Author: Asia-Singapore Certification Network

"Apostille certification" has also become an international certification/Ministry of Foreign Affairs certification. Generally speaking, when a document is used in a member country of Apostille certification, it only needs to be The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the country or its authorized agency only needs to perform apostille authentication, and there is no need for embassy authentication. Likewise, Apostille certification can only be used in member states that have joined the Hague Convention or in countries or regions that recognize the Hague Convention. Its function is the same as embassy authentication, which improves the credibility of documents between countries. Let’s talk about the member countries and scope of Apostille certification.

List of members of the Hague Convention:

Currently, the Hague applies to 108 countries and regions, and China has not yet joined the Convention, but the Convention applies to China's Hong Kong SAR and Macao SAR.

Other member states are: Albania, Germany, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, China (only Hong Kong and Macau), Cyprus, Costa Rica, Colombia, South Korea, Croatia, Denmark, Ecuador, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, United States, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Monaco, Montenegro, Nicaragua, Norway, New Zealand, Netherlands, Panama, Peru, Poland, Portugal, United Kingdom, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, Macedonia; Romania, Russia, Serbia, South Africa, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, Uruguay, Venezuela, Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Cape Verde, Canada , Dominica, El Salvador, Fiji, Granada, Honduras, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Lesotho, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Malawi, Cook Islands, Marshall Islands, Moldova, Mongolia, Namibia, Niue, Oman, Puerto Rico, Santo Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, Swaziland, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago ,Vanuatu.

The scope of apostille certification:

(1) Personal documents: marriage certificate certification, birth certificate certification, divorce certificate certification; adoption; foster care; authorization letter certification; transcripts, etc. Certification is available.

(2) Company documents: registration certificate; agreement; contract; authorization letter certification; declaration; certificate; and other company documents, etc.

(3) Third-party organization documents.