Last updated: 05/06/2023
The following is a list of countries that are members of the Hague Convention. These countries accept the apostille certificate from the UK FCDO.
Some of these countries still request further consulate or embassy legalisation, but it is unusual.
We added the contact details of the competent authority that issue the apostille for each country. We’ve also linked each countries embassy requirements and London embassy address.
Andorra
Ministre/a d’Afers Exteriors (Minister of Foreign Affairs)
C/ Prat de la Creu 62-64
AD500 Andorra la Vella
Principat d’Andorra
+376 875 704
Email | Website
London
SW18 2RF
0208 874 4806
Ambassador:
His Excellency Mr. Carles Jordana Modero
Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary (since 4 November 2020)
Antigua and Barbuda
2nd floor
Abrar House
45 Crawford Pl
London
W1H 4LP
020 7258 0070
High Commissioner (since 10 January 2016)
Her Excellency Ms. Karen-Mae Coralie Hill
Belize
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade, and Immigration North Ring Road, Leigh
Richardson Building
PO Box 174
Belmopan, Belize, CA
+501-822-2322/2167
Email | Website
Embassy of Bolivia
106 Eaton Square
London
SW1W 9AD
020 7235 4248
Ambassador:
His Excellency Mr Roberto Calzadilla Sarmiento
Bolivia
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Central Office City of La Paz
No 1058
Calle Ingavi
Zona Central
Ciudad de La Paz
Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia +591 (2) 2409114
Email | Website
High Commission of Belize, London
45 Crawford Pl
London
W1H 4LP
020 7723 3603
Belize High Commission:
Her Excellency Therese Rath
Brunei Darussalam
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
(Brunei Darussalam)
Jalan Subok
Bandar Seri Begawan BD 2710
Brunei Darussalam
(673) 2261177
Email | Website
Brunei Darussalam High Commission
19-20 Belgrave Square
London
SW1X 8PG
020 7581 0521
High Commissioner
His Excellency Major General Dato Haji Aminuddin Ihsan Bin Pehin Dato Haji Abidin
Cabo Verde
Ministry of Justice Praia – Santiago Cape
262 32 61
Email
Website
7A The Grove
London N6 6JU
United Kingdom
07876 232305
Ambassador:
Vacant: Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary
Costa Rica
Departamento de Autenticaciones Dirección General Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores y Culto de Costa Rica
Avenida 7-9, Calle 11-13
San José, Costa Rica
+506 2539-5383
Email | Website
23 Woodstock Street
W1C 2AS
020 7629 3111
Ambassador:
His Excellency Mr Rafael Ortiz Fábrega
Dominican Republic
Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores
Ave. Independencia No. 752
Estancia San Gerónimo, Santo Domingo
Distrito Nacional
Dominican Republic
+1 (809) 987 7001
Email | Website
Embassy of the Dominican Republic
81 Cromwell Road
SW7 5BW
020 7262 6856
Ambassador:
His Excellency Mr Elnio Manuel Durán
Ecuador
Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores y Movilidad Humana
Director de Documentos de Viaje y Legalizaciones
Carrion El-76 y 10 de Agosto
Quito
Ecuador
+(593 2) 299 3200 ext 12260
Email | Website
Flat 3b 3
Hans Crescent
SW1X 0LS
020 7584 1367
Ambassador:
His Excellency Mr. Sebastian Mateo Corral Bustamante
El Salvador
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of El Salvador
Direccion General de Asuntos Consulares
Calle el Pedregal, Boulevard Cancillería
Antiguo Cuscatlán
El Salvador
+503 2231-1000
Email | Website
Embassy of El Salvador, London
8 Dorset Square
1st & 2nd Floors
London
NW1 6PU
020 7224 9800
Ambassador:
Her Excellency Mrs. Vanessa Eugenia Interiano Elfarnawany
Fiji
The Permanent Secretary
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
Levels 1 & 2, South Wing
Bose Levu Vakaturaga Complex
87 Queen Elizabeth Drive
P.O. Box 2220
Government Buildings
Suva
Republic of Fiji
(679) 330 9645
Email | Website
High Commission of the Republic of Fiji
34 Hyde Park Gate
South Kensington
London
SW7 5DN
020 7584 3661
High Commissioner:
His Excellency Mr. Jitoko Cakacakabalavu Tikolevu
Georgia
LEPL Public Service Development Agency
Ministry of Justice of Georgia
67a A.Tsereteli Ave.
Tbilisi 0154
Georgia
Territorial office in Tbilisi
Tbilisi Public Service Hall
2 Sanapiro str. Tbilisi
+995 (32) 240 1010
Email | Website
20 St George’s Square
London
SW1V 2HP
020 7348 1941
Ambassador:
Her Excellency Sophie Katsarava, MBE
Germany
Bundesverwaltungsamt (Federal Office of Administration)
Bundesverwaltungsamt
Barbarastr. 1
50735 Köln
Deutschland
+49 221 758 4100
Email | Website
Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany
23 Belgrave Square
Chesham Place
London
SW1X 8PZ
020 7824 1300
Ambassador:
His Excellency Mr Miguel Berger
Grenada
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade
Ministerial Complex
4th floor
Botanical Gardens
St. Georges
Grenada W.I.
+1 (473) 440-2640
Email | Website
The Chapel
Archel Road
West Kensington
W14 9QH
020 7385 4415
High Commissioner:
Her Excellency Ms Kisha Abba Grant
Guyana
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Protocol and Consular Affairs Department
254 South Road and Shiv Chanderpaul Drive
Bourda
Georgetown
GUYANA
+(592) 225-7404
Email | Website
High Commission of Guyana
3 Palace Court
Bayswater Road
London
W2 4LP
020 7229 7684
High Commissioner:
His Excellency Mr Frederick Hamley Case
Honduras
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Centro Cívico Gubernamental
Casa Presidencial
Blvd. Kuwait
contiguo a la Corte Suprema de Justicia
TEGUCIGALPA
Honduras
+504 2236-0200
Email | Website
Embassy of Honduras, London
4th Floor
136 Baker Street
London
W1U 6UD
020 7486 4480
Ambassador:
His Excellency Mr Ivan Romero-Martinez
India
Ministry of External Affairs of the Government of India
CPV Division, Patiala House Annexe
Tilak Marg
New Delhi 110001
India
+91 11 2338 8015
Email | Website
Office of the High Commissioner for India
India House
Aldwych
WC2B 4NA
020 7632 3168/020 7632 3025
High Commissioner:
His Excellency Mr Vikram K. Doraiswami
Japan
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Tokyo
Kasumigaseki 2-2-1
Chiyoda-ku
TOKYO 100-8919
Japan
+81 (3) 3580-3311
Email | Website
Embassy of Japan, London
101-104 Piccadilly
W1J 7JT
020 7465 6500
Ambassador:
His Excellency Mr Hajime Hayashi
Korea, Republic of
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Consular Service division
Sajikro 8-gil 60
Jongno-gu
SEOUL (03172)
Republic of Korea
+82-2-2002-0250
Email | Website
60 Buckingham Gate
London
SW1E 6AJ
020 7227 5500
Ambassador:
Vacant Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary
Kosovo
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Department for Consular Affairs)
Ministry of Internal Affairs (Civil Registration Agency)
Luan Haradinaj n.n
Kosovo
+381 (0)38 200 77012
Email | Website
Embassy of the Republic of Kosovo
8 John Street
London
WC1N 2ES
020 7405 1010
Ambassador:
His Excellency Mr Ilir Kapiti
Kyrgyzstan
Embassy of the Kyrgyz Republic
Ascot House
119 Crawford Street
W1U 6BJ
020 3865 1994
Ambassador:
His Excellency Mr Ulan Djusupov
Lesotho
Ministry of Law and Justice
P.O. BOX 402 MASERU 100
+266 2231 7812
Email | Website
High Commission of the Kingdom of Lesotho
7 Chesham Place
London
SW1X 8HN
020 7235 5686
High Commissioner:
Vacant High Commissioner
Luxembourg
Ministère des Affaires étrangères et européennes
(Bureau des Passeports, Visas et Légalisations)
6, rue de l’ancien Athénée
L-1144 Luxembourg
(+352) 247-88300
Email | Website
Embassy of Luxembourg, London
27 Wilton Crescent
London
SW1X 8SD
020 7235 6961
Ambassador:
His Excellency Mr Jean Olinger
Mauritius
Apostille Section, Home Affairs Division of the Prime Minister’s Office
Prime Minister’s Office (Home Affairs)
7th Floor Government Centre
Port-Louis
Mauritius
+230 201 1952
Email | Website
Mauritius High Commission
32/33 Elvaston Place
SW7 5NW
020 7581 0294
High Commissioner:
His Excellency Mr Girish Nunkoo
Mexico
Apostille for Federal Documents
Secretaría de Gobernación
Unidad de Gobierno
Dirección de Coordinación Política con los Poderes de la Unión
Subdirección de Formalización y Control
Río Amazonas # 62
Interior tercer piso
colonia Cuauhtémoc
código postal 06500
México, Distrito Federal
+52 (55) 50 93 32 22
Email | Website
Embassy of Mexico
16 St. George Street
London
W1S 1FD
020 7499 8586
Ambassador:
Her Excellency Ms Josefa Gonzalez Blanco Ortiz Mena
Moldova, Republic of
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration
31 August 1989, 80 Street / 80, A. Mateevici Street
MD – 2012 Chisinau
Republic of Moldova
+373 (22) 201 040
Email | Website
5 Dolphin Square
Edensor Road
Chiswick
London W4 2ST
020 8995 6818
Ambassador:
Her Excellency Mrs Angela Ponomariov
Monaco
Direction des Services Judiciaires
Palais de Justice
5, rue Colonel Bellando de Castro
98 000 MONACO
BP 513
MC 98015 Monaco Cedex
+377 98 98 88 11
Email | Website
Embassy of the Principality of Monaco
7 Upper Grosvenor Street
London W1K 2LX
0207 318 1081
Ambassador:
Her Excellency Mrs Evelyne Genta
Nicaragua
Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores
Costado norte del Parque Luis Alfonso Velasquez Flores
Avenida Bolivar
Managua
Nicaragua
+505 2244 8085
Email | Website
Embassy of Nicaragua
Suite 2 Vicarage House
58-60 Kensington Church Street W8 4DB
020 7938 2373
Ambassador:
Her Excellency Ms Guisell Morales-Echaverry
Palau
Bankfoot Square
Bankfoot Street
Batley WF17 5LH
01924 470 786
Honorary Consul:
Mr Q Mohammed
Panama
Ministry of Foreign Relations
Department of Authentication and Legalisation
Sun Tower Building, 1st Floor
Office Nr. 49
Avenue Ricardo J. Alfaro
PANAMA
+507 511 4045
Email | Website
40 Hertford Street
London
W1J 7SH
020 7493 4646
Ambassador:
Her Excellency Mrs Irma Natalia Royo Ruiz De Hagerman
Paraguay
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Directorate General of Consular Affairs
Authentications Department
14 de Mayo e/ Estrella y Palma
Asunción – Paraguay
+595 21 494 773
Email | Website
Ground and Lower Ground Floors
81-83 Cromwell Road
SW7 5BW
020 7610 4180
Ambassador:
His Excellency Mr Genaro Vicente Pappalardo Ayala
Philippines
Authentication Division
Office of Consular Affairs
Department of Foreign Affairs
DF A-Aseana Building
D. Macapagal Blvd. comer Bradco Ave.
Aseana Business Park
Parañaque City
Philippines
+632-8478-8434
Email | Website
6-11 Suffolk Street
SW1Y 4HG
020 7451 1780
Ambassador:
His Excellency Mr Antonio Manuel Lagdameo
Russian Federation
The Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation
Zhitnaya street, 14
MOSCOW 119991
+7(495) 955-56-41
Email | Website
6/7 Kensington Palace Gardens
London W8 4QP
020 7243 1410
Ambassador:
His Excellency Mr Andrei Kelin
Saint Lucia
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade
Conway Business Centre Waterfront
Castries
Saint Lucia, W.I.
+1 (758) 468-4501
Email | Website
No. 1 Collingham Gardens Kensington
SW5 0HW
020 7370 7123
High Commissioner:
His Excellency Mr Anthony Bryan Severin
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Commerce and Trade
3rd Floor Administrative Building
Bay Street
KINGSTOWN
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
+1 784 456 2060
Email | Website
10 Kensington Court
London W8 5DL
020 7460 1256
Ambassador:
His Excellency Mr Cenio E. Lewis
Samoa
Avenue Commandant Lothaire 1
1040 Brussels
+32 2 660 8454
High Commissioner:
Vacant High Commissioner
San Marino
The Minister of Foreign Affairs
UFFICIO DEL REGISTRO E CONSERVATORIA
Via 28 Luglio, 196
47893 Repubblica San Marino
+378 (0549) 885 391
Email | Website
Embassy of the Republic of San Marino
Palazzo Begni – Contrada Omerelli 47890 San Marino – Republic of San Marino
+378 (0549) 883602
Ambassador:
Her Excellency Dr. Silvia Marchetti
Sao Tome and Principe
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Consular Department
Avenida Amilcar Cabral
CP 201
São Tomé
São Tomé e Principe
+239 222309
Email | Website
Embassy of São Tomé & Principe
175 Avenue de Tervuren 1150 Brussels
00322 734 8966
Ambassador:
Vacant Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary
Serbia
Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Serbia
Sector for international legal assistance
Department for international legal assistance in civil matters
Nemanjina 22/26 Str.
11000 Belgrade
Republic of Serbia
Email | Website
Embassy of Serbia
28 Belgrave Square
London SW1X 8QB
020 7235 9049
Ambassador:
Her Excellency Mrs Aleksandra Joksimović
Seychelles
Attorney General
Department of Legal Affairs
Attorney General’s Chambers
P.O.Box 58
National House
Victoria, Mahé
Republic of Seychelles
+248 4 383 000
Email | Website
The High Commission of the Republic of Seychelles
130-132 Buckingham Palace Road
SW1W 9SA
020 7730 2046
High Commissioner:
Vacant High Commissioner
South Africa
Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO)
Consular Services
(Legalisation Section)
Room NE2A-Ground Floor,
OR Tambo Building,
460 Soutpansberg Road, Rietondale, Pretoria, Republic of South Africa 0084
+27 (12) 351-1726
Email | Website
High Commission of the Republic of South Africa
South Africa House
9 Duncannon Street
Trafalgar Square
London WC2N 5DP
020 7451 7299
Ambassador:
His Excellency Mr Jeremiah Nyamane Mamabolo
Tonga
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Immigration & Citizenship
P.O. Box 821
4th Floor NRBT
Salote Road, Nuku’alofa
Kingdom of Tonga
The Secretary for Foreign Affairs & Principal Immigration Officer (Mr Viliami Va’inga Tone)
+676 23 600
Email | Website
Tonga High Commission
36 Molyneux Street
W1H 5BQ
020 7724 5828
High Commissioner:
Her Excellency Mrs Titilupe Fanetupouvavaʻu Tuʻivakanō
Trinidad and Tobago
Chief of Protocol
Ministry of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs
Levels 10-14, Tower C
International Waterfront Complex
1A Wrightson Road
Port of Spain
Trinidad and Tobago
+1 (868) 623-6894
Email | Website
High Commission of the Republic of Trinidad & Tobago
42 Belgrave Square
SW1X 8NT
020 7245 9351
High Commissioner:
His Excellency Mr Vishnu Dhanpaul
Vanuatu
Vanuatu Financial Services Commission
Financial Services Centre
Bouganville Street
PMB No. 9023
Port Vila
Republic of Vanuatu
+678 22247
Email | Website
Avenue de Tervueren
380 Chemin de Ronde
1150 Brussels
BELGIUM
0032 2 771 74 94
High Commissioner:
Vacant High Commissioner
Venezuela
Ministry of Popular Power for Foreign Affairs
Avenida Urdaneta
Esquina Carmelitas a Puente Llaguno
Torre Anexo a Torre MRE Piso 1
Caracas, 1010
República Bolivariana de Venezuela
+58 (212) 806 4449
Email | Website
Embassy of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
1 Cromwell Road
SW7 2HW
020 7584 4206
Ambassador:
Her Excellency Ms Rocio del Valle Maneiro González
For countries not signatories to the Hague Convention of 1961, documents are required to go through the authentication process certifying the document’s authenticity before being presented in the country of use.
Although the first steps are similar to the apostille process, the authentication process requires an additional step of Embassy legalisation by the country embassy in which the document will be presented.
Countries that have not signed the Hague Convention.
| Afghanistan | Central African Republic | Guinea-Bissau | Madagascar | North Korea | South Sudan |
| Algeria | Chad | Haiti | Malawi | Oman | Sudan |
| Angola | China | Holy See | Malaysia | Palestine State | Suriname |
| Antigua & Bermuda | Comoros | India | Maldives | Palau | Syria |
| Congo (Brazzaville) | Indonesia | Mali | Papua New Guinea | Tanzania | |
| Bahrain | Democratic Republic of Congo | Iran | Marshall Islands | Qatar | Timor-Leste |
| Bangladesh | Djibouti | Jordan | Mauritania | Rwanda | Togo |
| Benin | Dominica | Kenya | Micronesia | Saint Lucia | Tonga |
| Bhutan | Egypt | Kiribati | Mongolia | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Tuvalu |
| Botswana | Equatorial Guinea | Kuwait | Mozambique | Samoa | Uganda |
| Brunei | Eritrea | Kyrgyzstan | Myanmar | Sao Tome and Principe | United Arab Emirates |
| Burundi | Eswatini (fmr. “Swaziland”) | Laos | Namibia | Saudi Arabia | Vanuatu |
| Ivory Coast | Ethiopia | Lebanon | Nauru | Senegal | Vietnam |
| Cabo Verde | Gambia | Liberia | Nepal | Sierra Leone | Yemen |
| Cambodia | Ghana | Libya | Niger | Solomon Islands | |
| Cameroon | Grenada | Liechtenstein | Nigeria | Somalia |
FAQs
Who does the Hague Convention apply to?
The Hague Convention applies to countries that have adopted the convention relating to the legalisation of documents by Apostille.
What is a non-Hague Convention country?
These are the countries that are not part of the Hague convention. As a non-Hague country, it is still possible to get your documents legalised, but it will require more processing stages depending on where the document is coming from and the individual in need of the documents. The document type will also be a determining factor in most countries.
Why is a Hague apostille required?
The Hague apostille simplifies the process of recognising public documents in countries that are a part of the Hague convention.
A Hague apostille is needed if:
- One wants to work in a different country.
- If you are getting married in another country.
- If you want a background check on someone.
- In case you want to establish a business in another country.
- If you’re going to adopt a child from another country.
- If one is giving a power of attorney to someone in a different country.
What does Hague apostille look like?
The Hague Apostille is a 15 centimetres square piece of paper with a seal that is attached to a public document. All authentic Hague apostille certificates have ”APOSTILLE” as the title and contain the French title of the Hague convention. It also contains a seal and signature from the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office.
What is a Hague Apostille stamp?
A Hague apostille stamp is embossed on an apostille certificate to confirm that the certificate was signed by an official and is authentic. It contains vital details and confirms that the stamps, signatures and seals are original.
Countries within the apostille convention recognise the stamped documents and allow the documents to be used in their country.
Who can issue a Hague Apostille?
The qualified authority can issue the Hague apostille in the country the document originates. In most cases, the issuance happens at the ministry of foreign affairs. In the UK, a Hague apostille is issued at the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO).
What is the Hague Apostille process?
The Hague apostille consists of the following steps:
- First, get a notary or solicitor to have your document certified. Get a solicitor to examine the document and ensure that it is authentic. The solicitor then attaches a statement and signature to the document.
- The second step is getting your documents attested by the legalisation office, the FCDO.
- Embassy attestation, once your documents are certified by the solicitor and the FCDO, the embassy is then ready to approve your documents.
Can Hague Apostilles be rejected?
The simple answer is yes.
Here are some main reasons why a Hague Apostille can be rejected:
- If the origin of the Hague apostille cannot be traced
- If the details on the apostille contain details that do not reflect the registered apostille by the competent authority
- If there is a missing signature
- If public documents of the legalisation are missing or if the wrong certification has been used
- If the notary public has not sealed the document
- If important information such as dates is missing
- If a solicitor registrar is not registered by the FCDO database
- If the documents are not applicable outside the UK
- If numbered pages and attachments are missing
- If the documents have been laminated
HCCH 1961 Apostille Convention
https://www.hcch.net/en/instruments/conventions/specialised-sections/apostille
HCCH Member Countries
https://www.hcch.net/en/states/hcch-members
Acceptance and rejection of Apostilles in a State of destination – section 5, page 69
https://assets.hcch.net/docs/ff5ad106-3573-495b-be94-7d66b7da7721.pdf
