Consular services

06.02.2009

Consular services are public services provided by a consular officer in the embassy, in order to protect the interests and rights of the Estonian state, Estonian nationals and Estonian legal persons.

State fees are charged in accordance with the State Fees Act (payments in cash or by bank transfer - see bank requisites on Riigilõivu tasumine).

Issue of certificate - certificate could be issued concerning the circumstances known (beyond doubt) to the consular officer.
State fee - 15EUR

Act of attestation could be performed if there is a justified need for the act to be performed outside Estonia and it the act is directly related to an Estonian national, Estonian legal person, or property situated in Estonia.
State fee - 40EUR

Authentication of signatures, copies and signatures of translators - state fee 20EUR

Authentication of translations of documents - state fee 15EUR/ 1page

Official authentication of a signature, copy, printout or extract is done pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act.

Provision of translation services - consular officer may translate a public document issued in a foreign state or in Estonia on the condition that he or she is sufficiently proficient in both of the languages concerned.
State fees: simple translation 15EUR/ 1 page
                   translation + concurrent authentication 30EUR

Ordering of document - public documents could be ordered
State fee 15EUR + cost of the document ordered

Forwarding of document - at request to an Estonian or foreign authority.
State fee 15EUR

Forwarding of application for Estonian passport and ID-card - personal submission of an application is needed (unless the applicant is a minor)
State fees*:   passport - 29EUR
                     ID-card - 16EUR
                     concurrent application of passport and ID-card - 32EUR
* reduced fee available for minors, retired persons (on general conditions)

Issue of Estonian passport and ID-card - documents are issued after having identified the national (personal presence necessary unless the holder of the document is a minor)

Issue of alien's passport

Issue of visa - see information on "Visa Regulations"

Ensuring exercise of right to vote - elections are organized pursuant to the Riigikogu Election Act.

Holding of referendum - voting is organised pursuant to the Referendum Act

Registration of Estonian national - done at request.
The data on the residence of an Estonian national permanently residing in a foreign state could be forwarded to the Estonian population register.

Release from citizenship - at request, an application is forwarded to the Citizenship and Migration Board.

Forwarding of application for residence and work permit to the Estonian Citizenship and Migration Board (personal presence necessary)
State fees depend on the type of the permit applied for.

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