Where to get an apostille in Lithuania: 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.

Lithuania is a party to the Apostille Convention, in force since 19 July 1997 (accession). HCCH lists as competent authority: Notaries; The Consular Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

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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

Accession (A)

Ratification, accession or succession, as printed

5-XI-1996

Entry into force (EIF), as printed

19-VII-1997 (19 July 1997)

Competent authority (Art. 6), as printed by HCCH

Notaries The Consular Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

HCCH competent authority page

Lithuania - Competent Authority (Art. 6) (page last updated 03 November 2026)

Region (UN M49)

Europe, Northern Europe

Sources

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