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For which countries is the Apostille of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine affixed?

The Apostille of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine is affixed to public documents related to the field of education and science, which were drawn up on the territory of Ukraine and are to be used on the territory of countries, which have signed Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalization for Foreign Public Documents (Hague Convention) of October 5, 1961. The list of participating countries is given below.


For which countries is it not necessary to affix an Apostille of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine on the documents?

1. If you are preparing educational documents for a country that has not acceded to the Hague Convention and is not on the list of member states, you need to submit documents for the consular legalization procedure. For this purpose, apply to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine: Kyiv, 2 Velyka Zhytomyrska street, telephone: + 38 044 238 16 69, +38 044 238 18 15.

2. If you are preparing educational documents for presentation in a country that has signed the Hague Convention, but our countries have signed an agreement on the abolishing or simplification of the procedure for legalization of documents, you do not need an Apostille. If a foreign institution still requires documents with an apostille, the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine will not refuse to affix it, the decision is up to you.

3. If a foreign organization requires an Apostille of a notarized translation of educational documents, you need to apply to the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine: Kyiv, 15 Yevhen Sverstiuk (Maryna Raskova) street, telephone +38 044 264 23 93, +38 044 279 17 35. Please clarify this question in the foreign organization for which you are preparing the package of documents.


List of member countries to the Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalization for Foreign Public Documents (The Hague, 1961):

  1. Albania (officially - Republic of Albania)
  2. Andorra (officially - Principality of Andorra)
  3. Antigua and Barbuda
  4. Argentina (officially - Argentine Republic)
  5. Armenia (officially - Republic of Armenia)
  6. Australia (officially - Commonwealth of Australia)
  7. Austria (officially - Republic of Austria)
  8. Azerbaijan (officially - Republic of Azerbaijan)
  9. Bahrain (officially - Kingdom of Bahrain)
  10. Barbados
  11. Belarus (officially - Republic of Belarus)
  12. Belgium (officially - Kingdom of Belgium)
  13. Belize
  14. Bolivia (officially - Plurinational State of Bolivia)
  15. Bosnia and Herzegovina
  16. Botswana (officially - Republic of Botswana)
  17. Brazil (officially - Federal Republic of Brazil)
  18. Brunei (officially - Brunei Darussalam)
  19. Bulgaria (officially - Republic of Bulgaria)
  20. Burundi (officially - Republic of Burundi)
  21. Cabo Verde (officially - Republic of Cabo Verde)
  22. Canada – from January 11, 2024
  23. Chile (officially - Republic of Chile)
  24. China (officially - People's Republic of China) – from November 7, 2023 (until November 7, 2023 applies only to Hong Kong and Macao)
  25. Colombia (officially - Republic of Colombia)
  26. Cook Islands
  27. Costa Rica (officially - Republic of Costa Rica)
  28. Croatia (officially - Republic of Croatia)
  29. Cyprus (officially - Republic of Cyprus)
  30. Czech Republic
  31. Denmark (officially - Kingdom of Denmark): Does not apply to Greenland and the Faroe Islands
  32. Dominica (officially - Commonwealth of Dominica)
  33. Dominican Republic
  34. Ecuador (officially - Republic of Ecuador)
  35. El Salvador (officially - Republic of El Salvador)
  36. Estonia (officially - Republic of Estonia)
  37. Fiji (officially - Republic of Fiji)
  38. Finland (officially - Republic of Finland)
  39. France (officially - French Republic)
  40. Georgia: Does not apply to the Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia and the former Autonomous Region of South Ossetia
  41. Germany (officially - Federal Republic of Germany)
  42. Greece (officially - the Hellenic Republic)
  43. Grenada
  44. Guatemala (officially - Republic of Guatemala)
  45. Guyana (officially - Cooperative Republic of Guyana)
  46. Honduras (officially - Republic of Honduras)
  47. Hungary
  48. Iceland
  49. India (officially - Republic of India)
  50. Indonesia (officially - Republic of Indonesia)
  51. Ireland (officially - Republic of Ireland)
  52. Israel (officially - State of Israel)
  53. Italy (officially - Italian Republic)
  54. Jamaica
  55. Japan
  56. Kazakhstan (officially - Republic of Kazakhstan)
  57. Kingdom of Eswatini (until 2018 - Kingdom of Swaziland)
  58. Kingdom of the Netherlands
  59. Kosovo (officially - Republic of Kosovo)
  60. Kyrgyzstan (officially - Kyrgyz Republic)
  61. Latvia (officially - Republic of Latvia)
  62. Lesotho (officially - Kingdom of Lesotho)
  63. Liberia (officially - Republic of Liberia)
  64. Liechtenstein (officially - Principality of Liechtenstein)
  65. Lithuania (officially - Republic of Lithuania)
  66. Luxembourg (officially - Grand Duchy of Luxembourg)
  67. Malawi (officially - Republic of Malawi)
  68. Malta (officially - Republic of Malta)
  69. Marshall Islands (officially - Republic of the Marshall Islands)
  70. Mauritius (officially - Republic of Mauritius)
  71. Mexico (officially - United Mexican States)
  72. Moldova (officially - Republic of Moldova)
  73. Monaco (officially - Principality of Monaco)
  74. Mongolia
  75. Montenegro
  76. Morocco (officially - Kingdom of Morocco)
  77. Namibia (officially - Republic of Namibia)
  78. New Zealand: Does not apply to Tokelau
  79. Nicaragua (officially - Republic of Nicaragua)
  80. Niue
  81. North Macedonia (officially - Republic of North Macedonia)
  82. Norway (officially - Kingdom of Norway)
  83. Oman (officially - Sultanate of Oman)
  84. Pakistan (officially - Islamic Republic of Pakistan)
  85. Palau (officially - Republic of Palau)
  86. Panama (officially - Republic of Panama)
  87. Paraguay (officially - Republic of Paraguay)
  88. Peru (officially - Republic of Peru)
  89. Philippines (officially - Republic of the Philippines)
  90. Poland (officially - Republic of Poland)
  91. Portugal (officially - Portuguese Republic)
  92. Republic of Korea
  93. Republic of South Africa
  94. Romania
  95. Russia (officially - Russian Federation)
  96. Saint Kitts and Nevis (officially - Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis)
  97. Saint Lucia
  98. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
  99. Samoa (officially - Independent State of Samoa)
  100. San Marino (officially - Republic of San Marino)
  101. Sao Tome and Principe (officially - Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe)
  102. Saudi Arabia (officially - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia)
  103. Senegal (officially - Republic of Senegal)
  104. Serbia (officially - Republic of Serbia)
  105. Seychelles (officially - Republic of Seychelles)
  106. Singapore (officially - Republic of Singapore)
  107. Slovakia (officially - Slovak Republic)
  108. Slovenia (officially - Republic of Slovenia)
  109. Spain (officially - Kingdom of Spain)
  110. Suriname (officially - Republic of Suriname)
  111. Sweden (officially - Kingdom of Sweden)
  112. Switzerland (officially - Swiss Confederation)
  113. Tajikistan (officially - Republic of Tajikistan)
  114. The Bahamas (officially - Commonwealth of the Bahamas)
  115. Tonga (officially - Kingdom of Tonga)
  116. Trinidad and Tobago (officially - Republic of Trinidad and Tobago)
  117. Tunisia (officially - Republic of Tunisia)
  118. Turkey (officially - Republic of Turkey)
  119. Ukraine (Does not apply to the temporarily occupied territories of Donetsk and Luhansk regions, the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol)
  120. United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Does not apply to the countries which, after achieving independence (withdraw from the United Kingdom), have not signed the Convention
  121. United States of America
  122. Uruguay (officially - Oriental Republic of Uruguay)
  123. Uzbekistan (officially - Republic of Uzbekistan)
  124. Vanuatu (officially - Republic of Vanuatu)
  125. Venezuela (officially - Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela)

* Ukraine raised an objection to the accession of Kosovo to the Hague Convention of 1961, which is why the Convention does not apply in relations between Ukraine and Kosovo. The Apostille is not affixed on documents for use in Kosovo.