Estonia - Register a Birth
ProcedureEdit
- Complete an application form and submit it along with all other required documents.
- The official will prepare an entry in the birth register and issues, if desired, a birth certificate.
Required DocumentsEdit
- Registration form
- Medical agencys certificate regarding the childbirth;
- Identification of the child's parents
- Other requirements:
- Marriage document (if the birth is registered by one of the parents, it must be accompanied by an application by the other parent regarding the desired name of the child);
- Application for accepting paternity submitted in person or in notarized form.
- To register a birth abroad in the Population Register, documents that have been translated and legalized or certified by apostil must be submitted to the Vital Statistics Office. Children are not registered a second time at an Estonian Vital Statistics Office.
Office Locations & ContactsEdit
Tallinn Vital Statistics Department
Address
Prnu mnt 67
10135 Tallinn Harju maakond
Registration code
75014853
Phone: 6 457 480
E-mail: [email protected]
Unions of Municipality Governments
EligibilityEdit
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FeesEdit
No state fee is charged for the birth register entry
ValidityEdit
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Documents to UseEdit
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Sample DocumentsEdit
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Processing TimeEdit
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Related VideosEdit
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InstructionsEdit
Where you can go to register a child's birth:
- Local county government's office
- Your local municipality or city government;
- In Tallinn: Through Harju County Government or the Tallinn Vital Statistics Office.
Note: To enter a birth registered abroad in the Population Registry, documents that have been translated into Estonian, English or Russian, legalized or certified by apostil must be submitted to the County Government or the Consular Department of Estonia.
Required InformationEdit
A list which displays the kind of information which is required to complete the procedure. e.g. 1. Date of Birth. 2. City or County of Birth.
Need for the DocumentEdit
The childs birth must be registered at the Vital Statistics Office, within the first month of the childs life.
Following is a procedure on how to submit an application for registration.
Information which might helpEdit
Naming a child
A given name may consist of not more than three names written as several words or two names linked by an hyphen. A name which contains numbers or non-alphabetical signs or which separately or together with the surname is in conflict with good morals or an unconventional given name which is not suitable to be used as a given name due to its complex spelling or pronunciation, or spelling or pronunciation which does not comply with the general language use, or due to its meaning in the general language; or does not correspond to the gender of the person shall not be assigned as a given name.
Exceptions can be made if, due to their citizenship, family relations, nationality or other circumstances, a child or the parents of a child have personal connection to the foreign-language name tradition and the name applied for complies therewith.
A child born alive shall be assigned the surname of the parents if the parents have a joint surname or the surname of one of the parents upon agreement between the parents having different surnames. If they fail to reach an agreement, a guardianship authority shall decide which surname is assigned to the child; the surname of the mother if paternal filiation is not established.
A surname consisting of two names assigned to a parent upon marriage shall not be assigned to a child as a family name. If the surname of both parents consists of two names assigned upon marriage, the surname of one of the parents shall be assigned to the child upon agreement between the parents. A surname and a given name shall be assigned to a foundling on the basis of an application of a guardianship authority.
Other uses of the Document/CertificateEdit
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External LinksEdit
- https://www.eesti.ee/eng/perekond/rasedus_ja_lapse_sund/sunni_registreerimine_ja_nime_valik
- http://www.tallinn.ee/eng/Registration-of-Birth
OthersEdit
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