The following countries are subject to the full diplomatic legalization of documents:

A B C
Algeria Bangladesh Cambodia
Benin Cameroon
Bhutan Canada
Bolivia Central African Republic
Burkina Faso China* (except Special
Administrative Regions of Hong
Kong and Macao)
Côte d´Ivoire
Cuba

D E G
Djibouti Egypt Gabon
Dominican Republic Eritrea Gambia
Ethiopia Ghana
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau

H I J
Haiti Indonesia Jamaica
Holy See Iran Jordan
Iraq

K L M
Kenya Lao, People’s Democratic Madagascar
Kiribati Republic Malaysia
Kosovo Lebanon Maldives
Kuwait Libyan Arab Jamahiriya Mali
Kyrgyzstan Malta, Sovereign Order of
Mauritania
Micronesia, Federated States
of
Mongolia

N P Q
Nauru Pakistan Qatar
Nepal Palau
Niger Palestine, Territories
Nigeria administered by the Palestinian
National Authority
Papua New Guinea
Philippines

R S T
Rwanda Saudi Arabia Taiwan
 Senegal Tajikistan
Sierra Leone Tanzania, United Republic of
Singapore Thailand
Solomon Islands Timor-Leste (East Timor)
Sri Lanka Togo
Syrian Arab Republic Tunisia
Turkmenistan
Tuvalu

U V Y
Uganda Vietnam Yemen
United Arab Emirates
Uzbekistan

Z
Zambia
Zimbabwe

Note: The original document (no copies) must have:

1. Legalization by the respective Ministry in charge (f. ex. Ministry of Education)
2. Legalization by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the respective country
3. And by the Austrian diplomatic representation (embassy, consulate, honorary
consulate) in the respective country.

*China: An additional procedure at the German Embassy in Beijing must be passed:

https://www.aps.org.cn/internationale-kooperationen/osterreich