For documents destined for the following Non-Hague Apostille Countries, Embassy or Consulate authentication (also called legalization) is needed.
No matter whether it's a document notarized by a local notary, a local and state document issued by the court or official department, or it's a federally-issued document, they all need to be authenticated prior to using it overseas. The specific government agencies involved in the authentication vary by document type.
Embassy/Consulate Legalization Process
👉 For notarized or local and state documents:
Secretary of State Authentication
the U.S. Department of State Authentication
the destination country's embassy/consulate Authentication
Tips: Documents notarized or issued in these 7 states need additional authentication before being presented to the Secretary of State's office.
👉 For federally-issued documents:
the U.S. Department of State Authentication
the destination country's embassy/consulate Authentication
The Non-Hague Apostille Country List
Afghanistan
Algeria
Angola
Bangladesh
Benin
Burkina Faso
Burma (Myanmar)
Cambodia
Cameroon
Congo Democratic
Congo Republic
Cuba
Egypt
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Ghana
Guinea
Haiti
Iran
Iraq
Ivory Coast
Jamaica
Jordan
Kenya
Kuwait
Laos
Lebanon
Libya
Macedonia
Madagascar
Malaysia
Mali
Mauritania
Mozambique
Nepal
Niger
Nigeria
Palestine
Qatar
Rwanda (will accept Apostille from June 5, 2024)
Sierra Leone
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Syria
Taiwan
Tanzania
Thailand
Togo
Turkmenistan
UAE (United Arab Emirates)
Uganda
Vietnam
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Tips: If the destination is not the above-mentioned country, but a Hague Apostille Country, then only the apostille process is needed.
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