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*NB! You will need to give fingerprints if you have not given fingerprints within the last 6 years. Validity of fingerprints can be checked at the website of PBGB.
**NB! Authorization to another person to claim the identity document should be done while applying. It is not possible to give authorization after applying.

To apply for a passport / ID card at the Embassy, you will need to take an appointment. 

To apply at the Embassy, following documents are needed:

• Standard application form
• A digital photo (photo requirements) is to be sent directly to the address [email protected]. Please add to the email the applicants name and the personal ID code/date of birth.
• Payment of the state fee (NB! state fee is higher if you order via Embassy!)
• Additional documents (birth certificate or proof of name change)

Applying for the first ever passport/ ID card for your child you will also need:

• International birth certificate
• Written agreement of the other parent and a copy of his or her passport or ID card
• Additional form

Children under 12 years do not have to come to the Embassy in person, one of the parents can submit the application on behalf of the child. Children who are 12 years old or older will have to give fingerprints.

People over 18 years will have to come personally to the Embassy to pick up the passport or ID card.

When applying for the first ever Estonian passport for an adult you will need documents proving that an applicant is an Estonian citizen. 

If you have acquired Estonian citizenship by birth:

• An original of a document proving that you are an Estonian citizen
• A original of a document indicating that at least one of your parents is an Estonian citizen, and verification documents to prove that you are descended from a parent who is an Estonian citizen.

If you have acquired Estonian citizenship by naturalisation:

• A certificate of citizenship.

Documents referring to Estonian citizenship for the period from 1918 to 1940 can be obtained from:

• Registers of Births, Deaths and Marriages (birth certificates, certificates of marriage and divorce, certificates on changing names, etc.);
• National Archives (certificates of Defense Forces, option certificates, school- leaving certificates, documents verifying the possession of real estate or working in the public service, etc.).

Claiming your identity documents abroad