The Hague Apostille is a document that verifies the authenticity of the document it accompanies. Physically it is an independent sheet that is attached to the public document and that shows the signature and seal that guarantees its legality. This simplified method of legalization was introduced by the “Hague Convention” on October 5th, 1961.
The Hague Apostille: What is it?
What documents can be apostilled? apostilled?
Civil registration documents can be apostilled, for example: birth, marriage, divorce, single or death certificates. But not only those, but also notarized documents, certificates and/or academic degrees, employment, income, medical or property certificates, etc
Countries Party to the Hague Convention:
- ALBANIA
- ANDORRA
- ANTIGUA & BARBUDA
- ARGENTINA
- ARMENIA
- AUSTRALIA
- AUSTRIA
- AZERBAIJAN
- BAHAMAS
- BAHRAIN
- BARDADOS
- BELARUS
- BELGIUM
- BELIZE
- BOLIVIA
- BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA
- BOTSWANA
- BRAZIL
- BRUNEI DARUSSALAM
- BULGARIA
- CHILE
- COLOMBIA
- COOK ISLAND
- COSTA RICA
- CROATIA
- CYPRUS
- CZECH REPULIC
- DENMARK
- DOMINICA
- DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
- ECUADOR
- EL SALVADOR
- ESTONIA
- FIJI
- FINLAND
- FRANCE
- GEORGIA
- GERMANY
- GREECE
- GRENADA
- GUYANA
- GUATEMALA
- HONDURAS
- HONG KONG
- HUNGARY
- ICELAND
- INDIA
- IRELAND
- KAZAKHSTAN
- KOSOVO
- KYRGYZSTAN
- LATVIA
- LESOTHO
- LIBERIA
- LIECHTENSTEIN
- LITHUANIA
- LUXEMBOURG
- MACAO
- MACEDONIA
- MALAWI
- MALTA
- MARSHALL ISLANDS
- MAURITIUS
- MEXICO
- MOLDOVA
- MONACO
- MONGOLIA
- MONTENEGRO
- MOROCCO
- NAMIBIA
- NETHERLANDS
- NEW ZEALAND
- NICARAGUA
- NIEU
- NORWAY
- OMAN
- PAKISTAN
- PANAMA
- PARAGUAY
- PERU
- PHILIPPINES
- POLAND
- PORTUGAL
- ROMANIA
- RUSSIAN FEDERATION
- SAINT KITTS & NEVIS
- SAINT LUCIA
- SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES
- SAMOA
- SAN MARINO
- SAO TOME & PRINCIPE
- SERBIA
- SYCHELLES
- SLOVKIA
- SLOVENIA
- SOUTH AFRICA
- SOUTH KOREA
- SPAIN
- SURINAME
- SWAZILAND
- SWEDEN
- SWITZERLAND
- TONGA
- TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
- TUNISIA
- TURKEY
- UKRAINE
- UNITED KINDGDOM
- URUGUAY
- USA
- UZBEKISTAN
- VANUATU
- VENEZUELA
What are the advantages of the Hague Apostille? Speed
Speed
It is a much faster legal process, since you do not need to go through as many institutions. It is only necessary to issue the apostille so that your papers can be valid in another country.
Confort
The Hague Apostille converts the heavy and endless chain of visits to Embassies and/or Consulates, appointments with officials and with public administrations to legalize your documents in a single process.