Where to get an apostille in Germany: 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.

Germany is a party to the Apostille Convention, in force since 13 February 1966 (ratification). HCCH lists as competent authority, among others: Bundesamt für Auswärtige Angelegenheiten (BfAA); Ministerium (Senator) für Inneres; Ministerium (Senator) für Justiz.

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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

15-XII-1965

Entry into force (EIF), as printed

13-II-1966 (13 February 1966)

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

Bundesamt für Auswärtige Angelegenheiten (BfAA); Ministerium (Senator) für Inneres; Ministerium (Senator) für Justiz

Address (first one listed by HCCH)

Bundesamt für Auswärtige Angelegenheiten (BfAA), Referat Apostillen und Forderungsmanagement, Kirchhofstrasse 1 - 2, 14776 Brandenburg an der Havel, Deutschland

HCCH competent authority page

Germany - Competent Authority (Art. 6) (page last updated 12 February 2026)

Region (UN M49)

Europe, Western Europe

Sources

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