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.
The authorities of the Hawaiian Islands have announced the launch of a new online service to simplify the apostille procedure. This was reported by MAUI NOW, citing a statement from the office of the state’s lieutenant governor.
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.
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 authority to certify documents with an apostille will be transferred from the courts of appeal to the notary chambers from January 1, 2025. This was reported by La Gazette Du Midi, citing the head of the Toulouse Notary Chamber, Hubert Letignier.
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.
