In Vietnam, a government decree has been signed regulating all aspects of the implementation of the apostille procedure in the country — from informing citizens about new opportunities to preventing fraud. This is reported by the portal Vietnam.vn.
Luxembourg’s Ministry of Justice has announced the launch of a reform campaign targeting the national business register — Luxembourg Business Registers (LBR). The initiative will, in particular, involve changes in approaches to working with companies. This was reported by RTL Today.
The Paris Notaries’ Chamber has published information on the certification of documents with an apostille under updated procedures in 2025. The information is available on the official website of the notaries’ chamber.
In the UAE, it will be possible to transfer companies between the registries of different emirates while retaining legal personality and to register non-profit companies. This was reported by the news agency WAM.
The Directorate General for Legal Administration of the Indonesian Ministry of Justice held a forum
dedicated to international legal cooperation. This was reported by the official information sources of the ministry.
The People's Democratic Republic of Algeria has officially become a party to the Hague Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents (the Apostille Convention).
Since September, France has implemented a new procedure for consular legalization. This change is part of a large-scale reform of document authentication for use abroad, following the modification of the apostille process. Detailed information is available on the official portal of the French government administration.
France has updated its online portal for ordering document apostilles, and it is now working again. Earlier, French experts said that after the legalization reform, the portal was not working.
In Texas, USA, the procedure for getting documents apostilled will change starting August 5, 2025. This update comes from the official website of the Texas Secretary of State.
France publishes clarifications on new apostille procedures with exceptions on the official portal of the Hague Conference on Private International Law
Apostille in Hawaii has become available in twelve languages besides English. This is reported by the official website of the Office of the Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii Sylvia Luke.
Indonesia’s Minister of Justice, Supatman Andi Agtas, has called on Malaysia to consider acceding to the Hague Convention of 5 October 1961 abolishing the requirement of legalisation for foreign public documents, also known as the Apostille Convention. This was reported by Indonesia’s news agency Antara
As part of its ongoing reform of the document legalization process, the French Ministry of Justice has issued an order regulating the fees charged for apostille services. The text of the regulation is available on the Legifrance portal.
On March 25, 2025, the French Ministry of Justice issued an order establishing a personal data processing system known as the “National Public Signatures Database.” This register has been created to support the implementation of the country's apostille reform.
French municipalities have appointed special representatives who will interact with the High Council of Notaries regarding apostille matters. This is reported by MAIRE INFO.
In Belarus, the system of advance electronic registration for the apostille of educational documents has been in operation since March 3, 2025. However, the public has already raised questions about it.
The Philippines aims to launch a business beneficiaries registry in 2025 to avoid being placed again on the 'gray list' of the Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering (FATF). This was reported by BusinessWorld.
The U.S. state of Iowa has transitioned to a new "unified" document legalization form for use abroad starting in 2025. This was announced by the official website of the state's Secretary of State.
Pakistan's Foreign Ministry held a ceremony to mark the Islamic Republic's accession to the 1961 Hague Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalization for Foreign Public Documents (Apostille Convention), Radio Pakistan reported.
Almost nine months after parliamentary elections in the Netherlands were held, the parties that were part of the previous government agreed on a new coalition agreement. The new coalition government's plans include various tax reforms.
