📜 Hague Convention · 5 October 1961

The 125 countries that recognise the apostille

Will your Swiss document be valid in your destination on a simple apostille — or does it need the consular circuit? Here are the states party to the Apostille Convention, region by region, including the recent accessions that change the game.

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125 member states

One chancellery stamp, direct recognition.

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Recent accessions

China (2023), Canada (2024), Saudi Arabia (2022).

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Outside the Convention

Gulf, Kosovo, Thailand, Vietnam… → super-legalisation.

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Evolving list

Status verified at every order.

🏅 States party — the apostille suffices

Europe (45)

AlbaniaGermanyAndorraAustriaBelgiumBelarusBosnia and HerzegovinaBulgariaCyprusCroatiaDenmarkSpainEstoniaFinlandFranceGeorgiaGreeceHungaryIrelandIcelandItalyLatviaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgNorth MacedoniaMaltaMoldovaMonacoMontenegroNorwayNetherlandsPolandPortugalCzechiaRomaniaUnited KingdomRussiaSan MarinoSerbiaSlovakiaSloveniaSwedenSwitzerlandUkraine

Americas (32)

Antigua and BarbudaArgentinaBahamasBarbadosBelizeBoliviaBrazilCanada (2024)ChileColombiaCosta RicaDominicaEl SalvadorEcuadorUnited StatesGrenadaGuatemalaGuyanaHondurasJamaicaMexicoNicaraguaPanamaParaguayPeruDominican RepublicSaint LuciaSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSurinameTrinidad and TobagoUruguayVenezuela

Asia & Oceania (32)

Saudi Arabia (2022)ArmeniaAustraliaAzerbaijanBahrainBruneiChina (2023)South KoreaFijiHong KongCook IslandsMarshall IslandsIndiaIndonesia (2022)IsraelJapanKazakhstanKyrgyzstanMacaoMongoliaNew ZealandOmanUzbekistanPakistan (2023)PalauPhilippinesSamoaSingaporeTajikistanTongaTürkiyeVanuatu

Africa & Middle East (16)

South AfricaBotswanaBurundiCabo VerdeEswatiniLesothoLiberiaMalawiMorocco (2016)MauritiusNamibiaRwandaSão Tomé and PríncipeSenegal (2023)SeychellesTunisia (2018)

🏛️ Main countries outside — super-legalisation required

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United Arab EmiratesQatarKuwaitEgyptLebanonJordanIraqIranKosovoThailandVietnamCambodiaLaosMyanmarBangladeshSri LankaNepalAlgeriaLibyaEthiopiaNigeriaGhanaCameroonCôte d’IvoireDR CongoMadagascarHaitiCubaTaiwan

Frequently asked questions

What if my country is not on the members list?

The apostille has no effect there: you need super-legalisation — Swiss chancelleries, then the country's embassy. We run this full circuit; ask us for the exact route for your destination.

Does the list change?

Yes — new states join regularly (China 2023, Canada 2024, Saudi Arabia 2022…). We verify the status in force at each order: this page is indicative, your quote governs.

Does the apostille guarantee my document is accepted?

It guarantees recognition of authenticity. The receiving administration may still require a recent document and a certified translation — both covered in the same order.