Section: News
Accessions to the Hague Convention, electronic apostille rollouts, office moves and fee changes — the developments that change how U.S. documents are authenticated. Items are sourced to the Hague Conference, government agencies and official notices.
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Pakistan's FIA raids alleged fake-apostille network; Foreign Ministry orders inquiry into attestation system
Pakistan's Federal Investigation Agency raided consultancy and courier offices in Islamabad and booked 22 suspects, including Foreign Office staff, over counterfeit apostille…
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Apostille Convention enters into force for Vietnam; consular legalization ends for most documents
Vietnam deposited its accession on 31 December 2025, and the Convention took effect on 11 September 2026, making Vietnam the 129th Contracting Party. From that date Vietnamese…
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Connecticut issues e-Apostilles and notifies HCCH of its e-Register
The HCCH circulated Connecticut's e-APP notification confirming that the Secretary of the State began issuing electronically signed e-Apostilles on 6 July 2026 for eligible public…
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Utah launches statewide online apostille ordering with digital delivery
Utah's Office of the Lieutenant Governor opened ApostilleXpress, an online platform where customers upload scans, pay, and receive apostilles or authentication certificates…
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Texas Secretary of State holds appointment-only apostille pop-up in Houston
The Texas Secretary of State ran a one-day apostille event in Houston on 26 August 2026, with appointments required and fees prepaid 72 business hours in advance. The office also…
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Apostille Convention enters into force for Algeria
Algeria's accession, deposited 5 November 2025, took effect on 9 July 2026, bringing the Convention to 130 Contracting Parties. It is the first HCCH instrument Algeria has joined.…
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Thailand accedes to the Apostille Convention; entry into force 28 February 2027
Thailand deposited its instrument of accession at the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs on 30 June 2026. The Convention will apply to Thailand from 28 February 2027, unless…
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Japan and Saudi Arabia launch online apostille registers
The HCCH circulated e-APP notifications from both Japan and Saudi Arabia on 22 May 2026. Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs opened an e-Register for apostilles issued with a QR…
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HCCH e-APP Forum: refusing an e-Apostille violates the Convention
The 14th International Forum on the electronic Apostille Programme met in Marrakech on 12-13 May 2026, the first time in Africa, with over 320 participants from 55 Contracting…
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California Secretary of State continues county apostille pop-up shops for a third year
California's Secretary of State partnered with county clerk-recorders including Orange, San Diego, Santa Clara, Kern and San Francisco to offer same-day in-person apostilles at…
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Philippines moves PSA civil-registry and CHED academic documents to e-Apostille only
The Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs extended its e-Apostille service to PSA electronic birth, marriage and death certificates and to CHED eCAV academic records, effective…
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Global Affairs Canada adds online apostille verification and an online triage portal
Global Affairs Canada launched an online tool on 20 June 2025 that lets anyone check in real time whether an apostille issued federally or by Alberta, Saskatchewan or British…
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Mexico issues e-Apostilles for federal criminal record certificates
Mexico's Ministry of Interior (Secretaría de Gobernación) began issuing electronic apostilles on 1 October 2025 for federal criminal background certificates issued by the…
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Texas Secretary of State opens apostille appointments
Texas Secretary of State Jane Nelson announced that apostille and authentication services would be available by appointment starting 5 August 2025, initially on Tuesdays and…
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Apostille Convention enters into force for Bangladesh
Bangladesh's accession, deposited 29 July 2024, took effect on 30 March 2025, bringing the Convention to 127 Contracting Parties at the time. It was the first HCCH instrument…
