Where to get an apostille in Chile: competent authority and Apostille Convention status
Chile is a party to the Apostille Convention, in force since 30 August 2016 (accession). HCCH lists as competent authority, among others: Under-Secretary of Justice, Regional Ministerial Secretaries of Justice.
- 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
- Accession (A)
- Ratification, accession or succession, as printed
- 16-XII-2015
- Entry into force (EIF), as printed
- 30-VIII-2016 (30 August 2016)
- Competent authority (Art. 6), extract from the HCCH page
- Under-Secretary of Justice, Regional Ministerial Secretaries of Justice
- HCCH competent authority page
- Chile - Competent Authority (Art. 6) (page last updated 07 April 2022)
- Region (UN M49)
- Americas, Latin America and the Caribbean
- Sources
- HCCH status table, Convention 12, retrieved 5 November 2026; HCCH competent authorities of Chile, retrieved 5 November 2026; UN M49 regions
What this page does not say
Which authority handles your document can depend on the type of document and, in some countries, on the place. Open the HCCH page linked above and check there. We do not say which authority you need, and this is not legal advice.
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