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🏅 Worldwide · Country guide

The right legalization route, country by country

Every destination falls in one of two worlds: Hague Convention members, where a single apostille does the job — and the others, where the full consular chain applies. Pick your country below; each page explains exactly what will happen to your document, and the quote tells you what it costs.

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Certified true copy
By a notary, from a PDF or a photo.
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Apostille / legalization
To have a document recognized abroad.
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Worldwide DHL delivery
Reliable tracking; e-mail copy always included.
Hague members: apostille
One stamp from the issuing country’s designated authority, recognised by 120+ states. Fast, standardised, and fully orderable online here.
Non-members: consular chain
Notary → state authentication → embassy of the destination. Slower and stricter; we run the whole chain and quote it flat before you commit.
Not sure which applies?
Membership evolves (China 2023, Canada 2024…). Start the online quote or e-mail a copy of your document — we confirm the current route for your destination, for free.
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Upload your documents
A PDF copy or a photo is enough — everything is done online.
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We legalize
Certified true copy, apostille or embassy legalization by destination.
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You receive
E-mail copy included; postal or DHL delivery with tracking.

Apostille or embassy legalization: how to tell

The test is simple: is the destination a party to the Hague Apostille Convention? If yes, the apostille — affixed in the document’s country of origin — is all that is needed. If not, the consular chain applies, ending at the destination’s embassy. What trips people up is the origin side: the apostille or the first certifications always happen where the document was issued, never at the destination. That is exactly the routing work we do for every order.

Frequently asked questions

Where do European destinations fit?
Documents for European destinations are handled by our sister sites: legalisations.eu for the EU and legalizations.ch for Switzerland — same network, prices in euros. This site focuses on the rest of the world, in USD.
Can one order cover several countries?
Yes — each document can take a different route. List the destinations in the quote form and each line is priced for its own country’s requirements.
What are the prices?
Apostille $70 per document, then $50 from the 2nd document in the same order. Certified true copy $70. DHL Zone 1 $90, Zone 2 (international) $140.

All countries

Hague Convention members — apostille
the United StatesCanadaMexicoBrazilArgentinaChileColombiaPeruAustraliaNew ZealandJapanSouth KoreaChinaIndiaIndonesiathe PhilippinesSingaporeHong KongIsraelSaudi ArabiaPakistanMoroccoTunisiaSouth Africa
Non-members — embassy legalization
the United Arab EmiratesQatarKuwaitLebanonJordanEgyptIraqAlgeriaVietnamThailandCambodiaBangladeshSri LankaNepalEthiopiaMyanmar
By city
94 city pages, from New York to Lagos — browse legalization by city.
See also: Apostille & embassy legalization by country · Legalization by city
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