List of Hague Convention Countries | Apostille the Hague Convention

Hague Convention Apostille Done 📅 On the date of 5th October 1961, this group was formed and they made a law to legalize foreign documents. The main purpose of this law was to ensure that🚫 no one can go to overseas countries using fake documents.

💡 For example, if you are working in an overseas country and want to take your family on a dependent visa then the authorities of that country won’t know if the marriage certificate is original or not. They don't even know if you are 👨👩👧👦 genuinely calling your wife on a dependent visa.

🔍 Because of these reasons, a law has been created so that you need to complete an📄 apostille procedure marriage certificate from the home country where the document was originally issued.

✅So that the authorities of the foreign country can determine that the marriage certificate is original and not the wrong person is going to come on a family visa.

🌍 Most Indian people prefer to go to countries like 🇫🇷 France, 🇵🇱 Poland, 🇮🇹 Italy, 🇦🇹 Austria, 🇳🇱 Netherland, 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇴🇲 Oman, 🇵🇭 Philippines, 🇵🇹 Portugal,' ' and 🇧🇪 Belgium based on work visas 🧑💼 or student visas🎓.

📜 Even if you are going to the other countries that are part of the Hague convention countries in this Cases you need an apostille of Documents. Here you can see the list of Hague convention Apostille countries and this information is for your general knowledge.

List of Hague Apostille Convention Countries

All these countries come under the Hague Apostille countries. So, whenever any country joins this Hague group, in this case, your documents must be legalized and apostilled.

Albania	Andorra	Argentina	Armenia	Australia
Austria	Azerbaijan	Belarus	Belgium	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Brazil	Bulgaria	Burkina Faso	Canada	Chile
China	Costa Rica	Croatia	Cyprus	Czech Republic
Denmark	Dominican Republic	Ecuador	Egypt	El Salvador
Estonia	European Union	Finland	France	Georgia
Germany	Greece	Honduras	Hungary	Iceland
India	Ireland	Israel	Italy	Japan
Jordan	Kazakhstan	Latvia	Lithuania	Luxembourg
Malaysia	Malta	Mauritius	Mexico	Monaco
Mongolia	Montenegro	Morocco	Namibia	Netherlands
New Zealand	Nicaragua	North Macedonia	Panama	Paraguay
Peru	Philippines	Poland	Portugal	Republic of Korea
Republic of Moldova	Romania	Russian Federation	Saudi Arabia	Serbia
Singapore	Slovakia	Slovenia	South Africa	Spain
Sri Lanka	Suriname	Sweden	Switzerland	Thailand
Tunisia	Turkiye	Ukraine	United Kingdom	USA
Uruguay	Uzbekistan	Venezuela	Viet Nam	Zambia

🌍 Some countries are not members of the Hague Convention — for these, the 📄 apostille is not valid 🚫, but the certificate must be attested by your home country embassy 🛂

🌍 List of Non Hague Convention Country Members 🚫

These countries are not part of the Hague Apostille Convention. Therefore, an apostille alone is not sufficient for these countries. Your documents will also require embassy attestation from the respective embassy or consulate.

Afghanistan	Algeria	Angola	Bangladesh	Benin
Burkina Faso	Burma, also known as Myanmar	Cambodia	Cameroon	Congo Democratic
Congo Republic	Cuba	Egypt	Eritrea	Ethiopia
Ghana	Guinea	Haiti	Iran	Iraq
Ivory Coast	Jordan	Kenya	Kuwait	Laos
Lebanon	Libya	Madagascar	Malaysia	Mali
Mauritania	Mozambique	Nepal	Niger	Nigeria
Palestine	Qatar	Sierra Leone	Sri Lanka	Sudan
Syria	Taiwan	Tanzania	Thailand	Togo
Turkmenistan	Uganda	United Arab Emirates	Vietnam	Yemen
Zambia	Zimbabwe

Frequently Asked Questions

Is UAE a part of the Hague Apostille Convention?

No, UAE is not part of the Hague Apostille Convention group. In this case, an apostille is not enough. Your documents must also be attested by the UAE Embassy and then by MOFA in the UAE.
Is India part of the Hague Convention group?

Yes, India is part of the Hague Convention member group. In this case, any Indian documents need to be apostilled by the Ministry of External Affairs when you apply for a visa to foreign countries that are part of the Hague Convention.
Is Italy a member of the Hague Convention countries group?

Yes, Italy joined the Hague Convention member group very early. So, when you travel to Italy, your certificate must be apostilled. But Italy does not accept the SDM apostille. For that, your documents must be attested by the State Authentication/HRD Department.
Is Malaysia a part of the Hague Convention?

No, Malaysia is not a part of the Hague Convention. So, in this case, your documents must be attested by the central authority as well as by the Malaysian Consulate.