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Effective November 7th! New policy of Hague Convention released

Release Time：

2023-11-02

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs recently announced that on November 7, 2023, the"Convention Abolition of the Requirements for Authentication of Foreign Public Documents"(hereinafter referred to as the Convention) will officially come into effect in China.

This means that China will directly cancel the consular authentication process between the parties to the Convention. Relevant documents can be processed only through apostille, which is more efficient, convenient and affordable.

What is Apostille?

Also called Apostille certification,it is an international certification method provided according to the 1961 Hague Convention. It is a means of proving the authenticity of documents used abroad and making them legally binding. Apostille only proves the authenticity and not the content of the document.

What are the benefits of Apostille certification?

After the Hague Convention comes into effect, domestic documents that want to be used between the contracting parties to the Convention only need to apply for the corresponding documents through a notary office or the Council for the Promotion of International Trade, and then send them to the local foreign affairs office or the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to apply for an additional certificate (Apostille), that is, It can be sent to other contracting countries for use. The processing cycle is expected to be greatly shortened, the process simplified and costs reduced.

Which countries can apply for Apostille certification?

All parties to the Convention can mutually authenticate each other. As of October 23, 2023, there are 125 parties to the Convention.

List of States Parties to the Convention

List of States Parties to the Convention Abolition of the Requirement for Authentication of Foreign Public Documents

(As of October 23, 2023)

Asia (22):

China, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Brunei, Georgia, India, Indonesia, Israel, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, South Korea, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Tajikistan, Turkey, Uzbekistan

Africa (16):

Botswana, Burundi, Cape Verde, Swaziland, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Mauritius, Morocco, Namibia, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, South Africa, Tunisia

Europe (44):

Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Moldova, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, United Kingdom

North America (21):

Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Canada, Costa Rica, Dominica, Dominica, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Louis Western Asia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, United States

South America (12):

Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela

Oceania (10):

Australia, Cook Islands, Fiji, Marshall Islands, New Zealand, Niue, Palau, Samoa, Tonga, Vanuatu

Note 1: On January 11, 2024, the Convention will enter into force in Canada, and China and Canada will begin to apply the Convention on that day. On June 5, 2024, the Convention will enter into force for Rwanda, and China and Rwanda will begin to apply the Convention on that day.

Note 2: The Convention does not apply between China and its members of the Convention that do not recognize the status of sovereign states.

Note 3: The Convention does not apply between China and India.

Will the contracting countries within the Hague Convention only be able to apply for apostille authentication in the future and no longer be able to apply for consular authentication?

Yes. When official documents from other contracting countries are sent to mainland China for use, they only need to apply for apostille authentication by that country, and there is no need to apply for consular authentication by the Chinese embassy or consulate in the local area.

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