Certificates

Family Records Certificates

A Family Records Certificate (about birth, death, marriage, divorce*, name change**) can be issued to the person him/herself or to one’s guardian. 

Population register certificate Multilingual standard form  International CIEC certificate 
From the e-population register.
Issued at the Embassy.
In Estonian, English, French or
German language.
State fee 30 euros.
From the e-population register.
Issued at the Embassy.
In Estonian with a standard form in the
language of the receiving country.
State fee 50 euros.
From the e-population register.
Issued in Estonia***.
Multilingual CIEC convention certificate.
State fee 20 euros.

*NB! Consul can issue a certificate of divorce only if the divorce has been formalized at the Estonian Vital Statistics Department (Perekonnaseisuamet). If the divorce is formalized by a court, the judgment should be requested from the court.
**NB! The certificate can also state a name change, but this can only be issued in Estonian.
***NB! It is possible to order the CIEC certificate through the Embassy from Estonia for an additional state fee (20 euros). It will be delivered to the Embassy in couple of weeks.

In case you do not have access to the e-population register, you may apply for the required certificate at the Embassy by email or by post. You will need to present the Embassy:

  • digitally signed application. If you order by email or by post, please add a copy of your passport or ID card.
  • proof of paid state fee.

 

Population Register Extract

Population Registry Extract confirms surname, first name, sex, marital status, date of birth, place of birth, personal identification code, foreign personal identification code (if any), nationality, former names, existence and validity of an alien’s residence and work permit or right of residence, place of residence, contact details.

Extract from population register Extract of place of residence Multilingual standard form
From the e-population register.
Issued at the Embassy.
In Estonian or English.
State fee 30 euros.
From the e-population register.
Issued at the Embassy.
In Estonian or English.
State fee 30 euros.
From the e-population register.
Issued at the Embassy.
In Estonian with a standard form in the
language of the receiving country.
State fee 50 euros.

In case you do not have access to the e-population register, you may apply for the required extract at the Embassy by email or by post.
You will need to present the Embassy:

  • digitally signed application. If you order by email or by post, please add a copy of your passport or ID card.
  • proof of paid state fee.

 

Certificate of legal capacity to contract marriage (Certificat de Coutume/Wetscertificaat) / Certificate of legal capacity to contract partnership

Certificate of legal capacity to contract marriage Multilingual standard form
Ordered and issued at the Embassy
In Estonian, English, French of German language.
State fee 30 euros.
Ordered and issued at the Embassy.
In Estonian with a standard form in the
language of the receiving country.
State fee 50 euros.

Certificate of legal capacity to contract marriage, can be ordered at the Embassy by email or by post.
You will need to present the Embassy:

 

Certificate of Consul

Consul can deliver a certificate in English or in French based on information available to him/her in Estonian registers.
You will need to present the Embassy:

  • An application (application sent by email has to be digitally signed or if you order by post, please add a copy of your passport or ID card);
  • proof of paid state fee (30 euros).

 

Police clearance certificate/Certificate of good conduct

Police clearance certificate is issued by the Estonian Criminal Records Database. The certificate is in Estonian and therefore, it should be ordered directly together with the multilingual standard form in the language of the receiving country or it should be translated for the use in a foreign country.