{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "description": "Whether a country is a Contracting Party to the Hague Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents, which decides whether a civil status document for a Turkish citizenship file takes an apostille or needs consular legalisation. Parties are the full HCCH status table. Non-parties are listed only where a Ra Legal guide or tool names that nationality; absence from this file is not a statement that a country is not a party.",
  "asOf": "2026-11-11",
  "source": {
    "id": "hcch-1961",
    "statusTable": "https://www.hcch.net/en/instruments/conventions/status-table/?cid=41",
    "tableLastUpdated": "2026-06-30",
    "readOn": "2026-11-11"
  },
  "counts": {
    "parties": 130,
    "inForceToday": 129,
    "listedNonParties": 27
  },
  "countries": [
    {
      "code": "AD",
      "name": "Andorra",
      "apostilleMember": true,
      "inForceFrom": "1996-12-31"
    },
    {
      "code": "AE",
      "name": "United Arab Emirates",
      "apostilleMember": false,
      "inForceFrom": null,
      "note": "Not a party. Public documents need consular legalisation: notarised and certified in the issuing country, then legalised by that country's foreign ministry and by the Turkish mission there."
    },
    {
      "code": "AF",
      "name": "Afghanistan",
      "apostilleMember": false,
      "inForceFrom": null,
      "note": "Not a party. Public documents need consular legalisation: notarised and certified in the issuing country, then legalised by that country's foreign ministry and by the Turkish mission there."
    },
    {
      "code": "AG",
      "name": "Antigua and Barbuda",
      "apostilleMember": true,
      "inForceFrom": "1981-11-01"
    },
    {
      "code": "AL",
      "name": "Albania",
      "apostilleMember": true,
      "inForceFrom": "2004-05-09"
    },
    {
      "code": "AM",
      "name": "Armenia",
      "apostilleMember": true,
      "inForceFrom": "1994-08-14"
    },
    {
      "code": "AR",
      "name": "Argentina",
      "apostilleMember": true,
      "inForceFrom": "1988-02-18"
    },
    {
      "code": "AT",
      "name": "Austria",
      "apostilleMember": true,
      "inForceFrom": "1968-01-13"
    },
    {
      "code": "AU",
      "name": "Australia",
      "apostilleMember": true,
      "inForceFrom": "1995-03-16"
    },
    {
      "code": "AZ",
      "name": "Azerbaijan",
      "apostilleMember": true,
      "inForceFrom": "2005-03-02"
    },
    {
      "code": "BA",
      "name": "Bosnia and Herzegovina",
      "apostilleMember": true,
      "inForceFrom": "1992-03-06"
    },
    {
      "code": "BB",
      "name": "Barbados",
      "apostilleMember": true,
      "inForceFrom": "1966-11-30"
    },
    {
      "code": "BD",
      "name": "Bangladesh",
      "apostilleMember": true,
      "inForceFrom": "2025-03-30"
    },
    {
      "code": "BE",
      "name": "Belgium",
      "apostilleMember": true,
      "inForceFrom": "1976-02-09"
    },
    {
      "code": "BG",
      "name": "Bulgaria",
      "apostilleMember": true,
      "inForceFrom": "2001-04-29"
    },
    {
      "code": "BH",
      "name": "Bahrain",
      "apostilleMember": true,
      "inForceFrom": "2013-12-31"
    },
    {
      "code": "BI",
      "name": "Burundi",
      "apostilleMember": true,
      "inForceFrom": "2015-02-13"
    },
    {
      "code": "BN",
      "name": "Brunei Darussalam",
      "apostilleMember": true,
      "inForceFrom": "1987-12-03"
    },
    {
      "code": "BO",
      "name": "Bolivia",
      "apostilleMember": true,
      "inForceFrom": "2018-05-07"
    },
    {
      "code": "BR",
      "name": "Brazil",
      "apostilleMember": true,
      "inForceFrom": "2016-08-14"
    },
    {
      "code": "BS",
      "name": "Bahamas",
      "apostilleMember": true,
      "inForceFrom": "1973-07-10"
    },
    {
      "code": "BW",
      "name": "Botswana",
      "apostilleMember": true,
      "inForceFrom": "1966-09-30"
    },
    {
      "code": "BY",
      "name": "Belarus",
      "apostilleMember": true,
      "inForceFrom": "1992-05-31"
    },
    {
      "code": "BZ",
      "name": "Belize",
      "apostilleMember": true,
      "inForceFrom": "1993-04-11"
    },
    {
      "code": "CA",
      "name": "Canada",
      "apostilleMember": true,
      "inForceFrom": "2024-01-11"
    },
    {
      "code": "CH",
      "name": "Switzerland",
      "apostilleMember": true,
      "inForceFrom": "1973-03-11"
    },
    {
      "code": "CK",
      "name": "Cook Islands",
      "apostilleMember": true,
      "inForceFrom": "2005-04-30"
    },
    {
      "code": "CL",
      "name": "Chile",
      "apostilleMember": true,
      "inForceFrom": "2016-08-30"
    },
    {
      "code": "CN",
      "name": "China",
      "apostilleMember": true,
      "inForceFrom": "2023-11-07"
    },
    {
      "code": "CO",
      "name": "Colombia",
      "apostilleMember": true,
      "inForceFrom": "2001-01-30"
    },
    {
      "code": "CR",
      "name": "Costa Rica",
      "apostilleMember": true,
      "inForceFrom": "2011-12-14"
    },
    {
      "code": "CV",
      "name": "Cabo Verde",
      "apostilleMember": true,
      "inForceFrom": "2010-02-13"
    },
    {
      "code": "CY",
      "name": "Cyprus",
      "apostilleMember": true,
      "inForceFrom": "1973-04-30"
    },
    {
      "code": "CZ",
      "name": "Czechia",
      "apostilleMember": true,
      "inForceFrom": "1999-03-16"
    },
    {
      "code": "DE",
      "name": "Germany",
      "apostilleMember": true,
      "inForceFrom": "1966-02-13"
    },
    {
      "code": "DK",
      "name": "Denmark",
      "apostilleMember": true,
      "inForceFrom": "2006-12-29"
    },
    {
      "code": "DM",
      "name": "Dominica",
      "apostilleMember": true,
      "inForceFrom": "1978-11-03"
    },
    {
      "code": "DO",
      "name": "Dominican Republic",
      "apostilleMember": true,
      "inForceFrom": "2009-08-30"
    },
    {
      "code": "DZ",
      "name": "Algeria",
      "apostilleMember": true,
      "inForceFrom": "2026-07-09"
    },
    {
      "code": "EC",
      "name": "Ecuador",
      "apostilleMember": true,
      "inForceFrom": "2005-04-02"
    },
    {
      "code": "EE",
      "name": "Estonia",
      "apostilleMember": true,
      "inForceFrom": "2001-09-30"
    },
    {
      "code": "EG",
      "name": "Egypt",
      "apostilleMember": false,
      "inForceFrom": null,
      "note": "Not a party. Public documents need consular legalisation: notarised and certified in the issuing country, then legalised by that country's foreign ministry and by the Turkish mission there."
    },
    {
      "code": "ES",
      "name": "Spain",
      "apostilleMember": true,
      "inForceFrom": "1978-09-25"
    },
    {
      "code": "ET",
      "name": "Ethiopia",
      "apostilleMember": false,
      "inForceFrom": null,
      "note": "Not a party. Public documents need consular legalisation: notarised and certified in the issuing country, then legalised by that country's foreign ministry and by the Turkish mission there."
    },
    {
      "code": "FI",
      "name": "Finland",
      "apostilleMember": true,
      "inForceFrom": "1985-08-26"
    },
    {
      "code": "FJ",
      "name": "Fiji",
      "apostilleMember": true,
      "inForceFrom": "1970-10-10"
    },
    {
      "code": "FR",
      "name": "France",
      "apostilleMember": true,
      "inForceFrom": "1965-01-24"
    },
    {
      "code": "GB",
      "name": "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland",
      "apostilleMember": true,
      "inForceFrom": "1965-01-24"
    },
    {
      "code": "GD",
      "name": "Grenada",
      "apostilleMember": true,
      "inForceFrom": "2002-04-07"
    },
    {
      "code": "GE",
      "name": "Georgia",
      "apostilleMember": true,
      "inForceFrom": "2007-05-14"
    },
    {
      "code": "GH",
      "name": "Ghana",
      "apostilleMember": false,
      "inForceFrom": null,
      "note": "Not a party. Public documents need consular legalisation: notarised and certified in the issuing country, then legalised by that country's foreign ministry and by the Turkish mission there."
    },
    {
      "code": "GR",
      "name": "Greece",
      "apostilleMember": true,
      "inForceFrom": "1985-05-18"
    },
    {
      "code": "GT",
      "name": "Guatemala",
      "apostilleMember": true,
      "inForceFrom": "2017-09-18"
    },
    {
      "code": "GY",
      "name": "Guyana",
      "apostilleMember": true,
      "inForceFrom": "2019-04-18"
    },
    {
      "code": "HN",
      "name": "Honduras",
      "apostilleMember": true,
      "inForceFrom": "2004-09-30"
    },
    {
      "code": "HR",
      "name": "Croatia",
      "apostilleMember": true,
      "inForceFrom": "1991-10-08"
    },
    {
      "code": "HU",
      "name": "Hungary",
      "apostilleMember": true,
      "inForceFrom": "1973-01-18"
    },
    {
      "code": "ID",
      "name": "Indonesia",
      "apostilleMember": true,
      "inForceFrom": "2022-06-04"
    },
    {
      "code": "IE",
      "name": "Ireland",
      "apostilleMember": true,
      "inForceFrom": "1999-03-09"
    },
    {
      "code": "IL",
      "name": "Israel",
      "apostilleMember": true,
      "inForceFrom": "1978-08-14"
    },
    {
      "code": "IN",
      "name": "India",
      "apostilleMember": true,
      "inForceFrom": "2005-07-14"
    },
    {
      "code": "IQ",
      "name": "Iraq",
      "apostilleMember": false,
      "inForceFrom": null,
      "note": "Not a party. Public documents need consular legalisation: notarised and certified in the issuing country, then legalised by that country's foreign ministry and by the Turkish mission there."
    },
    {
      "code": "IR",
      "name": "Iran (Islamic Republic of)",
      "apostilleMember": false,
      "inForceFrom": null,
      "note": "Not a party. Public documents need consular legalisation: notarised and certified in the issuing country, then legalised by that country's foreign ministry and by the Turkish mission there."
    },
    {
      "code": "IS",
      "name": "Iceland",
      "apostilleMember": true,
      "inForceFrom": "2004-11-27"
    },
    {
      "code": "IT",
      "name": "Italy",
      "apostilleMember": true,
      "inForceFrom": "1978-02-11"
    },
    {
      "code": "JM",
      "name": "Jamaica",
      "apostilleMember": true,
      "inForceFrom": "2021-07-03"
    },
    {
      "code": "JO",
      "name": "Jordan",
      "apostilleMember": false,
      "inForceFrom": null,
      "note": "Not a party. Public documents need consular legalisation: notarised and certified in the issuing country, then legalised by that country's foreign ministry and by the Turkish mission there."
    },
    {
      "code": "JP",
      "name": "Japan",
      "apostilleMember": true,
      "inForceFrom": "1970-07-27"
    },
    {
      "code": "KE",
      "name": "Kenya",
      "apostilleMember": false,
      "inForceFrom": null,
      "note": "Not a party. Public documents need consular legalisation: notarised and certified in the issuing country, then legalised by that country's foreign ministry and by the Turkish mission there."
    },
    {
      "code": "KG",
      "name": "Kyrgyzstan",
      "apostilleMember": true,
      "inForceFrom": "2011-07-31"
    },
    {
      "code": "KH",
      "name": "Cambodia",
      "apostilleMember": false,
      "inForceFrom": null,
      "note": "Not a party. Public documents need consular legalisation: notarised and certified in the issuing country, then legalised by that country's foreign ministry and by the Turkish mission there."
    },
    {
      "code": "KN",
      "name": "Saint Kitts and Nevis",
      "apostilleMember": true,
      "inForceFrom": "1994-12-14"
    },
    {
      "code": "KR",
      "name": "Republic of Korea",
      "apostilleMember": true,
      "inForceFrom": "2007-07-14"
    },
    {
      "code": "KW",
      "name": "Kuwait",
      "apostilleMember": false,
      "inForceFrom": null,
      "note": "Not a party. Public documents need consular legalisation: notarised and certified in the issuing country, then legalised by that country's foreign ministry and by the Turkish mission there."
    },
    {
      "code": "KZ",
      "name": "Kazakhstan",
      "apostilleMember": true,
      "inForceFrom": "2001-01-30"
    },
    {
      "code": "LA",
      "name": "Lao People's Democratic Republic",
      "apostilleMember": false,
      "inForceFrom": null,
      "note": "Not a party. Public documents need consular legalisation: notarised and certified in the issuing country, then legalised by that country's foreign ministry and by the Turkish mission there."
    },
    {
      "code": "LB",
      "name": "Lebanon",
      "apostilleMember": false,
      "inForceFrom": null,
      "note": "Not a party. Public documents need consular legalisation: notarised and certified in the issuing country, then legalised by that country's foreign ministry and by the Turkish mission there."
    },
    {
      "code": "LC",
      "name": "Saint Lucia",
      "apostilleMember": true,
      "inForceFrom": "2002-07-31"
    },
    {
      "code": "LI",
      "name": "Liechtenstein",
      "apostilleMember": true,
      "inForceFrom": "1972-09-17"
    },
    {
      "code": "LK",
      "name": "Sri Lanka",
      "apostilleMember": false,
      "inForceFrom": null,
      "note": "Not a party. Public documents need consular legalisation: notarised and certified in the issuing country, then legalised by that country's foreign ministry and by the Turkish mission there."
    },
    {
      "code": "LR",
      "name": "Liberia",
      "apostilleMember": true,
      "inForceFrom": "1996-02-08"
    },
    {
      "code": "LS",
      "name": "Lesotho",
      "apostilleMember": true,
      "inForceFrom": "1966-10-04"
    },
    {
      "code": "LT",
      "name": "Lithuania",
      "apostilleMember": true,
      "inForceFrom": "1997-07-19"
    },
    {
      "code": "LU",
      "name": "Luxembourg",
      "apostilleMember": true,
      "inForceFrom": "1979-06-03"
    },
    {
      "code": "LV",
      "name": "Latvia",
      "apostilleMember": true,
      "inForceFrom": "1996-01-30"
    },
    {
      "code": "LY",
      "name": "Libya",
      "apostilleMember": false,
      "inForceFrom": null,
      "note": "Not a party. Public documents need consular legalisation: notarised and certified in the issuing country, then legalised by that country's foreign ministry and by the Turkish mission there."
    },
    {
      "code": "MA",
      "name": "Morocco",
      "apostilleMember": true,
      "inForceFrom": "2016-08-14"
    },
    {
      "code": "MC",
      "name": "Monaco",
      "apostilleMember": true,
      "inForceFrom": "2002-12-31"
    },
    {
      "code": "MD",
      "name": "Republic of Moldova",
      "apostilleMember": true,
      "inForceFrom": "2007-03-16"
    },
    {
      "code": "ME",
      "name": "Montenegro",
      "apostilleMember": true,
      "inForceFrom": "2006-06-03"
    },
    {
      "code": "MH",
      "name": "Marshall Islands",
      "apostilleMember": true,
      "inForceFrom": "1992-08-14"
    },
    {
      "code": "MK",
      "name": "North Macedonia",
      "apostilleMember": true,
      "inForceFrom": "1991-11-17"
    },
    {
      "code": "MM",
      "name": "Myanmar",
      "apostilleMember": false,
      "inForceFrom": null,
      "note": "Not a party. Public documents need consular legalisation: notarised and certified in the issuing country, then legalised by that country's foreign ministry and by the Turkish mission there."
    },
    {
      "code": "MN",
      "name": "Mongolia",
      "apostilleMember": true,
      "inForceFrom": "2009-12-31"
    },
    {
      "code": "MT",
      "name": "Malta",
      "apostilleMember": true,
      "inForceFrom": "1968-03-03"
    },
    {
      "code": "MU",
      "name": "Mauritius",
      "apostilleMember": true,
      "inForceFrom": "1968-03-12"
    },
    {
      "code": "MV",
      "name": "Maldives",
      "apostilleMember": false,
      "inForceFrom": null,
      "note": "Not a party. Public documents need consular legalisation: notarised and certified in the issuing country, then legalised by that country's foreign ministry and by the Turkish mission there."
    },
    {
      "code": "MW",
      "name": "Malawi",
      "apostilleMember": true,
      "inForceFrom": "1967-12-02"
    },
    {
      "code": "MX",
      "name": "Mexico",
      "apostilleMember": true,
      "inForceFrom": "1995-08-14"
    },
    {
      "code": "MY",
      "name": "Malaysia",
      "apostilleMember": false,
      "inForceFrom": null,
      "note": "Not a party. Public documents need consular legalisation: notarised and certified in the issuing country, then legalised by that country's foreign ministry and by the Turkish mission there."
    },
    {
      "code": "NA",
      "name": "Namibia",
      "apostilleMember": true,
      "inForceFrom": "2001-01-30"
    },
    {
      "code": "NG",
      "name": "Nigeria",
      "apostilleMember": false,
      "inForceFrom": null,
      "note": "Not a party. Public documents need consular legalisation: notarised and certified in the issuing country, then legalised by that country's foreign ministry and by the Turkish mission there."
    },
    {
      "code": "NI",
      "name": "Nicaragua",
      "apostilleMember": true,
      "inForceFrom": "2013-05-14"
    },
    {
      "code": "NL",
      "name": "Netherlands (Kingdom of the)",
      "apostilleMember": true,
      "inForceFrom": "1965-10-08"
    },
    {
      "code": "NO",
      "name": "Norway",
      "apostilleMember": true,
      "inForceFrom": "1983-07-29"
    },
    {
      "code": "NP",
      "name": "Nepal",
      "apostilleMember": false,
      "inForceFrom": null,
      "note": "Not a party. Public documents need consular legalisation: notarised and certified in the issuing country, then legalised by that country's foreign ministry and by the Turkish mission there."
    },
    {
      "code": "NU",
      "name": "Niue",
      "apostilleMember": true,
      "inForceFrom": "1999-03-02"
    },
    {
      "code": "NZ",
      "name": "New Zealand",
      "apostilleMember": true,
      "inForceFrom": "2001-11-22"
    },
    {
      "code": "OM",
      "name": "Oman",
      "apostilleMember": true,
      "inForceFrom": "2012-01-30"
    },
    {
      "code": "PA",
      "name": "Panama",
      "apostilleMember": true,
      "inForceFrom": "1991-08-04"
    },
    {
      "code": "PE",
      "name": "Peru",
      "apostilleMember": true,
      "inForceFrom": "2010-09-30"
    },
    {
      "code": "PH",
      "name": "Philippines",
      "apostilleMember": true,
      "inForceFrom": "2019-05-14"
    },
    {
      "code": "PK",
      "name": "Pakistan",
      "apostilleMember": true,
      "inForceFrom": "2023-03-09"
    },
    {
      "code": "PL",
      "name": "Poland",
      "apostilleMember": true,
      "inForceFrom": "2005-08-14"
    },
    {
      "code": "PT",
      "name": "Portugal",
      "apostilleMember": true,
      "inForceFrom": "1969-02-04"
    },
    {
      "code": "PW",
      "name": "Palau",
      "apostilleMember": true,
      "inForceFrom": "2020-06-23"
    },
    {
      "code": "PY",
      "name": "Paraguay",
      "apostilleMember": true,
      "inForceFrom": "2014-08-30"
    },
    {
      "code": "QA",
      "name": "Qatar",
      "apostilleMember": false,
      "inForceFrom": null,
      "note": "Not a party. Public documents need consular legalisation: notarised and certified in the issuing country, then legalised by that country's foreign ministry and by the Turkish mission there."
    },
    {
      "code": "RO",
      "name": "Romania",
      "apostilleMember": true,
      "inForceFrom": "2001-03-16"
    },
    {
      "code": "RS",
      "name": "Serbia",
      "apostilleMember": true,
      "inForceFrom": "1992-04-27"
    },
    {
      "code": "RU",
      "name": "Russian Federation",
      "apostilleMember": true,
      "inForceFrom": "1992-05-31"
    },
    {
      "code": "RW",
      "name": "Rwanda",
      "apostilleMember": true,
      "inForceFrom": "2024-06-05"
    },
    {
      "code": "SA",
      "name": "Saudi Arabia",
      "apostilleMember": true,
      "inForceFrom": "2022-12-07"
    },
    {
      "code": "SC",
      "name": "Seychelles",
      "apostilleMember": true,
      "inForceFrom": "1979-03-31"
    },
    {
      "code": "SD",
      "name": "Sudan",
      "apostilleMember": false,
      "inForceFrom": null,
      "note": "Not a party. Public documents need consular legalisation: notarised and certified in the issuing country, then legalised by that country's foreign ministry and by the Turkish mission there."
    },
    {
      "code": "SE",
      "name": "Sweden",
      "apostilleMember": true,
      "inForceFrom": "1999-05-01"
    },
    {
      "code": "SG",
      "name": "Singapore",
      "apostilleMember": true,
      "inForceFrom": "2021-09-16"
    },
    {
      "code": "SI",
      "name": "Slovenia",
      "apostilleMember": true,
      "inForceFrom": "1991-06-25"
    },
    {
      "code": "SK",
      "name": "Slovakia",
      "apostilleMember": true,
      "inForceFrom": "2002-02-18"
    },
    {
      "code": "SM",
      "name": "San Marino",
      "apostilleMember": true,
      "inForceFrom": "1995-02-13"
    },
    {
      "code": "SN",
      "name": "Senegal",
      "apostilleMember": true,
      "inForceFrom": "2023-03-23"
    },
    {
      "code": "SO",
      "name": "Somalia",
      "apostilleMember": false,
      "inForceFrom": null,
      "note": "Not a party. Public documents need consular legalisation: notarised and certified in the issuing country, then legalised by that country's foreign ministry and by the Turkish mission there."
    },
    {
      "code": "SR",
      "name": "Suriname",
      "apostilleMember": true,
      "inForceFrom": "1975-11-25"
    },
    {
      "code": "ST",
      "name": "Sao Tome and Principe",
      "apostilleMember": true,
      "inForceFrom": "2008-09-13"
    },
    {
      "code": "SV",
      "name": "El Salvador",
      "apostilleMember": true,
      "inForceFrom": "1996-05-31"
    },
    {
      "code": "SY",
      "name": "Syrian Arab Republic",
      "apostilleMember": false,
      "inForceFrom": null,
      "note": "Not a party. Public documents need consular legalisation: notarised and certified in the issuing country, then legalised by that country's foreign ministry and by the Turkish mission there."
    },
    {
      "code": "SZ",
      "name": "Eswatini",
      "apostilleMember": true,
      "inForceFrom": "1968-09-06"
    },
    {
      "code": "TH",
      "name": "Thailand",
      "apostilleMember": false,
      "inForceFrom": "2027-02-28",
      "note": "Acceded, but the Convention has not yet entered into force for this State. Documents still need consular legalisation until the date above."
    },
    {
      "code": "TJ",
      "name": "Tajikistan",
      "apostilleMember": true,
      "inForceFrom": "2015-10-31"
    },
    {
      "code": "TM",
      "name": "Turkmenistan",
      "apostilleMember": false,
      "inForceFrom": null,
      "note": "Not a party. Public documents need consular legalisation: notarised and certified in the issuing country, then legalised by that country's foreign ministry and by the Turkish mission there."
    },
    {
      "code": "TN",
      "name": "Tunisia",
      "apostilleMember": true,
      "inForceFrom": "2018-03-30"
    },
    {
      "code": "TO",
      "name": "Tonga",
      "apostilleMember": true,
      "inForceFrom": "1970-06-04"
    },
    {
      "code": "TR",
      "name": "Türkiye",
      "apostilleMember": true,
      "inForceFrom": "1985-09-29"
    },
    {
      "code": "TT",
      "name": "Trinidad and Tobago",
      "apostilleMember": true,
      "inForceFrom": "2000-07-14"
    },
    {
      "code": "TW",
      "name": "Taiwan",
      "apostilleMember": false,
      "inForceFrom": null,
      "note": "Not a party. Public documents need consular legalisation: notarised and certified in the issuing country, then legalised by that country's foreign ministry and by the Turkish mission there."
    },
    {
      "code": "UA",
      "name": "Ukraine",
      "apostilleMember": true,
      "inForceFrom": "2003-12-22"
    },
    {
      "code": "US",
      "name": "United States of America",
      "apostilleMember": true,
      "inForceFrom": "1981-10-15"
    },
    {
      "code": "UY",
      "name": "Uruguay",
      "apostilleMember": true,
      "inForceFrom": "2012-10-14"
    },
    {
      "code": "UZ",
      "name": "Uzbekistan",
      "apostilleMember": true,
      "inForceFrom": "2012-04-15"
    },
    {
      "code": "VC",
      "name": "Saint Vincent and the Grenadines",
      "apostilleMember": true,
      "inForceFrom": "1979-10-27"
    },
    {
      "code": "VE",
      "name": "Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)",
      "apostilleMember": true,
      "inForceFrom": "1999-03-16"
    },
    {
      "code": "VN",
      "name": "Viet Nam",
      "apostilleMember": true,
      "inForceFrom": "2026-09-11"
    },
    {
      "code": "VU",
      "name": "Vanuatu",
      "apostilleMember": true,
      "inForceFrom": "1980-07-30"
    },
    {
      "code": "WS",
      "name": "Samoa",
      "apostilleMember": true,
      "inForceFrom": "1999-09-13"
    },
    {
      "code": "XK",
      "name": "Kosovo",
      "apostilleMember": true,
      "inForceFrom": "2016-07-14"
    },
    {
      "code": "YE",
      "name": "Yemen",
      "apostilleMember": false,
      "inForceFrom": null,
      "note": "Not a party. Public documents need consular legalisation: notarised and certified in the issuing country, then legalised by that country's foreign ministry and by the Turkish mission there."
    },
    {
      "code": "ZA",
      "name": "South Africa",
      "apostilleMember": true,
      "inForceFrom": "1995-04-30"
    }
  ]
}