Legalization of documents in Austria
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There are two options for legalizing foreign documents for presentation in Austria:
apostille or diplomatic certification. The apostille is issued in countries that recognize
the Hague Convention of October 5, 1961 on the Exemption from Legalization of Foreign
Public Documents. These countries include most European countries as well as many other
countries such as the USA, Canada, Australia and Japan.
Diplomatic authentication is required for countries that do not recognize the Hague
Convention. In these cases, the document must be certified by the competent authority of
the respective country, then by the Austrian embassy or consulate in the respective country
and finally by the Austrian Federal Ministry for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs.
You can obtain a detailed list of the countries that recognize the Hague Convention
and further information on the legalization of foreign documents for presentation in
Austria from us. Here is an alphabetical listing of some countries that require either
an apostille or diplomatic certification to present foreign documents in Austria:
| Afghanistan: | Certifications (please contact us for more information) |
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| Albania: | an apostille is sufficient |
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| Algeria: | Diplomatic authentication or legalization required |
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| Andorra: | an apostille is sufficient |
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| Angola: | Diplomatic authentication or legalization required |
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| Antigua and Barbuda: | an apostille is sufficient |
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| Argentina: | an apostille is sufficient |
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| Armenia: | an apostille is sufficient |
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| Aruba: | an apostille is sufficient |
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| Azerbaijan: | an apostille is sufficient |
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| Australia: | an apostille is sufficient |
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| Aruba: | an apostille is sufficient |
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| Bahamas: | an apostille is sufficient |
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| Bahrain: | an apostille is sufficient |
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| Bangladesh: | Diplomatic authentication or legalization required |
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| Barbados: | an apostille is sufficient |
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| Belarus: | an apostille is sufficient |
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| Belgium: | No authentication required |
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| Belize: | an apostille is sufficient |
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| Benin: | Diplomatic authentication or legalization required |
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| Bhutan: | Diplomatic authentication or legalization required |
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| Bolivia: | an apostille is sufficient |
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| Bosnia and Herzegovina: | No authentication required |
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| Botswana: | an apostille is sufficient |
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| Brazil: | an apostille is sufficient |
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| Brunei Darussalam: | an apostille is sufficient |
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| Bulgaria: | No certification required |
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| Burkina Faso: | Diplomatic authentication or legalization required |
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| Burundi: | Certifications (Please contact us for more information) |
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| Chile: | an apostille is sufficient |
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| China (People's Republic of China without Hong Kong and Macao): | diplomatic authentication or legalization required |
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| China (Republic of China) Taiwan: | Diplomatic authentication or legalization required |
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| Cook Islands: | an apostille is sufficient |
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| Costa Rica: | an apostille is sufficient |
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| Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast): | Diplomatic authentication or legalization required |
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| Cambodia: | Diplomatic authentication or legalization required |
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| Cameroon: | Diplomatic authentication or legalization required |
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| Canada: | Diplomatic authentication or legalization required |
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| Cape Verde: | an apostille is sufficient |
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| Colombia: | an apostille is sufficient |
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| Comoros: | Diplomatic authentication or legalization required |
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| Congo (Republic): | Diplomatic authentication or legalization required |
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| Congo (Democratic Republic, formerly Zaire): | Diplomatic authentication or legalization required |
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| Croatia: | no certification required |
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| Cuba: | Diplomatic authentication or legalization required |
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| Central African Republic: | Diplomatic authentication or legalization required |
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| Cyprus: | No authentication required |
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| Denmark (except Greenland and Faroe Islands): | No authentication required |
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| Dominica: | an apostille is sufficient |
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| Dominican Republic: | an apostille is sufficient |
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| Djibouti: | Diplomatic authentication or legalization required |
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| Egypt: | Diplomatic authentication or legalization required |
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| Equatorial Guinea: | Certifications (please contact us for more information) |
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| Ethiopia: | diplomatic authentication |
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| Ecuador: | an apostille is sufficient |
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| El Salvador: | an apostille is sufficient |
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| Eritrea: | Diplomatic authentication or legalization required |
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| Estonia: | no authentication required |
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| Faroe Islands: | an apostille is sufficient |
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| Fiji: | an apostille is sufficient |
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| Finland: | no authentication required |
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| France: | no authentication required |
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| Germany: | no authentication required. |
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| Gabon: | Diplomatic authentication or legalization required |
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| Gambia: | Diplomatic authentication or legalization required |
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| Georgia: | an apostille is sufficient |
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| Ghana: | Diplomatic authentication or legalization required |
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| Gibraltar: | an apostille is sufficient |
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| Grenada: | an apostille is sufficient |
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| Greece: | no authentication required |
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| Greenland (outskirts of Denmark): | diplomatic authentication or legalization required |
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| Great Britain and Northern Ireland: | an apostille is sufficient |
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| Guatemala: | an apostille is sufficient |
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| Guinea: | Diplomatic authentication or legalization required |
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| Guinea-Bissau: | Diplomatic authentication or legalization required |
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| Guyana: an apostille is sufficient |
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| Haiti: | Diplomatic authentication or legalization required |
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| Honduras: | an apostille is sufficient |
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| Hong Kong: | an apostille is sufficient |
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| India: | an apostille is sufficient |
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| Indonesia: | an apostille is sufficient |
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| Iraq: | Diplomatic authentication or legalization required |
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| Iran: | Diplomatic authentication or legalization required |
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| Ireland: | no certification required |
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| Iceland: | an apostille is sufficient |
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| Israel: | an apostille is sufficient |
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| Italy: | no authentication required |
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| Jamaica: | an apostille is sufficient |
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| Japan: | an apostille is sufficient |
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| Jordan: | Diplomatic authentication or legalization required |
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| Kazakhstan: | an apostille is sufficient |
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| Kenya: | Diplomatic authentication or legalization required |
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| Kyrgyzstan: | Diplomatic authentication or legalization required |
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| Kiribati: | Diplomatic authentication or legalization required |
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| Korea (Democratic People's Republic, North Korea): | Diplomatic authentication or legalization required |
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| Korea (Republic of South Korea): | an apostille is sufficient |
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| Kosovo: | diplomatic authentication or legalization required |
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| Kuwait: | Diplomatic authentication or legalization required |
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| Laos: | Diplomatic authentication or legalization required |
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| Lesotho: | an apostille is sufficient |
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| Latvia: | no authentication required |
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| Lebanon: | diplomatic authentication or legalization required |
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| Liberia: | an apostille is sufficient |
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| Libya: | diplomatic authentication or legalization required |
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| Liechtenstein: | no certification required |
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| Lithuania: | no authentication required |
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| Luxembourg: | no authentication required |
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| Macao: | an apostille is sufficient |
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| Madagascar: | Diplomatic authentication or legalization required |
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| Malawi: | an apostille is sufficient |
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| Malaysia: | Diplomatic authentication or legalization required |
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| Maldives: | Diplomatic authentication or legalization required |
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| Mali: | Diplomatic authentication or legalization required |
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| Malta: | no authentication required |
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| Morocco: | an apostille is sufficient |
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| Marshall Islands: | an apostille is sufficient |
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| Mauritania: | Diplomatic authentication or legalization required |
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| Mauritius: | an apostille is sufficient |
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| Mexico: | an apostille is sufficient |
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| Micronesia: | Diplomatic authentication or legalization required |
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| Moldova: | an apostille is sufficient |
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| Monaco: | an apostille is sufficient |
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| Mongolia: | diplomatic authentication or legalization required |
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| Montenegro: | no authentication required |
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| Mozambique: | Diplomatic authentication or legalization required |
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| Myanmar: | Diplomatic authentication or legalization required |
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| Namibia: | an apostille is sufficient |
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| Nauru: | Diplomatic authentication or legalization required |
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| Nepal: | Diplomatic authentication or legalization required |
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| New Zealand: | an apostille is sufficient |
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| Nicaragua: | an apostille is sufficient |
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| Netherlands (excluding outskirts): | no certification required |
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| Niger: | Diplomatic authentication or legalization required |
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| Nigeria: | Diplomatic authentication or legalization required |
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| Niue (outer New Zealand): | an apostille is sufficient |
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| Northern Mariana Islands (US territory): | an apostille is sufficient |
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| North Macedonia: | no authentication required |
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| Norway: | no certification required |
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| Oman: | an apostille is sufficient |
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| East Timor (see: Timor-Leste): | Diplomatic authentication or legalization required |
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| Pakistan: | Diplomatic authentication or legalization required |
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| Palau: | an apostille is sufficient |
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| Palestine: | diplomatic authentication or legalization required |
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| Panama: | an apostille is sufficient |
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| Papua New Guinea: | Diplomatic authentication or legalization required |
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| Paraguay: | an apostille is sufficient |
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| Peru: | an apostille is sufficient |
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| Philippines: | an apostille (from June 1st, 2023) is sufficient |
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| Poland: | no certification required |
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| Portugal: | no authentication required |
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| Qatar: | Diplomatic authentication or legalization required |
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| Rwanda: | Diplomatic authentication or legalization required |
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| Romania: | no authentication required |
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| Russian Federation: | an apostille is sufficient |
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| Solomon Islands: | Diplomatic authentication or legalization required |
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| Samoa: | an apostille is sufficient |
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| San Marino: | an apostille is sufficient |
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| Sao Tome: | an apostille is sufficient |
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| Saudi Arabia: | an apostille is sufficient |
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| Sweden: | no certification required |
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| Switzerland: | no certification required |
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| Senegal: | Diplomatic authentication or legalization required |
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| Serbia: | no authentication required |
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| Seychelles: | an apostille is sufficient |
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| Sierra Leone: | Diplomatic authentication or legalization required |
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| Zimbabwe: | Diplomatic authentication or legalization required |
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| Singapore: | an apostille is sufficient |
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| Slovak Republic: | no authentication required |
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| Slovenia: | no certification required |
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| Somalia: | Diplomatic authentication or legalization required |
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| Spain: | no authentication required |
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| Sri Lanka: | Diplomatic authentication or legalization required |
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| Saint Kitts and Nevis: | an apostille is sufficient |
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| Saint Lucia: | an apostille is sufficient |
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| Saint Vincent and Grenadines: | an apostille is sufficient |
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| Sudan: | Diplomatic authentication or legalization required |
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| South Sudan: | Diplomatic authentication or legalization required |
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| South Africa: | an apostille is sufficient |
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| Suriname: | an apostille is sufficient |
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| Swaziland: | an apostille is sufficient |
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| Syria - Arab Republic: | Diplomatic authentication or legalization required |
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| Tajikistan: | Diplomatic authentication or legalization required |
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| Tanzania - United Republic of: | Diplomatic authentication or legalization required |
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| Timor-Leste (formerly East Timor): | Diplomatic authentication or legalization required |
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| Thailand: | Diplomatic authentication or legalization required |
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| Togo: | Diplomatic certification or legalization required |
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| Tokelau Islands (New Zealand): | Diplomatic authentication or legalization required |
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| Tonga: | an apostille is sufficient |
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| Trinidad and Tobago: | an apostille is sufficient |
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| Chad: | Diplomatic authentication or legalization required |
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| Czech Republic: | no certification required |
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| Türkiye: | no authentication required |
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| Tunisia: | Diplomatic authentication or legalization required |
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| Turkmenistan: | Diplomatic authentication or legalization required |
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| Tuvalu: | Diplomatic authentication or legalization required |
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| Tokelau Islands: | Diplomatic authentication or legalization required |
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| Uganda: | Diplomatic authentication or legalization required |
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| Ukraine: | an apostille is sufficient |
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| Hungary: | no certification required |
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| Uruguay: | an apostille is sufficient |
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| Uzbekistan: | Diplomatic authentication or legalization required |
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| Vanuatu: | an apostille is sufficient |
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| Vatican City: | Diplomatic certification or legalization required |
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| Venezuela: | an apostille is sufficient |
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| United Arab Emirates: | Diplomatic certification or legalization required |
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| United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: | an apostille is sufficient |
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| United States of America (USA) and dependent territories: | an apostille is sufficient |
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| Vietnam: | Diplomatic authentication or legalization required |
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| Yemen: | Diplomatic authentication or legalization required |
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| Zambia: | Diplomatic authentication or legalization required |
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Contact us for a detailed list of countries that recognize the Hague Convention, as well as
further information on the legalization of foreign documents for presentation in Austria. We are
always at your disposal to help you legalize your documents.
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