IranDoes not use apostilles

Process

What applies instead

Documents are first certified by the foreign ministry of the country where they were issued, which in Australia is DFAT, and are then sent to the consular section of the Iranian embassy for legalisation.²

Contacts

Who to contact

• Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Canberra, Consular Section²

Status

How to check whether Iran 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 Iran 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 Iran. Ask the authority in Iran 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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