LibyaDoes not use apostilles

Process

What applies instead

The Libyan embassy in Washington says papers it is asked to accredit must be translated into Arabic and certified by both the foreign ministry of the country of origin and the Libyan embassy, and it legalises documents sent to its legalisation office with the fee in a money order.²

Contacts

Who to contact

• Embassy of Libya in the United States, Legalization Office²

Status

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