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A Complete List of the Countries of the Hague Apostille Convention

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As Georgia’s premier international, document certification specialists, we provide apostille services , obtain authentication seals, U.S. State Department certifications, and embassy legalizations for documents to be used overseas. Located in Atlanta and Washington, D.C., with small offices in various states, we have the fastest apostille process turnaround times, including same-day service.

The Hague Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalization for Foreign Public Documents, also known as the Apostille Convention of 1961, is an international treaty that simplifies your certification for any documents overseas. A list of countries as part of the Hague Convention follows (if you don’t see your country, please call us):

  • Albania
  • Andorra
  • Antigua & Barbuda
  • Argentina
  • Armenia
  • Australia
  • Austria
  • Azerbaijan
  • Bahamas
  • Bahrain
  • Barbados
  • Belarus
  • Belgium
  • Belize
  • Bolivia
  • Bosnia & Herzegovina
  • Botswana
  • Brazil
  • Brunei Darussalam
  • Bulgaria
  • Burundi
  • Cabo Verde
  • Chile
  • China, People’s Republic of (Hong Kong & Macao Only)
  • Colombia
  • Cook Islands
  • Costa Rica
  • Croatia
  • Cyprus
  • Czech Republic
  • Denmark
  • Dominica
  • Dominican Republic
  • Ecuador
  • El Salvador
  • Estonia
  • Eswatini (Formerly Swaziland)
  • Fiji
  • Finland
  • France
  • Georgia
  • Germany
  • Greece
  • Grenada
  • Guatemala
  • Guyana
  • Honduras
  • Hungary
  • Iceland
  • India
  • Ireland
  • Israel
  • Italy
  • Japan
  • Kazakhstan
  • Korea, Republic of
  • Kosovo
  • Kyrgyzstan
  • Latvia
  • Lesotho
  • Liberia
  • Liechtenstein
  • Lithuania
  • Luxembourg
  • Malawi
  • Malta
  • Marshall Islands
  • Mauritius
  • Mexico
  • Monaco
  • Mongolia
  • Montenegro
  • Morocco
  • Namibia
  • Netherlands
  • New Zealand
  • Nicaragua
  • Niue
  • Norway
  • Oman
  • Panama
  • Paraguay
  • Peru
  • Philippines
  • Poland
  • Portugal
  • Republic of Moldova
  • Republic of North Macedonia
  • Romania
  • Russian Federation
  • Saint Kitts and Nevis
  • Saint Lucia
  • Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
  • Samoa
  • San Marino
  • Sao Tome and Principe
  • Serbia
  • Seychelles
  • Slovakia
  • South Africa
  • Spain
  • Suriname
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
  • Tajikistan
  • Tonga
  • Trinidad and Tobago
  • Tunisia
  • Turkey
  • Ukraine
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
  • United States of America
  • Uruguay
  • Uzbekistan
  • Vanuatu
  • Venezuela

For assistance in notarizing and certifying documentations to be used overseas, our staff is available to answer your questions and provide you with step-by-step assistance. We are available, Monday to Sunday, from 8 AM to 11 PM EST. Do not hesitate to call us to apostille documents in the United States at 404-323-4211, or e-mail [email protected].

Obtaining an apostille can be time-consuming, confusing, and a complete disaster if left into the hands of untrained non-professionals or employees. Make sure you are trusting your important documentation to those who fully understand the apostille process, as well as all of the certifications and unique requirements of each and every country. Don’t waste another second of your time and contact our friendly staff at Atlanta Apostille today.

How to: Get a Diploma Apostilled in Japan

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Japan apostilleJapanese students and recent graduates looking to work and study abroad will need their degrees, diplomas, or certificates earned in Japan to be recognized overseas.  The Certificate Section of the Foreign Ministry’s Consular and Migration Division handles certification of these types of documents.

In Japan, there are two types of certification for a document: a koin, which is an official stamp, and an Apostille, which is an official addendum.

A koin is available for degrees, diplomas, and certificates from any educational institution, private or government-funded, from primary school through university.

An Apostille, however, can only be obtained for degrees, diplomas, and certifications received from government-operated schools and universities.  The upside is that you do not have to bring these documents to the Japanese Embassy, but it is important to note that the documents will only be recognized by countries that are members of the Hague Convention.

In order to have your documents certified by koin or apostille, you need to provide the original document containing the stamp of the school or principal.  For an Apostille you will also need to produce a copy of the document.

If you are unable to appear at the Foreign Ministry in person, you may send a self-addressed, stamped envelope, in addition to a letter explaining that you need an application form to validate your degree, certification, or diploma.

When you receive the application form, complete and return it to the ministry with the appropriate documents and copies, as well as a self-addressed, stamp envelope. It will usually take a week for the certified document to be returned to you.

Russia’s Price on Higher Education

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Russia apostilleAlthough many Americans complain about the price of higher education, in Russia the price tag for an advanced degree (Master’s, Ph.D., etc.) runs around $40,000—literally. Russian citizens have been purchasing fake diplomas for years with little to no consequences.

With the penalty for knowingly buying a fake diploma being a maximum $2600 fines and two years of “correctional labor,” coupled with the fact that employers seldom check the authenticity applicant’s diplomas, it is unlikely the fraud will cease anytime soon.

What’s more, companies that do try to verify candidates’ diplomas are often turned down because the information is “confidential.” Ironically, though, foreigners who apply for Russian work permits are required to produce apostilles that prove the authenticity of their diplomas.

Although the Russian government has promised for years to set up a database where employers could validate diplomas, little moves have been made to actually get the project off the ground.  Unfortunately it seems the government is not concerned with how academic plagiarism has corrupted the education system and devalued the work of honest students.

With no immediate solutions on the horizon, the question remains: how will Russia be able to continue to modernize while so many leaders of industry—such as managers, engineers, economists, doctors, lawyers, bureaucrats, and politicians—hold fake credentials?

How to: Get Apostille for Indian Citizens Going Abroad

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India ApostilleIndian citizens seeking a job abroad need to obtain an apostille in order for their personal and educational records to be recognized.  Apostilles will be issued by the Ministry of External Affairs’ CPV division and will be required for documents such as birth certificates, affidavits, marriage certificates, power of attorney, degrees, and diplomas.

Personal documents need to be first verified by the home departments or general admission departments of the individual’s respective state. Education documents must first be authenticated by the regional authentication center. The MEA will issue the apostilles only after the documents have been initially attested.

The MEA will not issue apostilles for commercial documents that are not covered by the Apostille Convention.

Korea Joins the Hague Convention

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Korea Hague ConventionLegal documents from Korea will now be recognized for use overseas without an apostille or certification from foreign embassies, said the Ministry of Justice.

Before Korea joined the Hague Convention, in order for documents to be used outside the country they had to be certified by the respective government embassies, either the Korean embassies abroad or foreign countries’ embassies in Korea.

Now, Korean documents are essentially equal to documents of all other countries participating in the Hague Convention and do not require further certification.

This greatly simplifies the process of sending documents abroad and eliminates the inconvenience of having to visit multiple government embassies.