In certain situations, it is necessary to certify certain documents in your country in order to register a company in Serbia (e.g. a power of attorney for a lawyer), in order to Open a business account in a bank in Serbia if you are a company from abroad (e.g. a power of attorney for a lawyer, e.g. an extract from the register, for example a certified copy of the passport…).
In the countries that are signatories to the Hague Apostille Convention, when certifying documents, you only need to certify the signature at a notary and then confirm the document with an apostille stamp at the competent authorities of that country.
When you certify a document in a country that is a signatory to the Hague Convention on Apostille, it significantly speeds up the document certification process because it is only necessary to certify the document at a notary and then affix the apostille stamp, unlike other countries that are not on this list, where a full legalization process (certification) must be carried out in court, certified by the Ministry of Justice, certified by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, certified by the embassy).
Below is a list of countries that are signatories to the Hague Apostille Convention:
| Contracting Party | S 1 | R/A/S2 | Type3 | EIF4 |
| Albania | 3-IX-2003 | A | 9-V-2004 | |
| Andorra | 15-IV-1996 | A | 31-XII-1996 | |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1-V-1985 | Su | 1-XI-1981 | |
| Argentina | 8-V-1987 | A | 18-II-1988 | |
| Armenia | 19-XI-1993 | A | 14-VIII-1994 | |
| Australia | 11-VII-1994 | A | 16-III-1995 | |
| Austria | 5-X-1961 | 14-XI-1967 | R | 13-I-1968 |
| Azerbaijan | 13-V-2004 | A** | 2-III-2005 | |
| Bahamas | 30-IV-1976 | Su | 10-VII-1973 | |
| Bahrain | 10-IV-2013 | A | 31-XII-2013 | |
| Barbados | 11-VIII-1995 | Su | 30-XI-1966 | |
| Belarus | 16-VI-1992 | Su | 31-V-1992 | |
| Belgium | 10-III-1970 | 11-XII-1975 | R | 9-II-1976 |
| Belize | 17-VII-1992 | A | 11-IV-1993 | |
| Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 6-IX-2017 | A | 7-V-2018 | |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 23-VIII-1993 | Su | 6-III-1992 | |
| Botswana | 16-IX-1968 | Su | 30-IX-1966 | |
| Brazil | 2-XII-2015 | A | 14-VIII-2016 | |
| Brunei Darussalam | 23-II-1987 | A | 3-XII-1987 | |
| Bulgaria | 1-VIII-2000 | A | 29-IV-2001 | |
| Burundi | 10-VI-2014 | A** | 13-II-2015 | |
| Cabo Verde | 7-V-2009 | A | 13-II-2010 | |
| Chile | 16-XII-2015 | A | 30-VIII-2016 | |
| China | C | |||
| Colombia | 27-IV-2000 | A | 30-I-2001 | |
| Cook Islands | 13-VII-2004 | A | 30-IV-2005 | |
| Costa Rica | 6-IV-2011 | A | 14-XII-2011 | |
| Croatia | 23-IV-1993 | Su | 8-X-1991 | |
| Cyprus | 26-VII-1972 | A | 30-IV-1973 | |
| Czech Republic | 23-VI-1998 | A | 16-III-1999 | |
| Denmark | 20-X-2006 | 30-X-2006 | R | 29-XII-2006 |
| Dominica | 22-X-2002 | Su | 3-XI-1978 | |
| Dominican Republic | 12-XII-2008 | A** | 30-VIII-2009 | |
| Ecuador | 2-VII-2004 | A | 2-IV-2005 | |
| El Salvador | 14-IX-1995 | A | 31-V-1996 | |
| Estonia | 11-XII-2000 | A | 30-IX-2001 | |
| Eswatini | 3-VII-1978 | Su | 6-IX-1968 | |
| Fiji | 29-III-1971 | Su | 10-X-1970 | |
| Finland | 13-III-1962 | 27-VI-1985 | R | 26-VIII-1985 |
| France | 9-X-1961 | 25-XI-1964 | R | 24-I-1965 |
| Georgia | 21-VIII-2006 | A | 14-V-2007 | |
| Germany | 5-X-1961 | 15-XII-1965 | R | 13-II-1966 |
| Greece | 5-X-1961 | 19-III-1985 | R | 18-V-1985 |
| Grenada | 17-VII-2001 | A | 7-IV-2002 | |
| Guatemala | 19-I-2017 | A | 18-IX-2017 | |
| Guyana | 30-VII-2018 | A | 18-IV-2019 | |
| Honduras | 20-I-2004 | A | 30-IX-2004 | |
| Hungary | 18-IV-1972 | A | 18-I-1973 | |
| Iceland | 7-IX-2004 | 28-IX-2004 | R | 27-XI-2004 |
| India | 26-X-2004 | A** | 14-VII-2005 | |
| Indonesia | 5-X-2021 | A | 4-VI-2022 | |
| Ireland | 29-X-1996 | 8-I-1999 | R | 9-III-1999 |
| Israel | 11-XI-1977 | A | 14-VIII-1978 | |
| Italy | 15-XII-1961 | 13-XII-1977 | R | 11-II-1978 |
| Jamaica | 2-XI-2020 | A | 3-VII-2021 | |
| Japan | 12-III-1970 | 28-V-1970 | R | 27-VII-1970 |
| Kazakhstan | 5-IV-2000 | A | 30-I-2001 | |
| Kosovo | 6-XI-2015 | A** | 14-VII-2016 | |
| Kyrgyzstan | 15-XI-2010 | A** | 31-VII-2011 | |
| Latvia | 11-V-1995 | A | 30-I-1996 | |
| Lesotho | 24-IV-1972 | Su | 4-X-1966 | |
| Liberia | 24-V-1995 | A** | 8-II-1996 | |
| Liechtenstein | 18-IV-1962 | 19-VII-1972 | R | 17-IX-1972 |
| Lithuania | 5-XI-1996 | A | 19-VII-1997 | |
| Luxembourg | 5-X-1961 | 4-IV-1979 | R | 3-VI-1979 |
| Malawi | 24-II-1967 | A | 2-XII-1967 | |
| Malta | 12-VI-1967 | A | 3-III-1968 | |
| Marshall Islands | 18-XI-1991 | A | 14-VIII-1992 | |
| Mauritius | 20-XII-1968 | Su | 12-III-1968 | |
| Mexico | 1-XII-1994 | A | 14-VIII-1995 | |
| Monaco | 24-IV-2002 | A | 31-XII-2002 | |
| Mongolia | 2-IV-2009 | A** | 31-XII-2009 | |
| Montenegro | 30-I-2007 | Su | 3-VI-2006 | |
| Morocco | 27-XI-2015 | A** | 14-VIII-2016 | |
| Namibia | 25-IV-2000 | A | 30-I-2001 | |
| Netherlands | 30-XI-1962 | 9-VIII-1965 | R | 8-X-1965 |
| New Zealand | 7-II-2001 | A | 22-XI-2001 | |
| Nicaragua | 7-IX-2012 | A | 14-V-2013 | |
| Niue | 10-VI-1998 | A | 2-III-1999 | |
| North Macedonia | 20-IX-1993 | Su | 17-XI-1991 | |
| Norway | 30-V-1983 | 30-V-1983 | R | 29-VII-1983 |
| Oman | 12-V-2011 | A | 30-I-2012 | |
| Pakistan | 8-VII-2022 | A | 9-III-2023 | |
| Palau | 17-X-2019 | A | 23-VI-2020 | |
| Panama | 30-X-1990 | A | 4-VIII-1991 | |
| Paraguay | 10-XII-2013 | A | 30-VIII-2014 | |
| Peru | 13-I-2010 | A** | 30-IX-2010 | |
| Philippines | 12-IX-2018 | A** | 14-V-2019 | |
| Poland | 19-XI-2004 | A | 14-VIII-2005 | |
| Portugal | 20-VIII-1965 | 6-XII-1968 | R | 4-II-1969 |
| Republic of Korea | 25-X-2006 | A | 14-VII-2007 | |
| Republic of Moldova | 19-VI-2006 | A** | 16-III-2007 | |
| Romania | 7-VI-2000 | A | 16-III-2001 | |
| Russian Federation | 4-IX-1991 | Su | 31-V-1992 | |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 26-II-1994 | A | 14-XII-1994 | |
| Saint Lucia | 5-XII-2001 | A | 31-VII-2002 | |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2-V-2002 | Su | 27-X-1979 | |
| Samoa | 18-I-1999 | A | 13-IX-1999 | |
| San Marino | 26-V-1994 | A | 13-II-1995 | |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 19-XII-2007 | A | 13-IX-2008 | |
| Saudi Arabia | 8-IV-2022 | A | 7-XII-2022 | |
| Serbia | 26-IV-2001 | Su | 27-IV-1992 | |
| Seychelles | 9-VI-1978 | A | 31-III-1979 | |
| Singapore | 18-I-2021 | A | 16-IX-2021 | |
| Slovakia | 6-VI-2001 | A | 18-II-2002 | |
| Slovenia | 8-VI-1992 | Su | 25-VI-1991 | |
| South Africa | 3-VIII-1994 | A | 30-IV-1995 | |
| Spain | 21-X-1976 | 27-VII-1978 | R | 25-IX-1978 |
| Suriname | 29-X-1976 | Su | 25-XI-1975 | |
| Sweden | 2-III-1999 | 2-III-1999 | R | 1-V-1999 |
| Switzerland | 5-X-1961 | 10-I-1973 | R | 11-III-1973 |
| Tajikistan | 20-II-2015 | A** | 31-X-2015 | |
| Tonga | 28-X-1971 | Su | 4-VI-1970 | |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 28-X-1999 | A | 14-VII-2000 | |
| Tunisia | 10-VII-2017 | A** | 30-III-2018 | |
| Türkiye | 8-V-1962 | 31-VII-1985 | R | 29-IX-1985 |
| Ukraine | 2-IV-2003 | A | 22-XII-2003 | |
| United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 19-X-1961 | 21-VIII-1964 | R | 24-I-1965 |
| United States of America | 24-XII-1980 | A | 15-X-1981 | |
| Uruguay | 9-II-2012 | A | 14-X-2012 | |
| Uzbekistan | 25-VII-2011 | A** | 15-IV-2012 | |
| Vanuatu | 1-VIII-2008 | Su | 30-VII-1980 | |
| Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 1-VII-1998 | A | 16-III-1999 |
1) S = Signature
2) R/A/Su = Ratification, Accession or Succession
3) Type = R: Ratification;
A: Accession;
A*: Accession giving rise to an acceptance procedure; click on A* for details of acceptances of the accession;
C: Continuation;
Su: Succession;
Den: Denunciation;
4) EIF = Entry into force
5) EXT = Extensions of application
6) Authorities per Convention = Designation of Authorities
7) Res/D/N/DC = Reservations, declarations, notifications or depositary communications
