<Tr> <Td> As Canada is a non-signatory, Canadian documents for use abroad must be certified twice: at the Canadian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and subsequently by the consulate of the receiving state (in this case, the Netherlands) </Td> </Tr> <P> The convention has 115 parties and is in force for all members of the European Union and all but ten members of the Hague Conference on Private International Law . As of 2017 The convention had not entered into force in Bolivia and Tunisia; it entered into force in Guatemala on 18 September 2017 . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> State </Th> <Th> Entry into Force </Th> <Th> Apostille not recognised in </Th> <Th> </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Albania </Td> <Td> 000000002004 - 05 - 09 - 0000 9 May 2004 </Td> <Td> Belgium (until 2015), Germany, Greece, Italy (until 2011) and Spain (until 2017). </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Andorra </Td> <Td> 000000001996 - 12 - 31 - 0000 31 Dec 1996 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Antigua and Barbuda </Td> <Td> 000000001981 - 11 - 01 - 0000 1 Nov 1981 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Argentina </Td> <Td> 000000001988 - 02 - 18 - 0000 18 Feb 1988 </Td> <Td> Kosovo </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Armenia </Td> <Td> 000000001994 - 10 - 14 - 0000 14 Oct 1994 </Td> <Td> Kosovo </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Australia </Td> <Td> 000000001995 - 03 - 16 - 0000 16 Mar 1995 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Austria </Td> <Td> 000000001968 - 01 - 13 - 0000 13 Jan 1968 </Td> <Td> Burundi, Dominican Republic, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Azerbaijan </Td> <Td> 000000002005 - 03 - 02 - 0000 2 Mar 2005 </Td> <Td> Germany, Hungary (until 2005), Kosovo, Netherlands (until 2010) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bahamas </Td> <Td> 000000001973 - 07 - 10 - 0000 10 Jul 1973 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bahrain </Td> <Td> 000000002013 - 12 - 31 - 0000 31 Dec 2013 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Barbados </Td> <Td> 000000001966 - 11 - 30 - 0000 30 Nov 1966 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Belarus </Td> <Td> 000000001992 - 05 - 31 - 0000 31 May 1992 </Td> <Td> Kosovo </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Belgium </Td> <Td> 000000001973 - 02 - 09 - 0000 9 Feb 1973 </Td> <Td> Albania (until 2015), Dominican Republic, India (until 2008), Kyrgyzstan, Liberia, Mongolia, Tajikistan, Ukraine (until 2004), Uzbekistan </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Belize </Td> <Td> 000000001993 - 04 - 11 - 0000 11 Apr 1993 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bolivia </Td> <Td> 000000002018 - 05 - 07 - 0000 7 May 2018 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bosnia and Herzegovina </Td> <Td> 000000001992 - 03 - 06 - 0000 6 Mar 1992 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Botswana </Td> <Td> 000000001966 - 09 - 30 - 0000 30 Sep 1966 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Brazil </Td> <Td> 000000002016 - 08 - 14 - 0000 14 Aug 2016 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Brunei </Td> <Td> 000000001987 - 12 - 03 - 0000 3 Dec 1987 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bulgaria </Td> <Td> 000000002001 - 04 - 29 - 0000 29 Apr 2001 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Burundi </Td> <Td> 000000002015 - 02 - 13 - 0000 13 Feb 2015 </Td> <Td> Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Poland </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cape Verde </Td> <Td> 000000002010 - 02 - 13 - 0000 13 Feb 2010 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Chile </Td> <Td> 000000002016 - 08 - 30 - 0000 30 Aug 2016 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Colombia </Td> <Td> 000000002001 - 01 - 30 - 0000 30 Jan 2001 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cook Islands </Td> <Td> 000000002005 - 04 - 30 - 0000 30 Apr 2005 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Costa Rica </Td> <Td> 000000002011 - 12 - 14 - 0000 14 Dec 2011 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Croatia </Td> <Td> 000000001991 - 12 - 08 - 0000 8 Dec 1991 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cyprus </Td> <Td> 000000001973 - 04 - 30 - 0000 30 Apr 1973 </Td> <Td> Kosovo </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Czech Republic </Td> <Td> 000000001999 - 03 - 16 - 0000 16 Mar 1999 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Kingdom of Denmark </Td> <Td> 000000002006 - 12 - 26 - 0000 26 Dec 2006 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Does not apply for Greenland and the Faroe Islands </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Dominica </Td> <Td> 000000001978 - 11 - 03 - 0000 3 Nov 1978 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Dominican Republic </Td> <Td> 000000002009 - 08 - 30 - 0000 30 Aug 2009 </Td> <Td> Austria, Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ecuador </Td> <Td> 000000002005 - 04 - 02 - 0000 2 Apr 2005 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> El Salvador </Td> <Td> 000000001996 - 05 - 31 - 0000 31 May 1996 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Estonia </Td> <Td> 000000002001 - 09 - 30 - 0000 30 Sep 2001 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Fiji </Td> <Td> 000000001970 - 10 - 10 - 0000 10 Oct 1970 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Finland </Td> <Td> 000000001986 - 08 - 26 - 0000 26 Aug 1986 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> France </Td> <Td> 000000001965 - 01 - 24 - 0000 24 Jan 1965 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Georgia </Td> <Td> 000000002007 - 05 - 14 - 0000 14 May 2007 </Td> <Td> Germany (until 2010), Kosovo and Greece (until 2015) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Germany </Td> <Td> 000000001966 - 02 - 13 - 0000 13 Feb 1966 </Td> <Td> Albania, Azerbaijan, Burundi, Dominican Republic, Georgia (until 2010), India, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Liberia, Moldova, Mongolia, Morocco, Paraguay, Peru (until 2014), Tajikistan, Ukraine (until 2010) and Uzbekistan </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Greece </Td> <Td> 000000001985 - 05 - 18 - 0000 18 May 1985 </Td> <Td> Albania, Georgia (until 2015), Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Peru, Uzbekistan </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Grenada </Td> <Td> 000000002002 - 04 - 07 - 0000 7 Apr 2002 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Guatemala </Td> <Td> 000000002017 - 09 - 18 - 0000 18 Sep 2017 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Honduras </Td> <Td> 000000002004 - 12 - 30 - 0000 30 Dec 2004 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Hong Kong </Td> <Td> 000000001965 - 04 - 25 - 0000 25 Apr 1965 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> The convention is still applicable to Hong Kong despite the transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong on 000000001997 - 07 - 01 - 0000 1 Jul 1997 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Hungary </Td> <Td> 000000001973 - 01 - 18 - 0000 18 Jan 1973 </Td> <Td> Azerbaijan (until 2005), </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Iceland </Td> <Td> 000000002004 - 11 - 27 - 0000 27 Nov 2004 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> India </Td> <Td> 000000002005 - 07 - 14 - 0000 14 Jul 2005 </Td> <Td> Belgium (until 2008), Finland (until 2009), Germany, Netherlands (until 2008) and Spain (until 2008), Kosovo </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ireland </Td> <Td> 000000001999 - 03 - 09 - 0000 9 Mar 1999 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Israel </Td> <Td> 000000001978 - 08 - 14 - 0000 14 Aug 1978 </Td> <Td> Kosovo </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Italy </Td> <Td> 000000001978 - 02 - 11 - 0000 11 Feb 1978 </Td> <Td> Albania (until 2011), </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Japan </Td> <Td> 000000001970 - 07 - 27 - 0000 27 Jul 1970 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Kazakhstan </Td> <Td> 000000002001 - 01 - 30 - 0000 30 Jan 2001 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Kosovo </Td> <Td> 000000002016 - 07 - 14 - 0000 14 Jul 2016 </Td> <Td> Argentina, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, China (for Hong Kong and Macao), Cyprus, Germany, Georgia, Greece, India, Israel, Mauritius, Nicaragua, Mexico, Moldova, Namibia, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Russia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Spain, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Venezuela </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Kyrgyzstan </Td> <Td> 000000002011 - 07 - 31 - 0000 31 Jul 2011 </Td> <Td> Austria, Belgium, Germany, and Greece </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Latvia </Td> <Td> 000000001996 - 01 - 30 - 0000 30 Jan 1996 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Lesotho </Td> <Td> 000000001966 - 12 - 04 - 0000 4 Dec 1966 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Liberia </Td> <Td> 000000001996 - 02 - 08 - 0000 8 Feb 1996 </Td> <Td> Belgium, Germany, and the United States (until 2015) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Liechtenstein </Td> <Td> 000000001972 - 09 - 17 - 0000 17 Sep 1972 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Lithuania </Td> <Td> 000000001997 - 07 - 19 - 0000 19 Jul 1997 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Luxembourg </Td> <Td> 000000001979 - 06 - 03 - 0000 3 Jun 1979 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Macau </Td> <Td> 000000001969 - 02 - 04 - 0000 4 Feb 1969 </Td> <Td> Kosovo </Td> <Td> The convention is still applicable to Macau despite the transfer of sovereignty over Macau on 000000001999 - 12 - 20 - 0000 20 Dec 1999 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Macedonia </Td> <Td> 000000001991 - 11 - 17 - 0000 17 Nov 1991 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Malawi </Td> <Td> 000000001967 - 12 - 02 - 0000 2 Dec 1967 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Malta </Td> <Td> 000000001968 - 03 - 03 - 0000 3 Mar 1968 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Marshall Islands </Td> <Td> 000000001992 - 08 - 14 - 0000 14 Aug 1992 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mauritius </Td> <Td> 000000001968 - 03 - 12 - 0000 12 Mar 1968 </Td> <Td> Kosovo </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mexico </Td> <Td> 000000001995 - 08 - 14 - 0000 14 Aug 1995 </Td> <Td> Kosovo </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Moldova </Td> <Td> 000000002007 - 03 - 16 - 0000 16 Mar 2007 </Td> <Td> Germany and Kosovo </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Monaco </Td> <Td> 000000002002 - 12 - 31 - 0000 31 Dec 2002 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mongolia </Td> <Td> 000000002009 - 12 - 31 - 0000 31 Dec 2009 </Td> <Td> Austria, Belgium, Finland, Germany and Greece </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Montenegro </Td> <Td> 000000002006 - 06 - 03 - 0000 3 Jun 2006 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Morocco </Td> <Td> 000000002016 - 08 - 14 - 0000 14 Aug 2016 </Td> <Td> Germany </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Namibia </Td> <Td> 000000002001 - 01 - 30 - 0000 30 Jan 2001 </Td> <Td> Kosovo </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Kingdom of the Netherlands </Td> <Td> 000000001965 - 10 - 08 - 0000 8 Oct 1965 </Td> <Td> Azerbaijan (until 2010), Dominican Republic, India (until 2008), </Td> <Td> Aruba, Curaçao, Netherlands, and Sint Maarten </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> New Zealand </Td> <Td> 000000002001 - 11 - 22 - 0000 22 Nov 2001 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Nicaragua </Td> <Td> 000000002013 - 05 - 14 - 0000 14 May 2013 </Td> <Td> Kosovo </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Niue </Td> <Td> 000000001999 - 03 - 02 - 0000 2 Mar 1999 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Norway </Td> <Td> 000000001983 - 07 - 29 - 0000 29 Jul 1983 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Oman </Td> <Td> 000000002012 - 01 - 30 - 0000 30 Jan 2012 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Panama </Td> <Td> 000000001991 - 08 - 04 - 0000 4 Aug 1991 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Paraguay </Td> <Td> 000000002014 - 08 - 30 - 0000 30 Aug 2014 </Td> <Td> Germany, Kosovo </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Peru </Td> <Td> 000000002010 - 09 - 30 - 0000 30 Sep 2010 </Td> <Td> Germany (until 2014), Greece, Kosovo </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Poland </Td> <Td> 000000002005 - 08 - 14 - 0000 14 Aug 2005 </Td> <Td> Kosovo </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Portugal </Td> <Td> 000000001969 - 02 - 04 - 0000 4 Feb 1969 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Romania </Td> <Td> 000000002001 - 03 - 13 - 0000 13 Mar 2001 </Td> <Td> Kosovo </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Russia </Td> <Td> 000000001992 - 05 - 31 - 0000 31 May 1992 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Saint Kitts and Nevis </Td> <Td> 000000001994 - 12 - 14 - 0000 14 Dec 1994 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Saint Lucia </Td> <Td> 000000002002 - 07 - 31 - 0000 31 Jul 2002 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Saint Vincent and the Grenadines </Td> <Td> 000000001979 - 10 - 27 - 0000 27 Oct 1979 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Samoa </Td> <Td> 000000001999 - 09 - 13 - 0000 13 Sep 1999 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> San Marino </Td> <Td> 000000001995 - 02 - 13 - 0000 13 Feb 1995 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> São Tomé and Príncipe </Td> <Td> 000000002008 - 09 - 13 - 0000 13 Sep 2008 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Serbia </Td> <Td> 000000001992 - 04 - 27 - 0000 27 Apr 1992 </Td> <Td> Kosovo </Td> <Td> Ratified as the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Seychelles </Td> <Td> 000000001979 - 03 - 31 - 0000 31 Mar 1979 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Slovakia </Td> <Td> 000000002002 - 02 - 18 - 0000 18 Feb 2002 </Td> <Td> Kosovo </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Slovenia </Td> <Td> 000000001991 - 06 - 25 - 0000 25 Jun 1991 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> South Africa </Td> <Td> 000000001995 - 04 - 30 - 0000 30 Apr 1995 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> South Korea </Td> <Td> 000000002007 - 07 - 14 - 0000 14 Jul 2007 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Spain </Td> <Td> 000000001978 - 09 - 25 - 0000 25 Sep 1978 </Td> <Td> Albania, India (until 2008) and Kosovo </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Suriname </Td> <Td> 000000001975 - 11 - 25 - 0000 25 Nov 1975 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Swaziland </Td> <Td> 000000001968 - 09 - 06 - 0000 6 Sep 1968 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sweden </Td> <Td> 000000001999 - 05 - 01 - 0000 1 May 1999 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Switzerland </Td> <Td> 000000001973 - 03 - 11 - 0000 11 Mar 1973 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Tajikistan </Td> <Td> 000000002015 - 10 - 31 - 0000 31 Oct 2015 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Tonga </Td> <Td> 000000001970 - 06 - 04 - 0000 4 Jun 1970 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Trinidad and Tobago </Td> <Td> 000000002000 - 07 - 14 - 0000 14 Jul 2000 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Tunisia </Td> <Td> 000000002018 - 03 - 30 - 0000 30 Mar 2018 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Turkey </Td> <Td> 000000001985 - 09 - 29 - 0000 29 Sep 1985 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ukraine </Td> <Td> 000000002003 - 12 - 22 - 0000 22 Dec 2003 </Td> <Td> Belgium (until 2004), Greece (until 2010) and Kosovo </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> United Kingdom </Td> <Td> 000000001965 - 01 - 24 - 0000 24 Jan 1965 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Includes Crown Dependencies and British Overseas Territories </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> 000000001981 - 10 - 15 - 0000 15 Oct 1981 </Td> <Td> Liberia (until 2015) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Uruguay </Td> <Td> 000000002012 - 10 - 14 - 0000 14 Oct 2012 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Uzbekistan </Td> <Td> 000000002012 - 04 - 15 - 0000 15 Apr 2012 </Td> <Td> Austria, Belgium, Germany, Greece, Kosovo </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Vanuatu </Td> <Td> 000000001980 - 07 - 30 - 0000 30 Jul 1980 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Venezuela </Td> <Td> 000000001999 - 03 - 16 - 0000 16 Mar 1999 </Td> <Td> Kosovo </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> State </Th> <Th> Entry into Force </Th> <Th> Apostille not recognised in </Th> <Th> </Th> </Tr>

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