EthiopiaDoes not use apostilles

Process

What applies instead

A document originating from a foreign country is first authenticated by the Ethiopian mission in that country, or by that country's mission in Ethiopia, and is then submitted to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia for authentication.²

Contacts

Who to contact

• Embassy of Ethiopia in London, document authentication²

Status

How to check whether Ethiopia has joined

Countries join the Apostille Convention from time to time. The Hague Conference keeps the list of members in its status table. We last checked it on 18 October 2026, when Ethiopia was not on it.¹

Other direction

If your document comes from a member country

An apostille from a contracting party does not by itself make a document usable in Ethiopia. Ask the authority in Ethiopia that will receive the document which steps it requires. An apostille only confirms the signature, the role of the person who signed and any seal or stamp on the document. It does not confirm what the document says. The office that receives the document decides what it accepts.

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