Countries That Are Part of the Hague Apostille Convention

NOTE: The Apostille Convention officially went into effect for China on November 7, 2023

The following countries are members of the Hague Convention of 1961 and can, therefore, receive an apostille from NY State or any other US state:

A
Albania
Andorra
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Armenia
Aruba
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan

B
Bahamas
Bahrain
Barbados
Belarus
Belgium
Belize
Bermuda
Bolivia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana
Brazil
Brunei
Bulgaria
Burundi

 C
Cape Verde
Chile
China
Colombia
Cook Islands
Costa Rica
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic

D
Denmark
Dominican Republic, The
Dominica

E
Ecuador
El Salvador
Estonia

F
Fiji
Finland
France
French Guiana
FYR of Macedonia

G
Georgia
Germany
Greece
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana

H
Honduras
Hong Kong
Hungary

I
Iceland
India
Ireland
Israel
Italy

J
Japan

K
Kazakhstan
Korea, Republic of
Kosovo
Kyrgyzstan

L
Latvia
Lesotho
Liberia
Lichtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg

M
Macao (China)
Macedonia (see North Macedonia)
Malawi
Malaysia
Malta
Marshall Islands
Mauritius
Mexico
Moldova (Republic of)
Monaco
Mongolia
Montenegro
Morocco

N
Namibia
Netherlands
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Niue
North Macedonia, Republic of
Norway

o
Oman

P
Palau
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines, The
Poland
Portugal

R
Romania
Russian Federation

S
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Samoa
San Marino
Serbia
Seychelles
Slovakia
Slovenia
South Africa
Spain
Suriname
Swaziland
Sweden
Switzerland

T
Tajikistan
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Turkey

U
Ukraine
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United States of America
Uruguay
Uzbekistan

V
Vanuatu
Venezuela

Countries not listed here can receive certification by the Secretary of State, but not what is known as an “apostille.”