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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