Where to get an apostille in Austria: competent authority and Apostille Convention status

Source: HCCH, Convention 12 status table and competent authority pageRetrieved 5 November 2026Independent information site: we are not the Hague Conference, nor an apostille authority, nor the source of the data.

Austria is a party to the Apostille Convention, in force since 13 January 1968 (ratification). HCCH lists as competent authority, among others: The Federal Ministry for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs; The presidents of civil courts of first instance.

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Convention

Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents (HCCH Convention No. 12)

Status

Contracting Party in the HCCH status table

Type

Ratification (R)

Signature (S), as printed

5-X-1961

Ratification, accession or succession, as printed

14-XI-1967

Entry into force (EIF), as printed

13-I-1968 (13 January 1968)

Competent authority (Art. 6), extract from the HCCH page

The Federal Ministry for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs; The presidents of civil courts of first instance; provincial governors

HCCH competent authority page

Austria - Competent Authority (Art. 6) (page last updated 04 February 2020)

Region (UN M49)

Europe, Western Europe

Sources

HCCH status table, Convention 12, retrieved 5 November 2026; HCCH competent authorities of Austria, retrieved 5 November 2026; UN M49 regions