Whether a U.S. document needs an apostille or full embassy / consulate legalization depends entirely on the country where you’ll use it. Countries in the Hague Apostille Convention accept a single apostille; every other country requires the longer legalization chain. Use the tool below to look up any destination — then start your order and we’ll handle the correct path end to end.
- 130 apostille countries
- Updated for 2026–2027
- Any U.S. state or federal doc
- Nationwide & mail-in
Two paths, one company. If your destination is a Hague member, you need an apostille from the correct state Secretary of State or the U.S. Department of State. If it is not a member, the document needs notarization, state and/or federal authentication, and a final stamp at the destination country’s embassy or consulate. We manage either process for documents from any U.S. state.
Look up your destination country
| Country / destination | What your document needs | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | Embassy legalization | Full embassy / consulate legalization |
| Albania | Apostille | Single apostille accepted |
| Algeria | Apostille | Hague member since Jul 2026 |
| Andorra | Apostille | Single apostille accepted |
| Angola | Embassy legalization | Full embassy / consulate legalization |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Apostille | Single apostille accepted |
| Argentina | Apostille | Single apostille accepted |
| Armenia | Apostille | Single apostille accepted |
| Australia | Apostille | Single apostille accepted |
| Austria | Apostille | Single apostille accepted |
| Azerbaijan | Apostille | Single apostille accepted |
| Bahamas | Apostille | Single apostille accepted |
| Bahrain | Apostille | Single apostille accepted |
| Bangladesh | Apostille | Hague member since Mar 2025 |
| Barbados | Apostille | Single apostille accepted |
| Belarus | Apostille | Single apostille accepted |
| Belgium | Apostille | Single apostille accepted |
| Belize | Apostille | Single apostille accepted |
| Benin | Embassy legalization | Full embassy / consulate legalization |
| Bhutan | Embassy legalization | Full embassy / consulate legalization |
| Bolivia | Apostille | Single apostille accepted |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Apostille | Single apostille accepted |
| Botswana | Apostille | Single apostille accepted |
| Brazil | Apostille | Single apostille accepted |
| Brunei | Apostille | Single apostille accepted |
| Bulgaria | Apostille | Single apostille accepted |
| Burkina Faso | Embassy legalization | Full embassy / consulate legalization |
| Burundi | Apostille | Single apostille accepted |
| Cambodia | Embassy legalization | Full embassy / consulate legalization |
| Cameroon | Embassy legalization | Full embassy / consulate legalization |
| Canada | Apostille | Hague member since Jan 2024 |
| Cape Verde | Apostille | Single apostille accepted |
| Central African Republic | Embassy legalization | Full embassy / consulate legalization |
| Chad | Embassy legalization | Full embassy / consulate legalization |
| Chile | Apostille | Single apostille accepted |
| China | Apostille | Hague member since Nov 2023 |
| Colombia | Apostille | Single apostille accepted |
| Comoros | Embassy legalization | Full embassy / consulate legalization |
| Congo (Brazzaville) | Embassy legalization | Full embassy / consulate legalization |
| Congo (Kinshasa, DRC) | Embassy legalization | Full embassy / consulate legalization |
| Cook Islands | Apostille | Single apostille accepted |
| Costa Rica | Apostille | Single apostille accepted |
| Cote d’Ivoire | Embassy legalization | Full embassy / consulate legalization |
| Croatia | Apostille | Single apostille accepted |
| Cuba | Embassy legalization | Full embassy / consulate legalization |
| Cyprus | Apostille | Single apostille accepted |
| Czechia | Apostille | Single apostille accepted |
| Denmark | Apostille | Single apostille accepted |
| Djibouti | Embassy legalization | Full embassy / consulate legalization |
| Dominica | Apostille | Single apostille accepted |
| Dominican Republic | Apostille | Single apostille accepted |
| Ecuador | Apostille | Single apostille accepted |
| Egypt | Embassy legalization | Full embassy / consulate legalization |
| El Salvador | Apostille | Single apostille accepted |
| Equatorial Guinea | Embassy legalization | Full embassy / consulate legalization |
| Eritrea | Embassy legalization | Full embassy / consulate legalization |
| Estonia | Apostille | Single apostille accepted |
| Eswatini | Apostille | Single apostille accepted |
| Ethiopia | Embassy legalization | Full embassy / consulate legalization |
| Fiji | Apostille | Single apostille accepted |
| Finland | Apostille | Single apostille accepted |
| France | Apostille | Single apostille accepted |
| Gabon | Embassy legalization | Full embassy / consulate legalization |
| Gambia | Embassy legalization | Full embassy / consulate legalization |
| Georgia | Apostille | Single apostille accepted |
| Germany | Apostille | Single apostille accepted |
| Ghana | Embassy legalization | Full embassy / consulate legalization |
| Greece | Apostille | Single apostille accepted |
| Grenada | Apostille | Single apostille accepted |
| Guatemala | Apostille | Single apostille accepted |
| Guinea | Embassy legalization | Full embassy / consulate legalization |
| Guinea-Bissau | Embassy legalization | Full embassy / consulate legalization |
| Guyana | Apostille | Single apostille accepted |
| Haiti | Embassy legalization | Full embassy / consulate legalization |
| Honduras | Apostille | Single apostille accepted |
| Hungary | Apostille | Single apostille accepted |
| Iceland | Apostille | Single apostille accepted |
| India | Apostille | Single apostille accepted |
| Indonesia | Apostille | Single apostille accepted |
| Iran | Embassy legalization | Full embassy / consulate legalization |
| Iraq | Embassy legalization | Full embassy / consulate legalization |
| Ireland | Apostille | Single apostille accepted |
| Israel | Apostille | Single apostille accepted |
| Italy | Apostille | Single apostille accepted |
| Jamaica | Apostille | Single apostille accepted |
| Japan | Apostille | Single apostille accepted |
| Jordan | Embassy legalization | Full embassy / consulate legalization |
| Kazakhstan | Apostille | Single apostille accepted |
| Kenya | Embassy legalization | Full embassy / consulate legalization |
| Kiribati | Embassy legalization | Full embassy / consulate legalization |
| Kosovo | Apostille | Single apostille accepted |
| Kuwait | Embassy legalization | Full embassy / consulate legalization |
| Kyrgyzstan | Apostille | Single apostille accepted |
| Laos | Embassy legalization | Full embassy / consulate legalization |
| Latvia | Apostille | Single apostille accepted |
| Lebanon | Embassy legalization | Full embassy / consulate legalization |
| Lesotho | Apostille | Single apostille accepted |
| Liberia | Apostille | Single apostille accepted |
| Libya | Embassy legalization | Full embassy / consulate legalization |
| Liechtenstein | Apostille | Single apostille accepted |
| Lithuania | Apostille | Single apostille accepted |
| Luxembourg | Apostille | Single apostille accepted |
| Madagascar | Embassy legalization | Full embassy / consulate legalization |
| Malawi | Apostille | Single apostille accepted |
| Malaysia | Embassy legalization | Full embassy / consulate legalization |
| Maldives | Embassy legalization | Full embassy / consulate legalization |
| Mali | Embassy legalization | Full embassy / consulate legalization |
| Malta | Apostille | Single apostille accepted |
| Marshall Islands | Apostille | Single apostille accepted |
| Mauritania | Embassy legalization | Full embassy / consulate legalization |
| Mauritius | Apostille | Single apostille accepted |
| Mexico | Apostille | Single apostille accepted |
| Micronesia | Embassy legalization | Full embassy / consulate legalization |
| Moldova | Apostille | Single apostille accepted |
| Monaco | Apostille | Single apostille accepted |
| Mongolia | Apostille | Single apostille accepted |
| Montenegro | Apostille | Single apostille accepted |
| Morocco | Apostille | Single apostille accepted |
| Mozambique | Embassy legalization | Full embassy / consulate legalization |
| Myanmar | Embassy legalization | Full embassy / consulate legalization |
| Namibia | Apostille | Single apostille accepted |
| Nauru | Embassy legalization | Full embassy / consulate legalization |
| Nepal | Embassy legalization | Full embassy / consulate legalization |
| Netherlands | Apostille | Single apostille accepted |
| New Zealand | Apostille | Single apostille accepted |
| Nicaragua | Apostille | Single apostille accepted |
| Niger | Embassy legalization | Full embassy / consulate legalization |
| Nigeria | Embassy legalization | Full embassy / consulate legalization |
| Niue | Apostille | Single apostille accepted |
| North Korea | Embassy legalization | Full embassy / consulate legalization |
| North Macedonia | Apostille | Single apostille accepted |
| Norway | Apostille | Single apostille accepted |
| Oman | Apostille | Single apostille accepted |
| Pakistan | Apostille | Hague member since Mar 2023 |
| Palau | Apostille | Single apostille accepted |
| Palestine | Embassy legalization | Full embassy / consulate legalization |
| Panama | Apostille | Single apostille accepted |
| Papua New Guinea | Embassy legalization | Full embassy / consulate legalization |
| Paraguay | Apostille | Single apostille accepted |
| Peru | Apostille | Single apostille accepted |
| Philippines | Apostille | Single apostille accepted |
| Poland | Apostille | Single apostille accepted |
| Portugal | Apostille | Single apostille accepted |
| Qatar | Embassy legalization | Full embassy / consulate legalization |
| Romania | Apostille | Single apostille accepted |
| Russia | Apostille | Single apostille accepted |
| Rwanda | Apostille | Hague member since Jun 2024 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | Apostille | Single apostille accepted |
| Saint Lucia | Apostille | Single apostille accepted |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Apostille | Single apostille accepted |
| Samoa | Apostille | Single apostille accepted |
| San Marino | Apostille | Single apostille accepted |
| Sao Tome and Principe | Apostille | Single apostille accepted |
| Saudi Arabia | Apostille | Single apostille accepted |
| Senegal | Apostille | Hague member since Mar 2023 |
| Serbia | Apostille | Single apostille accepted |
| Seychelles | Apostille | Single apostille accepted |
| Sierra Leone | Embassy legalization | Full embassy / consulate legalization |
| Singapore | Apostille | Single apostille accepted |
| Slovakia | Apostille | Single apostille accepted |
| Slovenia | Apostille | Single apostille accepted |
| Solomon Islands | Embassy legalization | Full embassy / consulate legalization |
| Somalia | Embassy legalization | Full embassy / consulate legalization |
| South Africa | Apostille | Single apostille accepted |
| South Korea | Apostille | Single apostille accepted |
| South Sudan | Embassy legalization | Full embassy / consulate legalization |
| Spain | Apostille | Single apostille accepted |
| Sri Lanka | Embassy legalization | Full embassy / consulate legalization |
| Sudan | Embassy legalization | Full embassy / consulate legalization |
| Suriname | Apostille | Single apostille accepted |
| Sweden | Apostille | Single apostille accepted |
| Switzerland | Apostille | Single apostille accepted |
| Syria | Embassy legalization | Full embassy / consulate legalization |
| Taiwan | Embassy legalization | Full embassy / consulate legalization |
| Tajikistan | Apostille | Single apostille accepted |
| Tanzania | Embassy legalization | Full embassy / consulate legalization |
| Thailand | Apostille (2027) | Apostille accepted from Feb 28, 2027 (embassy legalization until then) |
| Timor-Leste | Embassy legalization | Full embassy / consulate legalization |
| Togo | Embassy legalization | Full embassy / consulate legalization |
| Tonga | Apostille | Single apostille accepted |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Apostille | Single apostille accepted |
| Tunisia | Apostille | Single apostille accepted |
| Turkey | Apostille | Single apostille accepted |
| Turkmenistan | Embassy legalization | Full embassy / consulate legalization |
| Tuvalu | Embassy legalization | Full embassy / consulate legalization |
| Uganda | Embassy legalization | Full embassy / consulate legalization |
| Ukraine | Apostille | Single apostille accepted |
| United Arab Emirates | Embassy legalization | Full embassy / consulate legalization |
| United Kingdom | Apostille | Single apostille accepted |
| United States | Apostille | Single apostille accepted |
| Uruguay | Apostille | Single apostille accepted |
| Uzbekistan | Apostille | Single apostille accepted |
| Vanuatu | Apostille | Single apostille accepted |
| Vatican City | Embassy legalization | Full embassy / consulate legalization |
| Venezuela | Apostille | Single apostille accepted |
| Vietnam | Apostille | Hague member since Sep 2026 |
| Yemen | Embassy legalization | Full embassy / consulate legalization |
| Zambia | Embassy legalization | Full embassy / consulate legalization |
| Zimbabwe | Embassy legalization | Full embassy / consulate legalization |
How to read this
Apostille countries
A single apostille certificate is enough. Issued by the U.S. state that produced the document, or by the U.S. Department of State for federal documents.
Embassy legalization countries
Documents need the full chain: notarization, state and/or federal authentication, then legalization at the destination country’s embassy or consulate.
Recently changed
China (2023), Canada (2024), and most recently Algeria and Vietnam (2026) switched to apostille. Thailand follows on Feb 28, 2027. Always confirm before you file.
Frequently asked questions
How do I know if my document needs an apostille or legalization?
Find the destination country in the table above. If it is a Hague Apostille Convention member, you need an apostille. If not, it needs embassy or consulate legalization. We confirm the exact requirement for your specific document and country before we begin.
Which countries recently joined the Apostille Convention?
Pakistan and Senegal (2023), China (Nov 2023), Canada (Jan 2024), Rwanda (2024), Bangladesh (2025), and Algeria and Vietnam (2026). Thailand’s membership takes effect February 28, 2027.
My country is not on the apostille list. Can you still help?
Yes. We handle full embassy and consulate legalization for non-Hague countries from start to finish, including the notarization and state or federal authentication steps that come first.
Do you handle documents from other states?
Yes — we serve all 50 states and the federal government, nationwide and by mail. You do not need to be in California. See how mail-in works.
Know your country’s path? Let’s get it done.
Tell us the document and destination and we’ll handle the apostille or embassy legalization from start to finish — for any U.S. state or federal document.
Membership data based on the HCCH (Hague Conference on Private International Law) Apostille Convention status table, current as of November 2026. Some accessions carry objections between specific countries; we confirm the exact, current requirement for your document and destination before filing. 130 apostille countries, 69 requiring embassy legalization.