Estonian Passport Application

02.10.2007
The initial application for an Estonian Citizen's passport should be submitted in person to the Consulate General of Estonia in New York. The following documents must be presented for an initial passport:
- standard application form,
- 1 color passport photo, 40 x 50 mm
Photo requirements
- birth certificate
- photo ID
- proof of Estonian citizenship, eg.:
1. Republic of Estonia ID card and travel document/passport, military certificate, school/university diploma mentioning Estonian citizenship, proof of employment at Estonian government agency (available at Estonian National Archives)
2. Birth, marriage, death and other vital statistics documents which can be ordered through the consulate
- state fee
Upon expiration of an Estonian passport, one should mail the renewal application to the Estonian Citizenship and Migration Board in Tallinn:
TAOTLUS Kodakondsus- ja Migratsiooniamet Sõle 61a 10313 Tallinn ESTONIA or apply in person at the Consulate General of Estonia in New York. For a renewal passport, the following documents should be submitted:
- standard application form,
- 1 color passport photo, 40 x 50 mm
- receipt for payment of fee
All documents issued in the United States (eg. birth- & marriage certificates, etc.) should be authenticated with an apostille by the State Secretary within the state where they were issued. The apostille is a document certifying the authenticity of the signature on the document, the capacity in which the person signing the document acted, and the identity of any stamp or seal affixed to the document. Information on obtaining the apostille is available at the website of the U.S. State Department, http://travel.state.gov/about/info/customer/customer_312.html.
All passport applicants must appear in person to pick up their passports at the Consulate General of Estonia in New York, or at the Estonian honorary consulates in Los Angeles, Chicago, Portsmouth or Seattle.
Payment of the passport application state fee
When applying for a new passport directly by mail from the Estonian Citizenship and Migration Board, submit a document certifying payment of the state fee, or written information about the payment of the fee.
The following information is for payment of the state fee when transferring funds from a bank in Estonia:
Payable to: Ministry of Finance Account No.: 10220034796011 at SEB Eesti Ühispank Account No.: 221023778606 at Hansapank Reference No.: 2900073326 (for Estonian citizens) Explanation: Indicate the type of document requested and the name of the person for whom the payment was made.
When transferring funds from a bank outside of Estonia for payment of the state fee, the following information is needed about the Estonian bank’s BIC or SWIFT code, and the Ministry of Finance’s state fees account International Bank Account Number (IBAN):
SEB Eesti Ühispank: BIC or SWIFT code EEUHEE2X Hansapank: BIC or SWIFT code; HABAEE2X
Ministry of Finance: state fees account International Bank Account Number (IBAN): SEB Eesti Ühispank: EE891010220034796011 Hansapank: EE932200221023778606
 
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