Estonia - Apply for Child Citizenship

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Procedure

In Service Offices of the Citizenship and Migration Bureau

1.) Submit documents required for applying for an Estonian Citizenship.

• Follow link to view Service Points of Citizenship and Migration Bureau of the Prefecture: https://www.politsei.ee/en/kontakt/kmb/index.dot

By post

1.) Conformity of a copy to an original document confirm by your name, signature and date on every page of the copy containing data.

2.) Please send documents required for application and copies of the original documents to the address:

APPLICATION

Police and Border Guard Administration

Sle 61a

10313 Tallinn

• You can read more in detail about documents to be annexed to an application form, by following the link: https://www.politsei.ee/en/teenused/eesti-kodakondsus/lapsele/oluline-info-lapsele-eesti-kodakondsuse-taotlejale.dot#valisriik

By e-mail

1.) Sign all documents required for application digitally in one container. Digital colour photo and specimen signature must be in .jpg format.

2.) Send the signed container to an address [email protected]. For the subject of the email, please write: "Applying for the Estonian citizenship".

• For instructions on saving and digital signing of the questionnaire follow link: https://www.politsei.ee/en/teenused/lingid/ankeedi-allkirjastamise-ja-salvestamise-juhend/index.dot

After Submission of Application

1.) The acceptance of the application for proceeding shall be decided within 1 month from the registration of the application.

2.) Within 3 months after acceptance of the application for proceeding, the documents will be forwarded to the Government of the Republic for making a decision on granting of the Estonian citizenship.

3.) Once the citizenship is granted, the certificate of citizenship shall be handed over at a festive ceremony or shall be delivered by post.

4.) After the citizenship has been granted to a minor, you can apply for the ID-card and/or passport of the Estonian citizen for the minor.

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Required Documents

• application form (complete on screen or print out and fill in by hand). You may also submit a handwritten application, in which you must state the data of the minor and the applicant;
• the minors birth certificate (except in case if the data of the document have been entered into the population register of Estonia) or identity document and residence card / ID-card;
• parents identity documents (the parents who are not Estonian citizens must also submit a residence permit / document certifying the right of residence);
• 1 colour photo with measures 40x50 mm.

Additional documents:

• if citizenship for a minor is applied by both parents who are not citizens of any state, and the application form is submitted by one parent, then, please submit, in addition to the application, a notarized consent of the other parent for applying for Estonian citizenship for the minor, and a notarized copy of such parents identity document;
• if the minor is a citizen of any other state please submit a certificate that the minor shall be released from the previous citizenship in relation to the obtaining of the Estonian citizenship;
• if you are a parent who is bringing up the child alone please submit a document certifying that you are bringing up the child alone;
• if the application is being submitted by a guardian or an authorized representative of a guardianship authority, please submit additionally the following documents:
• an identity document of the legal representative;
• a document certifying the right of representation (except if the data of the document have been entered into the population register of Estonia);
• an authorization letter (if the application is being submitted by an authorized representative of a guardianship authority).

Office Locations & Contacts

Police and Border Guard Board

Prnu mnt 139

15060 TALLINN

telephone 612 3300

fax +372 612 3009

[email protected]

North Prefecture

Prnu mnt 139

15028 TALLINN

telephone +372 612 4000

fax 612 4009

[email protected]

South Prefecture

Riia 132

50096 TARTU

telephone +372 730 8800

fax 730 8809

[email protected]

East Prefecture

Rahu 38

41588 JHVI

telephone +372 337 2200

fax 337 2209

[email protected]

West Prefecture

Pikk 18

80089 PRNU

telephone +372 444 6400

fax 444 6409

[email protected]

Follow link to view Service Points of Citizenship and Migration Bureau of the Prefecture: https://www.politsei.ee/en/kontakt/kmb/index.dot

Contact information telephone - 612 3000 (M-F 8.00-18.00)

e-mail: [email protected]

The contact information telephone provides information on:

• Police Board and Border Guard Administration services and initiated campaigns;
• application forms and how to complete them;
• documents to be appended to applications;
• locations of structural units and their hours of operation;
• the proceeding of the procedure process;
• contact information for public officials.

NOTE! All calls made to the emergency call number and the contact information telephone number are recorded.

Information can be requested and feedback on the services offered by the Police Board and Border Guard Administration can be sent on e-mail adress [email protected].

Eligibility

Estonian citizenship for a minor younger than 15 years of age can be applied by:

• parents who have acquired the Estonian citizenship after the birth of the child;
• one parent who has acquired the Estonian citizenship after the birth of the child with the consent of the parent who is not an Estonian citizen (the consent can be provided on the spot in the Service Office of the Citizenship and Migration Bureau);
• single parent who has acquired the Estonian citizenship after the birth of the child and is bringing up the child alone:
  • A parent is deemed to be a parent, who is bringing up the child alone, if:
    • no entry has been made concerning the other parent in the birth registration of the child or an entry has been made on the basis of a statement by the parent;
    • the other parent has been deprived of his or her parental rights;
    • the other parent has been declared to be a fugitive and he or she has been a fugitive for one year;
    • the other parent has restricted active legal capacity;
    • the other parent is missing;
    • the other parent is dead;
    • a contract of marriage has not been entered into between the parents, or if the parents have divorced and the child remains with the parent residing in Estonia provided that the other parent does not live in Estonia and has lost contact with the child and the parent raising the child.

• a guardianship authority or the minor's guardian who is an Estonian citizen, if the parents of the minor are dead, they are missing or have restricted active legal capacity or they have been deprived of their parental rights;
• parents (or one parent with the consent of the other parent, or a parent who is bringing up the child alone), if they are applying for the Estonian citizenship simultaneously;
• by parents (or a parent who is bringing up the child alone) who are not citizens of any state and who have legally resided in Estonia for at least 5 years and whose child was born in Estonia and is not a citizen of any state.

Fees

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Validity

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e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

Documents to Use

• Application Form that can be filled up using the computer: https://www.politsei.ee/dotAsset/20073.pdf
• Downloadable Application Form: https://www.politsei.ee/dotAsset/20071.pdf

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Processing Time

• Acceptance of the application - within 1 month from the registration of the application.
• Decision on granting of or refusal to grant the citizenship - Within 3 months after submitting of the confirmation, the documents will be forwarded to the Government of the Republic for making a decision on granting of the Estonian citizenship.

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Instructions

To apply for an Estonian citizenship, you may approach the Service Office of the Citizenship and Migration Bureau, or apply by post or by e-mail.

Required Information

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1. Date of Birth.
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Need for the Document

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The Application

The application form must be filled in with block letters and in Estonian language and it shall not contain any corrections. You must use a black pen or ball-point pen. All fields must be filled in (except the fields marked as TIDAB AMETNIK).

Please confirm the correctness of the data provided in the application by your signature at the bottom of the application form in the prescribed field.

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