A foreign document that can be used in Ukraine

Foreign official documents are probative force of official documents in the territory of Ukraine:

- without any additional verification if they are made in the territory of States with which Ukraine has relevant bilateral or multilateral agreements;

- under condition of their certification by apostille, if they are made in the territory of the member States of the Convention abolishing the requirement of legalization for foreign public documents, 1961;

- subject to the availability of consular legalization if they are made in the territory of States with which Ukraine does not have the above-mentioned treaties.

The list of countries with which Ukraine has bilateral (multilateral) agreements, which abolish the requirement of legalization of official documents, and in accordance with the provisions which the apostille on the documents is not required:

1. Azerbaijan
2. Belarus
3. Bulgaria
4. Armenia
5. Georgia
6. Estonia
7. Kazakhstan
8. Kyrgyzstan
9. Latvia
10. Lithuania
11. Moldova
12. Poland
13. Russian Federation
14. Romania
15. Tajikistan
16. Turkmenistan
17. Uzbekistan
18. Czech Republic
19. Serbia
20. Macedonia

The list of States parties to the Convention abolishing the requirement of legalization for foreign public documents (1961)

1. Australia

2. Austria

3. Azerbaijan*

4. Albania

5. Andorra

6. Antigua and Barbuda

7. Argentina

8. Bahamas

9. Barbados

10. Bahrain

11. Belize

12. Belgium

13. Belarus*

14. Bulgaria*

15. Bosnia and Herzegovina

16. Botswana

17. Brunei

18. Vanuatu

19. Venezuela

20. Armenia*

21. Honduras

22. Grenada

23. Greece

24. Georgia*

25. Denmark

26. Dominica

27. Dominican Republic

28. Ecuador

29. El Salvador

30. Estonia*

31. Israel

32. India

33. Ireland

34. Iceland

35. Spain

36. Italy

37. Kazakhstan*

38. Kyrgyzstan*

39. China, Hong Kong

40. China, Macau

41. Cyprus

42. Guinea-Bissau

43. Colombia

44. Korea (Republic Of Korea)

45. Costa Rica

46. Latvia*

47. Lesotho

48. Lithuania*

49. Liberia

50. Liechtenstein

51. Luxembourg

52. Mauritius

53. Macedonia*

54. Malawi

55. Malta

56. Maralovodstvo

57. Mexico

58. Moldova*

59. Monaco

60. Mongolia

61. Namibia

62. Netherlands

63. Nicaragua

64. Germany

65. Niue

66. New Zealand

67. Norway

68. Oman

69. Cook Islands

70. Panama

71. Peru

72. South Africa

73. Poland*

74. Portugal

75. Russian Federation*

76. Romania*

77. Samoa

78. San Marino

79. Sao Tome and Principe

80. Swaziland

81. Seychelles

82. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

83. Saint Kitts and Nevis

84. Saint Lucia

85. Serbia*

86. Slovakia

87. Slovenia

88. United Kingdom of great Britain and Northern Ireland

89. United States Of America

90. Suriname

91. Tonga

92. Trinidad and Tobago

93. Turkey

94. Hungary

95. Uzbekistan

96. Ukraine

97. Uruguay

98. Fiji

99. Finland

100. France

101. Croatia

102. Czech Republic*

103. Montenegro

104. Switzerland

105. Sweden

106. Japan