Apostille countries

notary certification and apostille required

If your documents are from member countries of the Hague Apostille Convention, you need to have them certified by a notary and then obtain an apostille. The document must be apostilled in the country where it was issued.

There are approximately 120 contracting party states to this Hague Apostille Convention. When a document has been apostilled, its authenticity is recognised in all other countries that have ratified the Hague Apostille Convention without any additional formalities."

List of countries that have accepted to the Convention: https://www.hcch.net/en/instruments/conventions/authorities1/?cid=41

Legalisation countries

notary certification and 2-level legalisation is needed

Public documents, intended for use in Estonia, that have been issued in a country that is not a member of the Hague Apostille Convention, must be legalised at the foreign ministry and/or foreign mission of the foreign country or territory where the document is issued and then at the foreign mission of the Republic of Estonia or at the consular department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Foreign documents issued in certain country or territory require additional legalisation in a foreign mission before they can be submitted to the consular department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The list below is not exhaustive and subject to change:

• Bangladesh – Embassy of Bangladesh in Copenhagen

• Nigeria – Nigerian Embassy

• Iraq – Embassy of Iraq in Helsinki

• Cameroon – Cameroon Embassy

• Taiwan – Taipei Mission in Riga

• Côte d’Ivoire – Embassy of Côte d’Ivoire in Copenhagen

• Vietnam – Embassy of Vietnam in Helsinki

• Kuwait – Embassy of Kuwait in Berlin

• Gambia - Gambia High Commission in London