Popular routes
✓ Hague members: apostille applies (45 commonly requested destinations)
🇦🇺Australia
🇦🇹Austria
🇧🇪Belgium
🇧🇬Bulgaria
🇨🇦Canada
🇨🇳China
🇭🇷Croatia
🇨🇾Cyprus
🇨🇿Czech Republic
🇩🇰Denmark
🇪🇪Estonia
🇫🇮Finland
🇫🇷France
🇩🇪Germany
🇬🇷Greece
🇭🇰Hong Kong
🇭🇺Hungary
🇮🇸Iceland
🇮🇳India
🇮🇪Ireland
🇮🇱Israel
🇮🇹Italy
🇯🇵Japan
🇱🇻Latvia
🇱🇹Lithuania
🇱🇺Luxembourg
🇲🇹Malta
🇲🇽Mexico
🇳🇱Netherlands
🇳🇿New Zealand
🇳🇴Norway
🇵🇱Poland
🇵🇹Portugal
🇷🇴Romania
🇸🇬Singapore
🇸🇰Slovakia
🇸🇮Slovenia
🇰🇷South Korea
🇪🇸Spain
🇸🇪Sweden
🇨🇭Switzerland
🇹🇷Turkey
🇺🇦Ukraine
🇬🇧United Kingdom
🇺🇸United States
Embassy attestation required (28)
Hague members: the apostille route
An apostille confirms a public document is genuine, recognised abroad with no further legalisation.
The Convention has 129 members. The list above shows the most common destinations.
High Court or DIRCO issues the apostille; your receiving authority decides which.
Non-Hague countries: authentication plus embassy attestation
The destination country's embassy or consulate in South Africa attests the document before it is accepted abroad. We handle the High Court or DIRCO. Embassy costs and timelines vary and cannot be guaranteed.
Always confirm with the receiving authority
Requirements vary by country, embassy, employer and institution.
Hague membership list: HCCH Official Status Table, updated July 2026.
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