Certificates
Family Records Certificates
A Family Records Certificate (about a birth, death, marriage, divorce or change of name) can be issued to the person directly or to one’s guardian. Estonian citizens can apply for the required certificate online via the Estonian e-population registry directly or through the Embassy by post. This document can be used in the Netherlands.
Ordering certificates from the Estonian e-population registry: Population register
In order to apply for the certificates via the embassy, the following documents are needed and can be sent to the Embassy by post or e-mail:
- Application form (PDF) filled in and signed (digitally with your ID card or signed by hand)
- Proof of payment of state fee
- Copy of your passport (page with person’s identification)
State fee for Family Records Certificate (birth, death, marriage, divorce or change of name) while applying via the embassy is €30.
Receiver: Estonian Embassy, Bank: ING, Account number: IBAN: NL14INGB0656559012 (SWIFT: INGBNL2A), explanation: document+name
More information available here https://hague.mfa.ee/et/toendid/ (In Estonian)
Police Clearance Certificate
In case you need the Police Clearance Certificate, you can request a notice from the Estonian Criminal Records Database.
In case you have an ID-card (with pin-codes and an ID-card reader) it is possible to apply for it online: www.e-toimik.ee.
It is also possible to apply for it by post or email. An application form has to be sent to the following email ([email protected]) or by post to:
Nimekast nr 1563
Toompuiestee 33A
10402, Tallinn
ESTONIA
The certificate is in Estonian language and in case you order it yourself it will be issued for free.
You can apply for a consul’s statement in English from the Embassy. In order to do so please make an appointment with the consul in advance by phone +31 (0)703029050, and bring your original certificate of good conduct (in Estonian), a copy of your passport or ID-card and the state fee of €30 (can be paid by card at the Embassy). Please contact the Embassy if you would like to apply for the consul’s statement by post.
Release from the Estonian Citizenship
According to §1(2) of the Estonian Citizenship Act, an Estonian citizen may not simultaneously hold the citizenship of another country.
Therefore, a person who has acquired Estonian citizenship by naturalization or through marriage must renounce Estonian citizenship when acquiring the citizenship of another country. However, this requirement does not apply to Estonian citizens by birth.
An application for renunciation of citizenship can be submitted directly to the Police and Border Guard Board either by post or e-mail. For more information and before submitting an application, please contact a migration consultant of the Police and Border Guard Board. Contact details can be found on the Police and Border Guard Board’s website: https://www.politsei.ee/en/migration-consultants
The Government of the Republic decides on the release of Estonian citizenship within one year.