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**RildFiemodo** · 08-10-2012, 09:11 AM

I was wondering what it is about the 1961 Hague convention that removes the apostille capability from Notaries Public? I am pretty sure Australian notaries has apostille capability but as to everything else you described about Canada, applies down under as well.

I got into this a few days ago. I had my travel documents apostilled years back for both Mexico and Canada but then just recently found out Canada is not part of the Hague convention. I asked the sec of state about it and the response I got was "they are part of the UK aren't they ... and the UK accepts (and generates) apostilles."

It makes me think that there are several planes working in the UK as there are in the US as well. If you want your documents to be valid in the UK plane you comply with the convention and apostille them. If you want your docs to be valid in the separate country of Canada they must be legalized (signatures attested to). Australia must have signed on to the Hague convention on its own.

08-10-2012, 09:11 AM	#36
RildFiemodo Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 438 Senior Member	I was wondering what it is about the 1961 Hague convention that removes the apostille capability from Notaries Public? I am pretty sure Australian notaries has apostille capability but as to everything else you described about Canada, applies down under as well. I got into this a few days ago. I had my travel documents apostilled years back for both Mexico and Canada but then just recently found out Canada is not part of the Hague convention. I asked the sec of state about it and the response I got was "they are part of the UK aren't they ... and the UK accepts (and generates) apostilles." It makes me think that there are several planes working in the UK as there are in the US as well. If you want your documents to be valid in the UK plane you comply with the convention and apostille them. If you want your docs to be valid in the separate country of Canada they must be legalized (signatures attested to). Australia must have signed on to the Hague convention on its own.
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