
  348. ^ Authentication of documents/apostille, Board of Education in Łódź (in Polish).
  349. ^ Rules of authentication of documents, District Examination Commission in Warsaw (in Polish).
  350. ^ a b c d Apostille, Public Prosecution Service of Portugal (in Portuguese).
  351. ^ a b c d Apostille, Court of Appeal of Guimarães (in Portuguese).
  352. ^ Romania, apostille questionnaire 2021, Hague Conference on Private International Law.
  353. ^ Apostille and legalization, Chamber of Notaries Public of Cluj (in Romanian).
  354. ^ Apostille, Office of the Prefect of the Municipality of Bucharest (in Romanian).
  355. ^ a b c d e f g h List of competent authorities authorized to affix an apostille in the Russian Federation on official documents in accordance with the established sphere of activity, Garant (in Russian).
  356. ^ a b c d e f g h Amounts of state duty for state registration, as well as for performing other legally significant actions, Consultant Plus (in Russian).
  357. ^ Authentication (Legalization) of Documents, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Saint Kitts and Nevis.
  358. ^ Processing of apostilles, Government of Saint Lucia.
  359. ^ Apostilles, Ministry of Legal Affairs of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
  360. ^ Apostille, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Samoa.
  361. ^ Legalizations, Government of San Marino (in Italian).
  362. ^ Legalization, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Serbia.
  363. ^ Republic of Serbia, apostille questionnaire 2021, Hague Conference on Private International Law.
  364. ^ Apostille, First Basic Court in Belgrade (in Serbian).
  365. ^ Services, Judiciary of Seychelles.
  366. ^ FAQ, Singapore Academy of Law.
  367. ^ a b c d e f g h Verification of documents, Ministry of Justice of Slovakia.
  368. ^ a b c d e f g h Slovakia, apostille questionnaire 2021, Hague Conference on Private International Law.
  369. ^ Application for authentication of documents for use abroad, Ministry of Public Administration of Slovenia (in Slovene).
  370. ^ Republic of Slovenia, apostille questionnaire 2021, Hague Conference on Private International Law.
  371. ^ Consular Notarial Service: Legalisation of official (public) documents, Department of International Relations and Cooperation of South Africa.
  372. ^ a b Introduce apostille system, Overseas Koreans Agency.
  373. ^ a b Single legalization or Hague apostille, Ministry of Justice of Spain (in Spanish).
  374. ^ a b Spain, questions for contracting states, Hague Conference on Private International Law.
  375. ^ Apostille and legalization service, Notarial College of the Basque Country (in Spanish).
  376. ^ Legalizations and apostilles, Notarial College of Catalonia (in Spanish).
  377. ^ Legalization and apostilles, Notarial College of Madrid (in Spanish).
  378. ^ Legalization, Court of Justice of Suriname (in Dutch).
  379. ^ Notary public, Björn Rosengren Law Firm.
  380. ^ Luleå notary public, Norrland Lawyers (in Swedish).
  381. ^ A more modern set of regulations for legalisations, apostilles and other forms of certifications, Government of Sweden, p. 114 (in Swedish).
  382. ^ Factsheet on the legalisation of signatures by the Federal Chancellery, Swiss Federal Chancellery.
  383. ^ Certifications, Government of Aargau (in German).
  384. ^ Certifications (legalizations/apostilles), Government of Appenzell Ausserrhoden (in German).
  385. ^ Apostille/supercertification, Government of Appenzell Innerrhoden (in German).
  386. ^ Certification/apostille, Government of Basel-Landschaft (in German).
  387. ^ Certifications/legalizations, Government of Basel-Stadt (in German).
  388. ^ What do I have to do in order to get a document certified?, Government of Bern.
  389. ^ Legalizations and apostilles, Government of Fribourg (in French).
  390. ^ Rate of administrative fees, Government of Fribourg (in French).
  391. ^ Legalize a document or a signature intended for abroad, Government of Geneva (in French).
  392. ^ Certification service, Government of Glarus (in German).
  393. ^ Ordinance on fees for the State Chancellery, Government of Grisons. (in German, Romansh, and Italian)
  394. ^ Legalization of signatures, Government of Jura (in French).
  395. ^ Certifications, Government of Lucerne (in German).
  396. ^ Law setting the rate of fees, of chancellery fees and of costs in civil, penal and administrative matters, Government of Neuchâtel (in French).
  397. ^ Apostille (supercertification), Government of Nidwalden (in German).
  398. ^ Apostilles and certifications (legalizations), Government of Obwalden (in German).
  399. ^ Apostilles and legalizations, Government of Sankt Gallen (in German).
  400. ^ Ordinance on fees for certifications by the State Chancellery, Government of Schaffhausen (in German).
  401. ^ Apostille and legalisation, Government of Schwyz.
  402. ^ Certifications/apostilles, Government of Solothurn (in German).
  403. ^ Payment options/ overview of fees, Government of Thurgau (in German).
  404. ^ Legislative decree concerning the chancellery fees for legalizations of documents and for the issuance of documents or extracts, Government of Ticino (in Italian).
  405. ^ Report on the fee situation of the cantonal administration, Government of Uri (in German).
  406. ^ Legalization of documents, Government of Valais (in French).
  407. ^ Legalizations of documents for abroad (apostilles), Government of Vaud (in French).
  408. ^ Legalisations, Government of Zug.
  409. ^ Certifications and apostilles, Government of Zürich.
  410. ^ a b Apostille, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Tajikistan (in Tajik).
  411. ^ a b In Tajikistan, the amount of the indicator for calculations is increased, ASIA-Plus, 28 November 2023 (in Russian).
  412. ^ a b Exchange rate, National Bank of Tajikistan.
  413. ^ Trinidad and Tobago, apostille questionnaire 2021, Hague Conference on Private International Law.
  414. ^ Tunisia, apostille questionnaire 2021, Hague Conference on Private International Law (in French).
  415. ^ a b Republic of Turkey, apostille questionnaire 2021, Hague Conference on Private International Law.
  416. ^ a b Frequently asked questions, e-Apostil.
  417. ^ Cost and terms, Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine.
  418. ^ Procedure for affixing an apostille, Ministry of Justice of Ukraine (in Ukrainian).
  419. ^ a b c Apostille, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine (in Ukrainian).
  420. ^ Apostille and Legalization, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine.
  421. ^ Get your document legalised, Government of the United Kingdom.
  422. ^ Stamp Act, Government of Anguilla.
  423. ^ Apostille Information, Parliamentary Registry of Bermuda.
  424. ^ Apostilles and notarial act fee to increase on May 1, Government of the British Virgin Islands.
  425. ^ Notarial and Commissioner for Oaths Services, Falkland Islands Government.
  426. ^ Legalisation, Gibraltar Notary.
  427. ^ Legalisation of Documents, Royal Court of Guernsey.
  428. ^ Apostille application form, Isle of Man Courts of Justice.
  429. ^ Legalisation of documents, Government of Jersey.
  430. ^ Registration and Records Act, revised edition of 1 January 2019, Government of Montserrat.
  431. ^ Recording of Deeds Ordinance and Subsidiary Legislation, Government of the Turks and Caicos Islands.
  432. ^ Requesting Authentication Services, United States Department of State.
  433. ^ How to Replace or Amend a Consular Report of Birth Abroad (CRBA), United States Department of State.
  434. ^ Court of Appeals miscellaneous fee schedule, United States Courts.
  435. ^ District Court miscellaneous fee schedule, United States Courts.
  436. ^ U.S. Court of Federal Claims fee schedule, United States Courts.
  437. ^ Authentications, Alabama Secretary of State.
  438. ^ Authentications and Apostilles, Lieutenant Governor of Alaska.
  439. ^ Fees, notary public, Annotated Code of American Samoa, American Samoa Bar Association.
  440. ^ Apostille and Document Authentication, Arizona Secretary of State.
  441. ^ Apostille/Certificate of Authentication Request Form, Arkansas Secretary of State.
  442. ^ Request an Apostille, California Secretary of State.
  443. ^ Fee Schedule, Colorado Secretary of State.
  444. ^ Certifications, Apostilles and Authentication of Documents, Delaware Division of Corporations.
  445. ^ Authentications, Office of the Secretary of the District of Columbia.
  446. ^ Authentications (Apostilles and Notarial Certifications), Florida Department of State.
  447. ^ General Apostille Information, Georgia Superior Court Clerks' Cooperative Authority.
  448. ^ Notaries public, Guam Code Annotated.
  449. ^ Application for apostilles or certification of documents, Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii.
  450. ^ Circuit Court Filing Fees and Costs, Hawaii State Judiciary.
  451. ^ Forms and Fees, Idaho Secretary of State.
  452. ^ Apostilles and Certifications, Illinois Secretary of State.
  453. ^ Apostille or certification request form, Iowa Secretary of State.
  454. ^ Apostilles and Authentications, Kansas Secretary of State.
  455. ^ Apostilles, Kentucky Secretary of State.
  456. ^ How to get a notary signature certified, Fayette County Clerk.
  457. ^ Authenticate Signatures of Louisiana Officials, Louisiana Secretary of State.
  458. ^ Authentications and Apostilles, Secretary of State of Maine.
  459. ^ Summary of charges, costs, and fees of the clerks of the Circuit Court, Maryland Judiciary.
  460. ^ Apostilles and Certification of Documents, Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
  461. ^ Document authentication and apostille, Michigan Department of State.
  462. ^ Apostille authentication, Minnesota Secretary of State.
  463. ^ Request for apostille/certification, Mississippi Secretary of State.
  464. ^ Certification, Authentication, and Apostilles, Missouri Secretary of State.
  465. ^ Apostille / Authentication, Montana Secretary of State.
  466. ^ Apostilles and Authentications, Nebraska Secretary of State.
  467. ^ Fee Schedule, Nevada Secretary of State.
  468. ^ Apostilles and Certificates, New Hampshire Secretary of State.
  469. ^ Apostille Request Form, Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services of New Jersey.
  470. ^ Apostille/Certifications Forms, New Mexico Secretary of State.
  471. ^ Official Verification of Name (Apostille/Certification of Authentication), New York State Unified Court System.
  472. ^ Apostilles, Erie County Clerk's Office.
  473. ^ Apostille, Suffolk County Clerk's Office.
  474. ^ Apostille, Oneida County.
  475. ^ Apostille Certificates, North Carolina Secretary of State.
  476. ^ Authentications by Apostille and Certification, North Dakota Secretary of State.
  477. ^ Apostilles and Certificates of Authentication (U.S. Documents), Eighth Army of the United States.
  478. ^ 2022 Annual Report, Office of the Attorney General of the Northern Mariana Islands.
  479. ^ Frequently Asked Questions, Ohio Secretary of State.
  480. ^ Apostille and authentication of documents, Oklahoma Secretary of State.
  481. ^ How to Get an Authentication (or Apostille), Oregon Secretary of State.
  482. ^ How Do I Obtain an Apostille or Certification?, Pennsylvania Department of State.
  483. ^ Apostilles, Department of State of Puerto Rico.
  484. ^ Apostilles and Certifications, Rhode Island Department of State.
  485. ^ Apostilles, South Carolina Secretary of State.
  486. ^ Apostilles and Authentications, South Dakota Secretary of State.
  487. ^ Notary Public, Shelby County Clerk.
  488. ^ How to request a universal apostille, Texas Secretary of State.
  489. ^ Request Form for Apostille or Certificate of Authentication, Office of the Lieutenant Governor of the United States Virgin Islands.
  490. ^ Document Authentication Fees (Apostille), Office of the Lieutenant Governor of Utah.
  491. ^ Apostille or Authentication, Vermont Secretary of State.
  492. ^ How to Submit Documents, Secretary of the Commonwealth of Virginia.
  493. ^ How to obtain an Apostille or Certificate of Authentication, Washington Secretary of State.
  494. ^ Apostille and certification request, West Virginia Secretary of State.
  495. ^ Apostilles and Authentications, Office of the Wisconsin Secretary of State.
  496. ^ Apostilles/Authentications, Wyoming Secretary of State.
  497. ^ Apostille and/or legalization of Uruguayan or foreign public documents to have effect abroad or in the Republic, Government of Uruguay (in Spanish).
  498. ^ a b c d e Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan on measures to further improve the procedure for affixing an apostille to official documents, Government of Uzbekistan.
  499. ^ a b c d e Decree on increasing the amount of wages, pensions and allowances, Government of Uzbekistan (in Uzbek).
  500. ^ Consular services, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Venezuela.
  501. ^ Reference in other currencies, Central Bank of Venezuela (in Spanish).
  502. ^ Apostille of documents, Embassy of Venezuela in the Dominican Republic (in Spanish).
  503. ^ New consular fees, Consulate General of Venezuela in Bilbao (in Spanish).
  504. ^ "E-APP". Hague Conference on Private International Law.
  505. ^ "Implementation chart of the e-APP" (PDF). Hague Conference on Private International Law.
  506. ^ Consular legalization and authentication of documents, Consulate General of Brazil in Houston. Archived from the original on 30 December 2011.
  507. ^ Apostille, Consulate General of Brazil in Houston (in Portuguese).
  508. ^ The application of the Apostille Convention to diplomas including those issued by diploma mills, Hague Conference on Private International Law, December 2008.
  509. ^ Conclusions and Recommendations of the Special Commission on the Practical Operation of the Hague Apostille, Service, Taking of Evidence, and Access to Justice Conventions, Hague Conference on Private International Law, February 2009.

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