The Hague Convention
The Hague Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents is an international agreement that took place in The Hague, Netherlands in 1961. This agreement eliminated the need for additional legalisation requirements for document use between nations. The Hague Convention provides that an Apostille is the only form of legalisation required for travel between participating countries. An Apostille is an official stamp issued by the Foreign Commonwealth Office stating that your documents are genuine.
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Hague Convention Countries
Documentation from The Netherlands presented for use in the following countries are eligible to receive an Apostille as their only form of legalisation.
Albania | Dominican Republic | Liechtenstein | Samoa |
Andorra | Ecuador | Lithuania | San Marino |
Antigua & Barbuda | El Salvador | Luxembourg | SaoTome & Principe |
Argentina | Estonia | Macao | Serbia |
Armenia | Fiji | Macedonia | Seychelles |
Aruba | Finland | Malawi | Slovakia |
Australia | France | Malta | Slovenia |
Austria | Georgia | Marshall Islands | South Africa |
Azerbaijan | Germany | Mauritius | Spain |
Bahamas | Greece | Mexico | St.Kitts & Nevis |
Barbados | Grenada | Moldova | St.Lucia |
Belarus | Guatemala | Monaco | St.Vincent & Grenadines |
Belgium | Honduras | Mongolia | Suriname |
Belize | Hong Kong | Montenegro | Swaziland |
Bosnia & Herzegovina | Hungary | Namibia | Sweden |
Botswana | Iceland | Netherlands | Switzerland |
Brunei Darussalam | India | New Zealand | Tonga |
Bulgaria | Ireland | Nicaragua | Trinidad & Tobago |
Cape Verde | Israel | Niue | Turkey |
Colombia | Italy | Norway | Ukraine |
CookIslands | Japan | Oman | United Kingdom |
Costa Rica | Kazakhstan | Panama | Uruguay |
Croatia | Korea, Republic of | Peru | USA |
Cyprus | Kyrgyzstan | Poland | Uzbekistan |
Czech Republic | Latvia | Portugal | Vanuatu |
Denmark | Lesotho | Romania | Venezuela |
Dominica | Liberia | Russian Federation |
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