List of countries that are parties to the Hague Convention [as of June 5, 2024].

*The data presented here are based on documents that were presented at a notary office in Tokyo.

Countries (regions) that are parties to the Convention on the Elimination of the Need for Authentication of Foreign Public Documents (Hague Convention)

Iceland

Ireland

Azerbaijan

United States of America

Argentina

Albania

Armenia

Antigua and Barbuda

Andorra

United Kingdom (UK)

Israel (Israeli Arab Republic)

Italy (Italy)

India

Indonesia

Ukraine (Ukraine)

Uruguay

Uzbekistan

Ecuador

Estonia

Eswatini (formerly Swaziland)

El Salvador

Australia

Austria

Oman

Netherlands

Cape Verde

Guyana

Kazakhstan

Canada

North Macedonia

Cyprus

Greece

Kyrgyzstan

Guatemala

Cook Islands

Grenada

Croatia

Costa Rica

Kosovo

Colombia

Samoa

Saudi Arabia

San Marino

Sao Tome and Principe

Jamaica

Georgia

Singapore

Switzerland

Sweden

Spain

Suriname

Slovakia

Slovenia

Seychelles

Senegal

Serbia

Saint Kitts and Nevis

Saint Vincent

Saint Lucia

Korea, Republic of (South) Korea

Tajikistan (Republic of)

Czech Republic

People's Republic of China (China)

Tunisia, Republic of

Chile

Denmark

Germany

Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic

Trinidad and Tobago

Turkey

Tonga

Namibia

Niue

Nicaragua

Japan

New Zealand

Norway

Pakistan

Bahrain

Panama

Vanuatu

Bahamas

Palau

Paraguay

Barbados

Hungary

Fiji

Philippines

Finland

Brazil

France

Bulgaria

Brunei Darussalam

Burundi

Venezuela

Belarus

Belize

Belgium

Peru

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Botswana

Bolivia

Portugal

Poland

Hong Kong SAR

Honduras

Marshall Islands

Macau S.A.R.

Malawi

Malta

South Africa

Mexico

Mauritius

Monaco

Moldova

Morocco

Mongolia

Montenegro

Latvia

Lithuania

Liechtenstein

Liberia

Luxembourg

Romania

Rwanda

Lesotho

Russia

Others
France: Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Reunion, New Caledonia, Wallis and Futuna Islands, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, French Polynesia

Portugal: all overseas territories

Netherlands: Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten

British: Jersey, Guernsey, Isle of Man, Cayman Islands, Bermuda, Falkland Islands, Gibraltar, Montserrat, St. Helena, Anguilla, Turks and Caicos Islands, British Virgin Islands