States Parties
The convention is in force for all members of the European Union and all but 10 members of the Hague Conference on Private International Law. The next countries to accede to the convention are Uruguay and Nicargua, for which the treaty will enter into force on 12 December 2012 and 14 May 2013 respectively.
| State | Entry into Force | Apostille not recognised in | comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | 02004-05-099 May 2004 | Belgium, Germany, Greece, Italy and Spain |
|
| Andorra | 01996-12-3131 Dec 1996 | ||
| Antigua and Barbuda | 01981-11-011 Nov 1981 | ||
| Argentina | 01988-02-1818 Feb 1988 | ||
| Armenia | 01994-10-1414 Oct 1994 | ||
| Australia | 01995-03-1616 Mar 1995 | ||
| Austria | 01968-01-1313 Jan 1968 | ||
| Azerbaijan | 02005-03-022 Mar 2005 | Germany | |
| Bahamas | 01973-07-1010 Jul 1973 | ||
| Barbados | 01966-11-3030 Nov 1966 | ||
| Belarus | 01992-05-3131 May 1992 | ||
| Belgium | 01973-02-099 Feb 1973 | ||
| Belize | 01993-04-1111 Apr 1993 | ||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 01992-03-066 Mar 1992 | ||
| Botswana | 01966-09-3030 Sep 1966 | ||
| Brunei | 01987-12-033 Dec 1987 | ||
| Bulgaria | 02001-04-2929 Apr 2001 | ||
| Cape Verde | 02010-02-1313 Feb 2010 | ||
| Colombia | 02001-01-3030 Jan 2001 | ||
| Cook Islands | 02005-04-3030 Apr 2005 | ||
| Costa Rica | 02011-12-1414 Dec 2011 | ||
| Croatia | 01991-12-088 Dec 1991 | ||
| Cyprus | 01973-04-3030 Apr 1973 | ||
| Czech Republic | 01999-03-1616 Mar 1999 | ||
| Kingdom of Denmark | 02006-12-2626 Dec 2006 | does not apply for Greenland and the Faroe Islands |
|
| Dominica | 01978-11-033 Nov 1978 | ||
| Dominican Republic | 02009-08-3030 Aug 2009 | Austria, Belgium,Germany and the Netherlands |
|
| Ecuador | 02005-04-022 Apr 2005 | ||
| El Salvador | 01996-05-3131 May 1996 | ||
| Estonia | 02001-09-3030 Sep 2001 | ||
| Fiji | 01970-10-1010 Oct 1970 | ||
| Finland | 01986-08-2626 Aug 1986 | ||
| France | 01965-01-2424 Jan 1965 | ||
| Georgia | 02007-05-1414 May 2007 | Greece | |
| Germany | 01966-02-1313 Feb 1966 | ||
| Greece | 01985-05-1818 May 1985 | ||
| Grenada | 02002-04-077 Apr 2002 | ||
| Honduras | 02004-12-3030 Dec 2004 | ||
| Hong Kong | 01965-04-2525 Apr 1965 | The convention is still applicable to Hong Kong despite the transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong on 01997-07-011 July 1997. |
|
| Hungary | 01973-01-1818 Jan 1973 | ||
| Iceland | 02004-11-2727 Nov 2004 | ||
| India | 02005-07-1414 Jul 2005 | Germany | |
| Ireland | 01999-03-099 Mar 1999 | ||
| Israel | 01978-08-1414 Aug 1978 | ||
| Italy | 01978-02-1111 Feb 1978 | ||
| Japan | 01970-07-2727 Jul 1970 | ||
| Kazakhstan | 02001-01-3030 Jan 2001 | ||
| Kyrgyzstan | 02011-07-3131 Jul 2011 | Austria, Belgium, Germany and Greece | |
| Latvia | 01996-01-3030 Jan 1996 | ||
| Lesotho | 01966-12-044 Dec 1966 | ||
| Liberia | 01996-02-088 Feb 1996 | Belgium, Germany and the United States |
|
| Liechtenstein | 01972-09-1717 Sep 1972 | ||
| Lithuania | 01997-07-1919 Jul 1997 | ||
| Luxembourg | 01979-06-033 Jun 1979 | ||
| Macau | 01969-02-044 Feb 1969 | The convention is still applicable to Macau despite the transfer of sovereignty over Macau on 01999-12-2020 Dec 1999. |
|
| Macedonia | 01991-11-1717 Nov 1991 | ||
| Malawi | 01967-12-022 Dec 1967 | ||
| Malta | 01968-03-033 Mar 1968 | ||
| Marshall Islands | 01992-08-1414 Aug 1992 | ||
| Mauritius | 01968-03-1212 Mar 1968 | ||
| Mexico | 01995-08-1414 Aug 1995 | ||
| Moldova | 02007-03-1616 Mar 2007 | Germany | |
| Monaco | 02002-12-3131 Dec 2002 | ||
| Mongolia | 02009-12-3131 Dec 2009 | Austria, Belgium, Finland, Germany and Greece |
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| Montenegro | 02006-06-033 Jun 2006 | ||
| Namibia | 02001-01-3030 Jan 2001 | ||
| Kingdom of the Netherlands | 01965-10-088 Oct 1965 | Aruba, Curaçao, Netherlands and Sint Maarten | |
| New Zealand | 02001-11-2222 Nov 2001 | ||
| Nicaragua | 02013-05-1414 May 2013 | ||
| Niue | 01999-03-022 Mar 1999 | ||
| Norway | 01983-07-2929 Jul 1983 | ||
| Oman | 02012-01-3030 Jan 2012 | ||
| Panama | 01991-08-044 Aug 1991 | ||
| Peru | 02010-09-3030 Sep 2010 | Germany and Greece | |
| Poland | 02005-08-1414 Aug 2005 | ||
| Portugal | 01969-02-044 Feb 1969 | ||
| Romania | 02001-03-1313 Mar 2001 | ||
| Russia | 01992-05-3131 May 1992 | ||
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 01994-12-1414 Dec 1994 | ||
| Saint Lucia | 02002-07-3131 Jul 2002 | ||
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 01979-10-2727 Oct 1979 | ||
| Samoa | 01999-09-1313 Sep 1999 | ||
| San Marino | 01995-02-1313 Feb 1995 | ||
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 02008-09-1313 Sep 2008 | ||
| Serbia | 01992-04-2727 Apr 1992 | ||
| Seychelles | 01979-03-3131 Mar 1979 | ||
| Slovakia | 02002-02-1818 Feb 2002 | ||
| Slovenia | 01991-06-2525 Jun 1991 | ||
| South Africa | 01995-04-3030 Apr 1995 | ||
| South Korea | 02007-07-1414 Jul 2007 | ||
| Spain | 01978-09-2525 Sep 1978 | ||
| Suriname | 01975-11-2525 Nov 1975 | ||
| Swaziland | 01968-09-066 Sep 1968 | ||
| Sweden | 01999-05-011 May 1999 | ||
| Switzerland | 01973-03-1111 Mar 1973 | ||
| Tonga | 01970-06-044 Jun 1970 | ||
| Trinidad and Tobago | 02000-07-1414 Jul 2000 | ||
| Turkey | 01985-09-2929 Sep 1985 | ||
| Ukraine | 02003-12-2222 Dec 2003 | ||
| United Kingdom | 01965-01-2424 Jan 1965 | including Crown Dependencies and British Overseas Territories |
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| United States | 01981-10-1515 Oct 1981 | ||
| Uruguay | 02012-10-1414 Oct 2012 | ||
| Uzbekistan | 02012-04-1515 Apr 2012 | Germany and Belgium | |
| Vanuatu | 01980-07-3030 Jul 1980 | ||
| Venezuela | 01999-03-1616 Mar 1999 |
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