Countries That Accept Washington State Apostilles

What Is the Hague Apostille Convention?

The Hague Apostille Convention (formally the "Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents") is an international treaty that simplifies document authentication between member countries. Instead of going through a lengthy embassy legalization process, a single apostille certificate issued by the Washington Secretary of State makes your documents legally valid in any member country.

Currently, over 125 countries are members of the Hague Convention. For non-member countries like India, documents must go through the traditional embassy legalization process — we can guide you through that as well.