The Philippines entered the Hague Apostille Convention on May 14, 2019 which abolished the requirement of legalization for foreign public documents by the concerned Foreign Embassy or Consulate.
Read more about Apostille.
The purpose of the Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation of Foreign Documents (HCCH 1961 Apostille Convention), or also known as the Hague Apostille Convention, is to replace the traditional legalization process, which is often long and costly.
What is the Apostille Convention?
The Apostille Convention streamlines the process of verifying documents like birth certificates, marriage certificates, educational diplomas, and more, by replacing traditional embassy legalization or attestation with an Apostille certificate. This system is only valid for documents exchanged between member countries.
This is the important if you are planning to study, work, or migrate abroad.
Contracting Members of Apostille Convention
A
Albania
Andorra
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Armenia
Australia
Austria
B
Bahamas
Bahrain
Barbados
Belarus
Belgium
Belize
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana
Brazil
Brunei Darussalam
Bulguria
C
Cape Verde
Chile
Colombia
Cook Islands
Costa Rica
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
D
Denmark
Dominica
Dominican Republic
E
Ecuador
El Salvador
Estonia
Eswatini
F
Fiji
Finland
France
G
Georgia
Germany
Greece
Grenada
Guatamela
H
Honduras
Hungary
Hongkong
I
Iceland
India
Ireland
Israel
Italy
J
Japan
K
Kazakhstan
Korea (South Korea)
Kosovo
Kyrgyzstan
L
Latvia
Lesotho
Liberia
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
M
Macao
Malta
Marshall Islands
Mauritius
Mexico
Monaco
Mongolia
Montenegro
Morocco
N
Namibia
Netherlands
New Zealand
Nicaragua
North Macedonia
Norway
P
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
R
Romania
Russian Federation
Rwanda
S
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Samoa
San Marino
São Tomé and Príncipe
Serbia
Seychelles
Singapore
Slovakia
Slovenia
South Africa
Spain
Suriname
Sweden
Switzerland
T
Tajikistan
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Turkey
U
Ukraine
United Kingdom
United States of America
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
V
Vanuatu
Venezuela
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If the destination country is not a member of the Apostille Convention, the traditional legalization process applies.
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