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HAGUE CONVENTION
ON THE CIVIL ASPECTS OF
INTERNATIONAL CHILD ABDUCTION 

MORE AND MORE PARENTS ARE RECOGNISING THE BENEFITS OF CONSENT ORDERS TO PROTECT THEIR CHILDREN'S RIGHTS TO TRAVEL THE WORLD AND TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THE ACQUISITION OF LANGUAGES AND CULTURES THAT MAY OTHER WISE BE LOST.

FOR PARENTS WHO HAVE THE MEANS TO PROVIDE THESE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEIR CHILDREN, THE HAGUE CONVENTION HAS BEEN A BLESSING. 

WE HAVE GUIDED MANY COUPLES TO WORK TOGETHER TO ALLEVIATE THE UNCERTAINTY SURROUNDING INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL FOR THEIR CHILDREN.

CALL ONE OF OUR EXPERTS TODAY TO DISCUSS HOW WE CAN HELP CREATE A GATEWAY TO THE WORLD -  FOR YOUR CHILDREN. 

 

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HAGUE CONVENTION COUNTRIES - RECOGNISED BY AUSTRALIA -

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  • Albania

  • Argentina

  • Armenia

  • Austria

  • Bahamas

  • Belarus

  • Belgium

  • Belize

  • Bosnia and Herzegovina

  • Brazil

  • Bulgaria

  • Burkina Faso

  • Canada

  • Chile

  • Colombia

  • Costa Rica

  • Croatia

  • Cyprus

  • Czech Republic

  • Denmark

  • Dominican Republic

  • Ecuador

  • El Salvador

  • Estonia

  • Fiji

  • Finland

  • France

  • Georgia

  • Germany

  • Greece

  • Guatemala

  • Honduras

  • Hong Kong (China)

  • Hungary

  • Iceland

  • Ireland

  • Israel

  • Italy

  • Japan

  • Latvia

  • Lithuania

  • Luxembourg

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  • Macau (China)

  • Malta

  • Mauritius

  • Mexico

  • Moldova, Republic of

  • Monaco

  • Montenegro

  • Netherlands

  • New Zealand

  • Nicaragua

  • Norway

  • Panama

  • Paraguay

  • Peru

  • Poland

  • Portugal

  • Republic of Korea (from 1 June 2015)

  • Romania

  • Saint Kitts and Nevis

  • San Marino

  • Serbia

  • Singapore

  • Slovakia

  • Slovenia

  • South Africa

  • Spain

  • Sri Lanka

  • Sweden

  • Switzerland

  • Thailand

  • The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM)

  • Trinidad and Tobago

  • Turkey

  • Turkmenistan

  • Ukraine

  • United Kingdom

  • United States of America

  • Uruguay

  • Uzbekistan

  • Venezuela

  • Zimbabwe.

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COUNTRIES ACCEDED TO THE HAGUE CONVENTION - NOT YET RECOGNISED BY AUSTRALIA 

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  • Seychelles—acceded in May 2008

  • Morocco—acceded in March 2010

  • Gabon—acceded in December 2010

  • Andorra—acceded in April 2011

  • Russia—acceded in July 2011

  • Guinea—acceded in November 2011

  • Lesotho—acceded in June 2012

  • Kazakhstan—acceded in June 2013

  • Iraq—acceded in March 2014

  • Zambia—acceded in August 2014

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You can access the updated list on the AUSTRALIAN ATTORNEY GENERAL'S  SITE HERE

For more information on the Hague Convention, including a status table for each signatory country and the most up-to-date country information, visit the HAGUE CONFERENCE ON PRIVAE INTERNATIONAL LAW HERE


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